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SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A large number of elementary schools in San Jose are still on the chopping block and could shut down as soon as this month. The San Jose Unified School District was supposed to finalize its list of school closures by Thursday but is set to request an extension after disagreements […]

Santa Clara County is forecasting additional stress on its public health care system — the second largest in the state — if the only rural hospital in neighboring San Benito County closes. A January report from Santa Clara Valley Healthcare estimates the closure of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital — a 25-bed facility...

Police recently arrested two people—including a Hollister resident—on suspicion of killing a woman in Sunnyvale earlier this year. On March 5, Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety SWAT team responded to an address on Hemlock Court in Hollister. Officers arrested Alfonso Inestroza, also known as Franquin...

THE BOTTOM LINE - California stands at a crossroads. Rising housing costs, homelessness, declining public trust in government, and growing concerns about public safety have created a sense that the California Dream once synonymous with opportunity is slipping out of reach for many families. In a recent interview on...

In traffic-clogged California, Palo Alto pays some people to bike to work. Redwood Shores resident Abdallah Abou-Ismail rides an electric bike 14 miles to Stanford Shopping Center and earns $5. He uses Bike Love, a city app launched in 2022 that tracks bike, e-bike, e-scooter and e-skateboard commutes. Palo Alto...

Santa Clara County health officials are sounding the alarm that if Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister shutters, nearby emergency rooms, especially St. Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, will feel the squeeze fast. County modeling shows St. Louise could be hit with roughly 11,000 additional emergency visits...

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — “A months long investigation between the Redwood City Police Department and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office has tied a suspect to at least two residential burglaries and a home invasion along the peninsula. The suspect has been in custody since Jan. 17, while detectives from both agencies...

On March 8, about 10pm, CHP officers responded to a call of a crash on southbound Highway 17, south of Glenwood Drive. A 44-year-old man from San Jose was driving a 2008 Suzuki SX4 at an unknown speed when, for reasons still under investigation, the driver lost control of the Suzuki and crashed into the concrete...

One person was killed yesterday after a single-vehicle crash on the State Route 85 southbound off-ramp near the SR-82 connector in Santa Clara County. The car, described by investigators as a red Mazda Miata convertible, left the roadway and came to rest well off the ramp while firefighters and officers shut down the...

SAN JOSE — More than 100 affordable homes might sprout on a commercial site in San Jose that’s near The Plant retail hub and State Route 87, according to very preliminary plans on file at City Hall. The proposed development is slated to produce up to 115 affordable...