San Jose man killed along Highway 17
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...
Late-Night SR-85 Off-Ramp Crash Near SR-82 Leaves One Dead
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...
Affordable housing may sprout at San Jose commercial site near The Plant
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...
The ‘Pop Tarts’ sew a new kind of protest across Santa Cruz County
For one group of neighbors in Santa Cruz County, their vision for democracy is sewn together in the form of quilts. They call themselves the Pop Tarts. “Old angry women are tarts, and we do pop-up protests,” said Cate Munch, co-founder of the Pop Tarts. Before the group’s inception, she hadn’t protested since she was...
Downtown San Jose Traffic Stop Busts Underage Crew With Booze And Stolen Gun
A late-night traffic stop in downtown San Jose turned into a gun and alcohol bust yesterday when two San Jose police officers pulled over a car and found open containers and a stolen firearm, according to the department. Officers reported spotting open containers of alcohol along with tobacco and THC...
The Biz Beat: Black & Brown brings vintage stylings to San Jose
A native of San Jose, Monisha Murray’s journey in the buy-and-sell world of vintage clothing began long before she opened her own storefront, Black & Brown. Over the last 21 years, the business has grown from a 2,000-square-foot startup to two side-by-side stores showcasing women’s and men’s classic clothing...
Bay Area hotel is bought through foreclosure of failed property loan
TIBURON — A boutique hotel nestled in an exclusive Bay Area enclave has been bought through a speedy foreclosure transaction, a fresh sign that economic woes still afflict the region’s weak hospitality sector. Denver-based hospitality group KSL Capital Partners, which this month bought Los Gatos’ Toll House Hotel...
Mount Shasta rescue: Bay Area climbers saved after 700-foot fall
MOUNT SHASTA, Calif. — Two climbers from the Bay Area were rescued after being stranded in Avalanche Gulch on Mount Shasta on Sunday. The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office reported that the climbers, aged 19 and 20, faced trouble during their descent after summiting the mountain. Officials at the scene...
Coroner identifies man found dead in Northwest Berkeley Thursday
An unhoused man was found dead near the Ohlone Greenway in Northwest Berkeley Thursday. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office’s Coroner’s Bureau identified the man Monday as Lon Turner, 67, of El Cerrito. A 911 caller reported an unresponsive person near the Ohlone Greenway at 2:42 p.m. Thursday,...
Alameda County public defender challenges judge over lack of Black jurors
Last week, 85 people filed into Alameda County Superior Court in downtown Oakland. They’d been called to serve as jurors for a case in which the defendant, an Oakland woman named Eboni Route, faces misdemeanor charges of battery against a police officer and resisting arrest. Each prospective juror stood...
