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April 7, 2025
Second Harvest gains OK of big new San Jose HQ and warehouse hub
Second Harvest has gained city approval to develop a modern headquarters and warehouse in San Jose.
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April 7, 2025
San Jose mayor stumps for two bills that further city’s push to reduce homelessness
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan spent Monday morning in Sacramento to support two state bills that further the city’s bigger-picture goal to reduc...
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April 7, 2025
San Jose special election could have major implications for city
The winner of the District 3 City Council race could determine whether Mayor Matt Mahan has enough votes to implement his policy agenda.
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April 7, 2025
Silicon Valley’s flying car ambitions take off, but can they solve Bay Area transit woes?
Several greater Bay Area companies are competing to bring flying vehicles to market.
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April 7, 2025
As temperature records shattered, Santa Clara County saw huge increase in heat deaths last year
The total of 38 deaths determined to be heat related far outnumbered preceding years.
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April 7, 2025
Big East Bay hotel is taken back by lender due to delinquent loan
A big hotel in downtown Oakland has been seized by the property’s lender because of a delinquent loan.
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April 7, 2025
Caltrain ridership gets big uptick since electric trains introduced
“Since the Caltrain is electrified, we’ve really reinvented our service,” said Caltrain spokesperson Dan Lieberman. “It’s faster than ever b...
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April 7, 2025
Warriors back Green after Sengun scuffles: “It just sucks to be Draymond sometimes”
Warriors center Draymond Green: “I’m not going to stop because the referee says stop, and give up position. I already give up six inches and...
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April 7, 2025
Oakland mayor’s chief of staff fired over private notes referring to Black people as ‘tokens’
Leigh Hanson came under fire this week after a note in which she referred to Black people as “tokens” became public.
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April 7, 2025
SF Giants’ Yastrzemski details concerns about Oracle Park fence after Robles injury
Mariners outfielder Victor Robles suffered an arm injury making a diving catch over the right-field wall Sunday at Oracle Park.
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April 6, 2025
Top Kaiser security chief fired amid Oakland cop database privacy probe
It is a brewing scandal and could also be illegal.
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April 6, 2025
She’s the first Black woman to lead California’s GOP and a Silicon Valley native. Can she give Republicans a boost?
The California Republican Party has a new chairwoman with Silicon Valley roots. She’s trying to capitalize on recent gains by the GOP.
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April 5, 2025
Bay Area scientist wins major award for multiple sclerosis research
Hauser frets that amid federal cutbacks, young scientists may turn away from medical research, knee-capping health care progress for decades...
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April 5, 2025
‘We are looking at a crisis’: More protests across Bay Area, nation expected Saturday
The rallies — planned at more than 50 cities alone across Northern California — add to the drumbeat of protests in recent weeks.
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April 5, 2025
Steph Curry’s incredible scoring tear continues: “You can see the look in his eyes”
Warriors guard Steph Curry is averaging 42 points per game in April: “He looked so fast out there tonight”
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April 5, 2025
How the exhausted Warriors slowed down MVP candidate Jokic, high-powered Nuggets
Golden State held the Nuggets to just 60 points in the final three quarters
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April 5, 2025
Let’s hear it for Kevin Hauge’s 30-year run at CMT San Jose
When he retires this summer, the youth theater company’s first artistic director will have left a legacy on the stage and beyond.
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April 5, 2025
H-1B visa: Fears rise for foreign tech workers in Silicon Valley over travel
Worries over foreign workers’ travel spiked as a result of President Trump’s earlier attempts to limit the number of people on the H-1B, plu...
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April 5, 2025
Adames hits walk-off in home debut as SF Giants extend winning streak
Adames hit a two-run single in the bottom of the 11th to win the game
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April 4, 2025
California bill aims to make school funding more equitable
Cortese’s bill targets school districts that primarily rely on state funds and typically receive less funding than districts in areas with h...
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April 4, 2025
Commercial Dungeness crab season closing in Monterey Bay
Area closed for commercial fishing due to the dangers presented to humpback whales.
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April 4, 2025
Sheng Thao considered using Oakland’s funds to cover her campaign debt, new documents suggest
Leigh Hanson, then-Sheng Thao’s chief of staff, indicated the mayor wanted to use $50,000 from her office budget to make good on her campaig...
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April 4, 2025
Ex-Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker sentenced to 40 nonconsecutive days in county jail
Becker was convicted of felony perjury in December.
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April 4, 2025
San Jose man indicted for allegedly killing fire captain with fentanyl
After Capitola Fire Capt. Steven Ramirez died in his station, authorities say they found text messages between him and a dealer named “Littl...
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April 4, 2025
‘The strike was our last resort’: VTA union has lost its leverage to push for new contract, president says
The union and agency have yet to return to in-person negotiations.
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April 4, 2025
Judge advances lawsuit that could put Santa Clara County jails on trial over suicide prevention
The family of a man who died by suicide in 2020 claims he should have gotten closer attention; the county says his risk classification preve...
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April 4, 2025
Affordable apartments could sprout on empty San Jose lot near downtown
An affordable homes project in San Jose developed with cutting-edge construction techniques is nearing a final city decision.
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April 4, 2025
Podziemski’s big night for Warriors in win over Lakers could be sign of things to come
Brandin Podziemski scored 28 points and made a half-court buzzer beater in Thursday night’s victory over the Lakers.
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April 4, 2025
In test case for California schools, court OKs sexual abuse lawsuit against Contra Costa district
Three former students of Miramonte High in Orinda filed a 2022 complaint in Superior Count accusing a former English teacher of grooming and...
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April 4, 2025
Curry, Podziemski go off, power Warriors to thrilling win over LeBron-Doncic Lakers
Brandin Podziemski scores 22 of his 28 points in the first half as Warriors remain in fifth in Western Conference.
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April 4, 2025
Ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao directed top administrator to talk shop with alleged bribers
OAKLAND – Oakland’s top administrator texted and visited with two key players in ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s alleged “pay to play” bribery...
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April 4, 2025
UC Berkeley professors sought by Trump Administration for signing Israel-Hamas petitions
The subpoena, filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, follows similar antisemitism investigations at Stanford, Harvard, t...
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April 4, 2025
Tariff rollout routs global stocks, Silicon Valley tech shares among hardest hit
Adding to investor worries over Silicon Valley firms is the threat of targeted punitive responses by tariff-hit countries seeking leverage w...
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April 3, 2025
Block chops hundreds of California jobs based in downtown Oakland
Block will chop hundreds of California jobs that are based in downtown Oakland.
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April 3, 2025
San Mateo supervisors officially gain temporary power to remove sheriff
San Mateo Supervisors can remove Sheriff Corpus with a four-fifths vote
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April 3, 2025
California announces plans to relax protections for wolves as population grows
Recovery of iconic predator considered a wildlife success story by some, but a headache by ranchers
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April 3, 2025
Anthony Becker’s attorney asks judge for probation — not jail time
Ex-Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker is scheduled to be sentenced on April 4. He was convicted of perjury and leaking a confidential doc...
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April 3, 2025
Bay Area students protest Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestine movement
Students called the Trump administration’s arrests of students and faculty who have expressed support for Palestinians a “fear-mongering tac...
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April 3, 2025
Kurtenbach: Can you trust the SF Giants’ red-hot start?
Pitching, defense, and home-run hitting is a good formula to win games in 2025.
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April 3, 2025
Appeals court rules Dublin school district not liable for late trustee Catherine Kuo’s death
The Kuo family is “still evaluating their legal options,” an attorney said.
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April 3, 2025
Campbell: At Lira restaurant, chef Tucker Ricchio boasts a ‘Next Level’ menu
TV competition winner with Michelin cred returns to the South Bay
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April 3, 2025
San Jose begins enforcement of no encampment zone around Branham housing site
San Jose has established a no encampment zone around a recently opened interim housing site at Branham Lane and Monterey Road.
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April 3, 2025
Warriors’ Hield, Grizzlies’ Morant receive warnings for gun-related gesture: report
Buddy Hield reportedly won’t be fined or suspended by the league for his actions that occurred late in Tuesday’s game.
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April 3, 2025
San Jose Giants, Oakland Ballers begin new Battle of the Bay as minor league baseball embraces major rivalry
San Jose was the epicenter of Bay Area baseball on Wednesday night, as the San Jose Giants and Oakland Ballers battled for supremacy in the...
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April 3, 2025
Nvidia AI events unleash “unprecedented surge” for downtown San Jose
The Nvidia AI conference in downtown San Jose triggered an “unprecedented” economic boom in the city’s urban core.
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April 3, 2025
Thousands of Oakland docs seized by feds reveal inner workings of ex-Mayor Sheng Thao’s orbit
The records, newly released to the public, shed light on the events leading up to a bombshell corruption investigation involving Thao and th...
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April 3, 2025
Dow plunges and dollar weakens as recession fears grip Wall Street
New York (CNN) — Global markets on Thursday were severely rattled by President Donald Trump’s historic tariff announcement, which threatens...
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April 3, 2025
Apple security chief acquitted, mistrial for ex-undersheriff in Santa Clara County gun permit bribery trial
Thomas Moyer was found not guilty after the a trial alleging an iPad bribery scheme, joined by ex-captain; jury hangs on charges against for...
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April 2, 2025
Stanford University to host town halls amid funding uncertainties, federal scrutiny
Aside from funding issues, the university is also dealing with increased scrutiny from the federal government
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April 2, 2025