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Sep 26, 2024 · San Jose fire union members protest congressional candidate and former Mayor Sam Liccardo at a Sept. 26, 2024 demonstration organized by opponent Evan Low’s campaign. Photo by Brandon Pho. The measure caused years of acrimonious legal battles between the city and its labor unions, which Liccardo settled in his first term as mayor in 2015.
Sep 6, 2024 · San Jose officials have zeroed in on the city’s first location for a sanctioned encampment, where homeless people will be allowed to stay inside tents without fear of being swept. The lot at 1157 E. Taylor St. could open early next year, with more safe sleeping sites opening by next June.
4 days ago · San Jose Spotlight is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to local political & business reporting in San Jose, Santa Clara County & the South Bay. There's a new voice in San José. Introducing San José Spotlight, the city’s first nonprofit news organization dedicated to political and business reporting.
Jul 16, 2024 · San Jose’s Vietnamese community is celebrating a long-anticipated monument symbolizing its post-war roots in the city after the project faced years of delays. The statue , unveiled Saturday at the Vietnamese Heritage Garden , features a Vietnamese soldier and an American soldier, both armed and standing beside each other atop rocky terrain in front of the flags for both countries.
6 days ago · Downtown San Jose’s 11 million square feet of office space has a 31% vacancy rate, according to city officials. Yacanex Posadas , who owns Yacanex Business Group in Gilroy and helps grow small businesses in places like downtown San Jose, said he’s supportive of the city’s new policy and sees the parking benefits as an especially attractive benefit for businesses wanting to lease in this ...
Sep 5, 2024 · A legal shield protecting police officers from excessive force lawsuits has taken a major blow in San Jose. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied qualified immunity for Michael Panighetti, a San Jose Police Department officer who shot a Black activist, Derrick Sanderlin, in the groin with a foam round while he held a sign in 2020.
Jun 17, 2024 · Local Color and the San Jose Downtown Association decided on a paint-by-numbers approach to the 12,000-square-foot mural, which allowed volunteers to each paint their own section — making this an almost entirely community-completed project. A group of San Jose State University art students stenciled the digital design into squares on the street.
Feb 15, 2024 · Fans of all things San Jose and water enthusiasts could cool off this summer with the return of Raging Waters. The San Jose City Council will vote on Feb. 27 to approve California Dreamin’ Entertainment as the water park’s new operator for the 2024 season. If passed, the park will welcome back visitors in a couple of months.
Mar 5, 2024 · San Jose’s median home price of $1,524,907 is almost double that of first place city Boulder at $881,147. It costs about $1,000 more to rent in San Jose than the other top five cities. Brett Caviness, local realtor and former president of the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors, said costs are often a deciding factor for his clients when buying homes .
Jun 15, 2024 · In spring 2019, San Jose secured a $210,000 grant for the monument from Santa Clara County with the help of Supervisor Cindy Chavez. But plans unraveled during the pandemic. In early 2020, Maya Esparza, the area’s councilmember at the time, pivoted to respond to COVID needs.
