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San Jose police help Valley Water cite, arrest homeless residents

Santa Clara County’s largest water agency can’t cite or arrest homeless people creating pollution or trespassing on its...

San Jose council pushes back on plan to arrest homeless people

Mayor Matt Mahan’s initiative aimed at arresting homeless residents who refuse shelter was at the top of the...

San Jose cuts parkland to add more businesses near airport

City leaders want to redevelop a strip of land underneath the flight path of San Jose Mineta International...

Hundreds of homes coming to North San Jose

Prominent housing developer SummerHill Homes is about to build much needed multifamily housing in North San Jose with...

Santa Clara County hospital increases youth clinic services

Santa Clara County is expanding clinic space for youth with developmental disabilities at county-owned O’Connor Hospital to accommodate more...

San Jose tightens abandoned shopping cart policies

San Jose leaders want major retailers to take a larger role in retrieving abandoned shopping carts that end...

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How a new Santa Clara County supervisor is making her mark

Newly-elected Santa Clara County Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga sits down with host Nick Preciado to detail her legislative priorities and how she's tackling some of the region's biggest challenges.

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Editorial: Silicon Valley college board should look elsewhere for student housing

The Foothill-De Anza Community College District wants to help house its students struggling to find affordable rent. The district’s solution displaces Cupertino residents. The board of trustees had five years to come up with a plan after district voters passed Measure G in 2020 — a $898 million general obligation bond to help upgrade college facilities and consider affordable housing. Trustees had an opportunity to be creative trendsetters in student housing. Instead, the school district plans to purchase a Cupertino apartment complex on McClellan Road and convert it into De Anza College student housing, uprooting 94 families. Property owner Prometheus Real...

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