VTA board votes to join regional sales tax measure
SAN JOSE – The Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors voted late Thursday to join a regional sales tax measure aimed at propping up struggling public transit agencies. Senate Bill…
Map: Canyon fire evacuation zone
A wildfire burning west of Santa Clarita near Lake Piru has forced evacuations of nearby residents. Related Articles Map: Real fire prompts evacuations in Jurupa Valley Canyon fire: Evacuation orders…
San Jose hotel may be transformed into memory and residential care hub
SAN JOSE — The Aloft hotel in western San Jose could be converted into a residential care hub for seniors, documents on file with city planners show. At 4241 Moorpark…
More controversy over how Alameda County will spend $1.8 billion in Measure W funds, but supervisors stick to their plan
After a week of controversy over how Alameda County will spend its Measure W funds, the Board of Supervisors finally put the $1.8 billion debate to bed — but not…
California Democrats mulling a return to state’s sordid gerrymandered past
Under pressure from President Donald Trump, Texas’s dominant Republicans are attempting to redraw the state’s congressional districts and thus increase the number of GOP-held seats after the midterms. Republicans have…
Harriette Cole: I had to quit running, and it’s devastating to my mental health
DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently ran my first half-marathon, and it was one of the most fulfilling experiences I’ve ever had. Related Articles Harriette Cole: We had to cut our vacation…
Big changes emerge in plans to build village at SRI Menlo Park campus
MENLO PARK — Real estate firm Lane Partners has proposed a change in the proposed redevelopment of the SRI campus in Menlo Park by sharply reducing the project’s commercial space…
Pleasant Hill man indicted for allegedly filming himself sexually abusing missing kids
OAKLAND — Federal prosecutors here have secured an indictment against a Pleasant Hill man accused of meeting two different teen girls online, bringing him to his home, and sexually abusing…
Driver hits, kills pedestrian in Morgan Hill
MORGAN HILL — A driver hit and killed a pedestrian Wednesday night in Morgan Hill, authorities said. The traffic collision was reported shortly before 10:30 p.m. near the intersection of…
House on Shenandoah Avenue sells for $1,635,000
1686 Shenandoah Avenue – Google Street View The property located in the 1600 block of Shenandoah Avenue in Milpitas was sold on June 26, 2025. The $1,635,000 purchase price works…