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Hungry for housing, Palo Alto seeks to lure developers to San Antonio RoadAfter failing to lure residential developments to its main downtown districts, Palo Alto is shifting its sights to a part...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2020Last comment by Lenny Siegel, on Aug 15, 2020 at 11:42 am | 1 comment | 8878 Views
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Sheriff's captain, attorneys indicted in gun permit schemeA sheriff's captain, a gun parts manufacturer and two local lawyers have been indicted by a grand jury on felony bribery...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2020Last comment by Lawn Order, on Aug 15, 2020 at 7:52 am | 4 comments | 8381 Views
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Schools seek waiver so kids can return to campusMore than 80 local schools have contacted the Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Operations about filing a waiver to...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2020Last comment by Paul B., on Aug 15, 2020 at 1:01 am | 8 comments | 13329 Views
AROUND TOWN
Crime brief: Mountain View man arrested in connection with Santa Cruz bank robberySanta Cruz police arrested a Mountain View man last week after he allegedly robbed a Wells Fargo and made a getaway in a...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 14, 2020 at 9:18 am | 1 comment | 7224 Views
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Santa Clara County imposes fines on public health violators as COVID-19 cases surgeViolating public health orders in Santa Clara County now carries a hefty fine of up to $500, giving teeth to mask requirements...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2020Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Aug 13, 2020 at 6:10 pm | 12 comments | 9532 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Here's how the Stanford Graduate School of Business plans to address racial inequity 'within our own corridors'Spurred by Black Lives Matter protests, Stanford's Graduate School of Business has released a plan for creating a more inclusive...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2020Last comment by Better Leaders for Better Communities, on Aug 13, 2020 at 2:54 pm | 1 comment | 6424 Views
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Santa Clara County supervisors extend eviction moratorium past Aug. 31Amid a ticking "eviction time bomb" in Santa Clara County, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an extension...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 12, 2020 at 7:26 pm | 8 comments | 6284 Views
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Rental Housing Committee again rejects extending rent control to mobile homesMountain View's Rental Housing Committee voted Monday not to extend the city's rent control protections to mobile home residents,...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 12, 2020 at 12:02 pm | 18 comments | 12393 Views
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With SF's 11th-hour vote, three-county sales tax measure to fund Caltrain can go before votersSan Francisco's Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an eighth-cent sales tax measure for the November election to fund...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2020Last comment by sula, on Aug 12, 2020 at 8:28 am | 4 comments | 9753 Views
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Pac-12 Conference postpones all sports through 2020The Pac-12 Conference announced Tuesday that it has postponed all sports through the end of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic....
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2020Last comment by Gary, on Aug 12, 2020 at 3:04 am | 1 comment | 4998 Views
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Newsom: State can't afford White House unemployment benefits planThe state of California does not have the financial wherewithal to afford the White House's plan to extend expanded unemployment...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 12, 2020 at 12:05 am | 6 comments | 6523 Views
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Santa Clara County considers fines for COVID-19 health code violationsNeglecting to wear a mask in public or failing to socially distance could soon carry a hefty fine of up to $500 in Santa...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 11, 2020 at 7:18 pm | 27 comments | 24319 Views
OTHER ISSUES
Health officers face unprecedented threats, intimidationWhile working long hours to lead the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, health officers nationwide, including Santa...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2020Last comment by Justin Case, on Aug 11, 2020 at 6:38 pm | 24 comments | 8494 Views
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Anxiety mounts over an eviction 'time bomb' in Santa Clara CountyA new report finds Santa Clara County could soon face an unprecedented wave of evictions due to COVID-19, which threatens...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2020Last comment by Alex M, on Aug 10, 2020 at 3:26 pm | 12 comments | 14197 Views
ELECTIONS
No argument to repeal rent control - 9th possible Council candidateThe deadline to submit opening arguments for and against the two measures on the city ballot was July 23. No argument was...
Original post made by Gary on Jul. 30, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 10, 2020 at 2:24 pm | 20 comments | 2779 Views
OTHER ISSUES
What can you do to fight racism in your community? These young activists have some ideas.Three young Black women expressed on a virtual panel Thursday a mix of optimism and pessimism, motivation and anger about...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2020Last comment by smorr, on Aug 9, 2020 at 11:41 pm | 1 comment | 5291 Views
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Santa Clara County supervisors vote to endorse Prop 13 reform measureA state ballot measure that would upend decades of property tax protections for large commercial owners will soon have another...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2020Last comment by Ok, on Aug 9, 2020 at 9:08 am | 21 comments | 14478 Views
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Bay Area legislators call for Senate to pass stimulus billA group of Bay Area federal legislators on Wednesday called on the U.S. Senate to pass a House-approved COVID-19 stimulus...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 7, 2020 at 5:33 pm | 3 comments | 5997 Views
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Going down? Maybe not. State reports technical glitch led to COVID-19 undercountCalifornia's daily count of COVID-19 cases appears to be falling, but that may be due to underreporting caused by technical...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 6, 2020 at 5:58 pm | 1 comment | 5594 Views
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Supervisor: Federal relief, mediation needed to avoid large scale evictions in Santa Clara CountyDelays in the Senate over a new stimulus package will likely have detrimental effects in Santa Clara County, said county...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 6, 2020 at 5:52 pm | 3 comments | 7644 Views
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