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Housing development could loom over Los Gatos backyards
A quiet neighborhood just off bustling Los Gatos Boulevard could be forever changed if a massive housing project comes to fruition. Benedict Lane residents voiced concerns at a Los Gatos Town Council meeting earlier this month about the height of a proposed seven-story housing development that would abut against their backyards. The project is in the early... The post Housing development could loom over Los Gatos backyards appeared first on San José Spotlight.
Following three deaths, advocates bring resource fair to San Jose homeless encampment
SAN JOSE, Calif. - After three deaths at a homeless encampment in San Jose, advocates knew something needed to be done. They scrambled to gather help and brought a resource fair directly to the encampment. "I had asked the people of the camp if they wanted to have a memorial...
Teen goes missing in Mountain View
(KRON) — The Mountain View Police Department is searching for a missing 16-year-old. Maria, who also goes by “Percy”, was last seen at about 1:15 p.m. Friday near Los Altos High School, located at 201 Almond Ave. Maria is a Filipino girl who is 5’0″ and 130 pounds. She has medium-length brown hair with blonde […]
Los Gatos: Ex-bakery employee buys Icing on the Cake business — recipes and all
In February, Lynn Magnoli announced she was putting her Icing on the Cake bakery up for sale — after 39 years — with the goal of finding “a quality successor to keep this gem of a bakery thriving and evolving.”. The search is over. South Bay resident...
Tempers flare over Silicon Valley school district map
A recent Silicon Valley school board meeting erupted into yelling, chanting and an arrest over changes to trustee elections. The Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD) board of trustees unanimously finalized the switch from “at large” to by-area trustee elections Wednesday night. Starting this November, voters will elect trustees by area to avoid a potential lawsuit for... The post Tempers flare over Silicon Valley school district map appeared first on San José Spotlight.
San Jose school enrichment program head arrested for alleged embezzlement
A former president of a San Jose elementary school enrichment program allegedly enriched herself by embezzling over $400,000 from the organization, police said Wednesday. Last July, investigators were tipped off to potential theft from the Schallenberger Home and School Association, which supports enrichment programs at Schallenberger Elementary School on Koch Lane. Financial crimes detectives began looking into the organization's numbers and allegedly discovered "suspicious" financial transactions that occurred between 2019 and 2023. Police identified then-SHSA President Tayesa Knight as the suspect and allege that she wrote about 45 fraudulent checks to herself, totaling over $400,000. According to...
Will TikTok leave San Jose if ban takes hold?
The U.S. TikTok ban is raising questions about the app’s future in San Jose, where its Chinese parent company, Bytedance, is expanding its office space. President Joe Biden signed the ban into law on Wednesday, claiming national security risks, which would prohibit the downloading of TikTok from app stores if Bytedance doesn’t sell the app... The post Will TikTok leave San Jose if ban takes hold? appeared first on San José Spotlight.
Big San Jose manufacturing and industrial project pushes forward
SAN JOSE — A big manufacturing and industrial complex proposed for empty land in San Jose is taking a key step forward. The project, which could create hundreds of jobs, would be built at 865 Embedded Way, a site that consists of 10.2 acres of land, city planning documents show.
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