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Mountain lion sightings prompt safety measures at Stulsaft Park
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Recent reports of mountain lion sightings at Stulsaft Park have prompted Redwood City’s Parks, Recreation & Community Services to issue a warning and call for community vigilance. Park visitors are urged to report any sightings of mountain lions to Redwood City park officials....
USPS Host Job Fair To Fill Hundreds Of Open Positions In The San Francisco Bay Area
The USPS, which needs to fill 600 vacant positions in the San Francisco Bay Area, hosted a Postal Service Career Fair Wednesday at its Menlo Park Post Office. Post Office Operations manager Riza Yumul told CBS News the staff shortage has made it difficult for the USPS employees here to keep up with their jobs’ demands. It needs to fill several positions, including mail handlers, clerks, and custodians. Yumul said it lost some employees during the pandemic but it also competing with the plethora of tech companies in the area. Safety concerns have been another challenge for hiring managers. Mail carriers are...
May Day demonstrations, Gaza war protests continue across Bay Area
Gaza war protesters and workers' rights activists on Wednesday have planned a number of May Day demonstrations across the Bay Area. Pro-Palestinian protesters camped out at Stanford and UC Berkeley for days have been peaceful and not disruptive to campus operations like what's happening at Cal Poly Humboldt, UCLA and Columbia University in New York.
San Jose: Construction underway on tiny home shelter site at Sobrato property
Construction is underway on 75 tiny home shelters for homeless people at a South San Jose property owned by billionaire Silicon Valley developer John A. Sobrato. Sobrato agreed to lease the 2-acre lot, at Via del Oro and San Ignacio Avenue near Highway 85, to the city for $1 a year over the next decade. He proposed the idea after learning about the challenges officials have faced finding viable shelter sites as the city works to bring thousands of unhoused residents indoors.
Officials condemn UCLA counter-protesters and police
THIS JUST IN: Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian has been bumped out of the race for California Congressional District 16 after a recount nudged Assemblymember Evan Low ahead by five votes, following an apparent tie. Low will face off with fellow Democrat Sam Liccardo in the November general election to replace Rep. Anna Eshoo. Read more here.
Mallon: Silicon Valley — a transit market ready for growth
Silicon Valley is the heart of innovation and the tech economy. For decades, it’s been a place where people from all over the world come to turn their brightest ideas into successful companies. Silicon Valley boasts a gross domestic product of $382.8 billion and is home to 200 of...
San Jose police arrest man on pimping charges after uncovering brothel
SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose police arrested a 53-year-old man on suspicion of human trafficking and operating a brothel. Officers received a tip in November 2023 of suspicious activity possibly linked to human trafficking at a residence in the 200 block of North 16th Street. Featured. The police department's...
San Jose: Affordable housing project with 64 units for homeless people opens downtown
A new 130-unit affordable housing project with 64 apartments for formerly homeless residents has opened in downtown San Jose near Diridon Station. The Solaire Apartments complex at 425 Auzerais Ave. was completed with $26 million in county funding. That includes $13.2 million from Measure A, a $950 million affordable housing bond county voters approved in 2016.
San Jose police cruise with lowriders on Cinco de Mayo
San Jose police will take a different approach with Cinco de Mayo festivities to mend the relationship between law enforcement and residents after last year’s actions, which some deemed racist. The community has organized a 300-vehicle lowrider parade on Sunday to pay homage to the Latino roots and history...
LARPD replacing playgrounds at three parks
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Livermore Area Recreation and Park District has launched the first phase of its playground replacement program by installing new playgrounds at Jack Williams, Bill Clark and Ida Holm parks. LARPD officials said in an announcement last week that work began on April 22...
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