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San Jose Park Maintenance Has Multimillion-Dollar Backlog
A multimillion-dollar work backlog in San Jose is leaving empty spaces where playground equipment used to be, basketball courts eroded and turf riddled with holes from squirrels and gophers. San Jose's parks department has a more than $554 million infrastructure backlog, according to a 2024 city status report -- with...
Four Livermore residents identified as victims in fatal Manteca crash
(FOX40.COM) — The four people who were killed in a crash in Manteca on Saturday night have been identified, according to the San Joaquin County Coroner’s Office. The victims of the fatal crash included Arriaga Negrete, 44, Liliana Mendoza, 40, Jorge Guerrero, 12, and David Guerrero, who was four months old. All of the individuals […]
FAA Investigating San Martin Airport for Alleged Unsafe Conditions
Damaged runway lights, a non-functioning airport beacon, potholes and gravel in the taxiways, deteriorating hangar buildings, rats and snakes in indoor areas, a rampant ground squirrel problem—these are among the many issues that pilots at San Martin Airport have been reporting to county officials for years. Now, the U.S....
Construction of fraud-tied San Jose condominiums is nearly complete: court records
SAN JOSE — A San Jose condominium complex engulfed in a massive real estate fraud case is nearly complete, an achievement that clears the way for the sale of the project’s units, court records show. The complex, located at 1821 Almaden Road, is one of the Bay Area...
Indian American student arrested for setting two fires in campus library
San Jose, CA, April 17, 2024: A 19-year-old Indian-American sophomore at San Jose State University has been arrested and accused of arson following investigations into two fires at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library on campus. Cal Fire, in conjunction with the San Jose State University Police Department and the...
‘Flip It to Win It’ star Todd Hill sentenced to 4 years in prison for fraud
A former star on the HGTV reality show “Flip It to Win It” was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $10 million in restitution for defrauding people, prosecutors said.
San Jose names new independent police auditor
SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose has appointed a new independent police watchdog after months of scandal and instability plagued the office responsible for investigating officer malfeasance. Eddie Aubrey, who heads the office of professional accountability for the Richmond Police Department, is taking his expertise down south as San Jose's...
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