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Silicon Valley evictions increase after pandemic protections expire
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Santa Clara County evictions have shot up over the past year, prompting local groups and governments to find ways to support renters. The county recorded 3,180 evictions last year, the highest amount since 2014. Compare that to the less than 2,000 evictions between 2020...
San Jose Unified board slams Civil Grand Jury, rejects findings that it’s ‘adrift’
San Jose Unified School District’s board of trustees Wednesday night rejected critical findings in a Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury that assailed the South Bay’s largest school district over everything from student safety to board meeting access. The board voted unanimously to approve a response rejecting nearly...
Santa Clara County to increase outreach personnel amid rising potential heat-related deaths
SAN JOSE, Calif. - As the hot temperatures linger around for at least one more day in the Bay Area, the heat is becoming a deadly problem in Santa Clara County. The County Medical Examiner's Office is investigating 28 potential heat-related deaths since July 1st. For comparison, KTVU reached out to other counties in the Bay Area.
Traffic Improvements on Calaveras Boulevard Start This Summer
VTA is putting 2016 Measure B funds to work to help relieve traffic congestion at a busy Milpitas intersection. Beginning in August, working with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the City of Milpitas, VTA engineers will help modify westbound Calaveras Boulevard near State Route (SR) 237. VTA’s Congestion...
Santa Clara County track coach suspected of child sex abuse arrested
WATSONVILLE — Investigators arrested a South County track and field coach Tuesday on suspicion of child sexual abuse allegations. The allegations stem from when Humberto Reyes-Palacios, 24, of Watsonville, worked as a volunteer coach at Rolling Hills Middle School in 2022, where he is alleged to have abused a boy under the age of 13. The abuse was reported to police earlier this month, according to a Watsonville Police Department social media post After searching Reyes-Palacios’ Misty Glade Lane home, detectives took him into custody early Tuesday in Capitola, according to the post. Reyes-Palacios was arrested on suspicion of human...
San Jose police union asks DA to challenge judge after high-profile releases
SAN JOSE — Incensed by the release of defendants charged in recent attacks on police officers, San Jose’s police union is calling on prosecutors to move cases away from a superior court judge who handles a large portion of criminal arraignments in Santa Clara County. In a letter...
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