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Empty Qualcomm Towers in North San Jose Land Buyer and New Tenant in One Swoop
Two office towers in North San Jose that sat empty since Qualcomm moved out have found both a buyer and a tenant in the same transaction. TMG Partners, acquiring with accounts managed by KKR, has purchased Skyport Plaza from Hudson Pacific Properties for $75.5 million, and Santa Clara County has signed on as the anchor tenant at the site.
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City of Hollister lays off dozens of employees amid fiscal crisis
Less than two weeks after declaring a fiscal emergency, Hollister city officials announced mass layoffs of city employees on Oct. 14, with at least 37 people losing their jobs across different departments including police, water, finance, and parks and recreation. In a news release, the city said the cuts are...
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Letters to the Editor 10.15.26
This is a monstrosity being put in a scenic area (“A Builder’s Remedy proposal for nearly 1,000 apartments on Highway 68 stirs concerns,” Oct. 8-14). Highway 68 is already almost impassable; I commute and it takes me an hour each day to go 16 miles. Now I’ll have to look at this eyesore. For shame, letting the skyline be bought by the biggest bidder. I’m disgusted. Wendy Oberbrecklon | Monterey.
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150-Year-Old South San Jose Ranch Opens Trails Ahead of Nov. 7 Dedication
A farm that stayed in one family's hands for 150 years is about to open a little wider to the public. Santa Clara County Parks will hold a dedication event on November 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., celebrating the completion of Phase 1 construction on the Cottle and Lester Historic Ranch and its new perimeter trail at Martial Cottle Park in South San Jose.
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Sunnyvale Opens 176-Unit Ira D. Hall Square Next to Lawrence Caltrain Stop
Santa Clara County and its partners celebrated the grand opening Tuesday of a 176-unit affordable housing development in Sunnyvale, built within walking distance of the Lawrence Caltrain Station. The community, called Ira D. Hall Square, sits on a 1.26-acre site at 1178 Sonora Court and was developed by MidPen Housing and built by Cahill Contractors.
San José Spotlight
Op-ed: Developers get the profits with Prop. 45 — we pay the price
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When we read a development proposal, we look beyond the property line. What will neighbors hear at night? What will children breathe? Where will the water come from? What happens to the birds and wildlife already living there?. One of us teaches environmental studies...
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Joby’s Success in the Monterey Bay Region Didn’t Happen by Accident
By Josh Metz, Executive Director, Monterey Bay DART; Dr. Jackie Cruz, Vice President, Hartnell College and DART Board Member; Julie Edwards, Director, Strategic Educational Options, Pajaro Valley Unified School District; and Dr. Lawrence Samuels, Special Advisor to the UC Santa Cruz Chancellor. Public-private workforce partnerships rarely make headlines. They show...
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Tom and Steve Church to Receive E.E. “Gene” Harden Lifetime Achievement Award
SALINAS, Calif. — Tom and Steve Church, co-founders of Church Brothers Farms, will receive the E.E. “Gene” Harden Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) at its Fall Recognition Event on Friday, October 9. The award recognizes individuals whose contributions have created a lasting legacy for Central Coast agriculture. The brothers will be introduced by longtime partner David Gill, co-founder of True Leaf Farms and last year’s Harden Award recipient.
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Kharros Now Serves Both Sides of the Government Market, and Wants Introductions
Bootstrapped and cash-flow positive, Santa Cruz startup Kharros is now listed on the Pentagon's CDAO marketplace and running an autonomous BD engine for about 30 government-focused companies. Selling to the government is slow. Buying for the government is slow too. Kharros is building for both sides of that problem, and...
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Organic Grower Summit Announces Former Grower of the Year (2019) Thaddeus Barsotti as 2026 Keynote; Matt Jungmann Shares
MONTEREY, CA - The Organic Grower Summit (OGS), presented by Farm Progress, is proud to announce Thaddeus Barsotti, founder of Capay Organic and former Grower of the Year, as the opening keynote speaker for OGS26, taking place Dec. 2-3, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa in Monterey, California.