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These Bay Area cities, counties received CA homeless encampment cleanup grant funding
Newsom says he is fed up with the state's response to the homelessness crisis -- or make that, the lack of response. He says he is now investing millions more to get more done.
3 arrested in kidnapping, torture case in San Jose
SAN JOSE – Three people have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and torture of a man inside an East San Jose home earlier this year, police said Thursday.On Feb. 15, officers were called to a local hospital following a report of a "suspicious circumstance." Police found the victim, who had suffered non-life-threatening injuries and had taken himself to the hospital.According to a preliminary investigation, the victim was kidnapped two days earlier. He was then taken to a home on the 2600 block of Million Court, not far from Groesbeck Hill Park."Multiple suspects held the victim against his will...
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...
Milpitas Man Charged in Series of Felony Armed Robberies After Redwood City SWAT Operation
An armed robbery suspect was nabbed Wednesday by the Redwood City Police Department after a coordinated takedown in Unincorporated Redwood City, officials said. The suspect, identified as 36-year-old Milpitas resident Jeffrey Tabron Jr., is now facing charges related to a recent spate of felony armed robberies. Following a trail of...
Santa Clara County wants state to stop trauma center closure
Santa Clara County leaders are calling on state officials to stop a for-profit hospital from closing one of the county’s only trauma centers. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to send a report to the state on the impact of closing Regional Medical Center’s trauma center in East San Jose. County hospitals have... The post Santa Clara County wants state to stop trauma center closure appeared first on San José Spotlight.
A mother’s anguish: Santa Rosa family desperate to find their missing ‘Dreamer’
For nearly two weeks, Bryant Palacios Zuñiga’s mother has unsuccessfully sought answers from law enforcement in Redwood City, where Palacios lives and was last seen.|. Haz clic aquí para leer la versión en Español. Sitting in the living room of her family’s west Santa Rosa...
Overturned big-rig blocks lanes on 680 in Fremont
(KRON) — An overturned big-rig is blocking lanes on Interstate 680 in Fremont, according to the California Highway Patrol. The semi is blocking the Mission Boulevard connector ramp to northbound 680. Both lanes of the connector ramp are blocked and the ramp will be closed for the next three hours as CHP works to clear […]
Google fires 28 workers after Sunnyvale, NYC office protests over cloud contract with Israel
Google has fired 28 employees who were involved in protests at the tech company's Sunnyvale and New York City offices over a cloud computing contract with the Israeli government. The workers held sit-ins at the company's offices on both coasts to protest Google's $1.2 billion contract to provide custom tools for Israeli's military. They were fired on Wednesday evening after police earlier arrested nine people. Google said "a small number of employee protesters entered and disrupted a few of our locations." "After refusing multiple requests to leave the premises, law enforcement was engaged to remove them to ensure office safety,"...
4 Restaurants and Bars to Try This Weekend in the Bay Area: April 19
As we head into the weekend, Eater SF editors have compiled a list of recommendations to answer one of the most persistent and, arguably, pressing questions of the day: “Where should I eat?” Of course, we have several resources to help guide your dining and drinking decisions — for example, the San Francisco and East Bay heatmaps, which reflect the hottest new restaurants to try right now. But here we offer four suggestions of places to check out this weekend around the Bay Area. And if you’re looking for places to grab a drink, try these lists of the best new places to grab a cocktail in San Francisco and the East Bay.
Downtown San Jose property owner neglects blighted building
It’s been three years since a fire raged through the Lawrence Hotel building in downtown San Jose, but it looks like the fire happened just a couple of days ago. Since the four-alarm fire on Jan. 7, 2021, the historic building on San Fernando and Third streets has been in disrepair with burn marks on the exterior brick wall, debris and a chained fence between the boarded up building and sidewalk. San Jose officials have tried to work with the property owner to get started on demolition and repairs, but their efforts have fallen flat — and owner Eagles Hills Property LLC is at risk of incurring hundreds of dollars in fines daily.
Her Personal Crusade Became a Way of Life
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Success can be defined in many ways. Some see becoming wealthy as success. Others view accomplishments as success. Still, others consider fame as another definition of success. Yet, untold numbers of people throughout the world have not become wealthy or famous yet have left...
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