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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A disturbingly large, invasive, and destructive rodent, double the weight of a cat, is causing widespread concern as the animal’s population spreads in the Bay Area, threatening infrastructure, the state’s water supply and posing a health risk to humans, pets, and livestock. Save on iPhone...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Mountain View’s cold weather homeless shelter has for years provided a warm place to sleep at night during the winter months. Now the city and county are working to expand its operations to six months out of the year, providing more services to the unhoused.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Mountain View Whisman School District Superintendent Ayindé Rudolph is on a short-term leave of absence, the district announced on Monday, Oct. 7. Chief Academic Officer Cathy Baur will be filling in for Rudolph while he is out, Chief Human Relations Officer Tara Vikjord...

(KRON) — The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner Office is investigating the death of a 14-year-old homeless boy in San Jose. Officials have not determined the boy’s cause of death, but investigators said they have ruled out hot weather as a factor. Temperatures in San Jose rose to over 100 degrees during the first week […]

South Bay social workers are speaking out as they are concerned about the staffing shortage and working conditions. They added they are understaffed that they are operating in crisis mode and are not able to properly investigate suspected cases of child abuse. Employee after employee with the Santa Clara County...

Following a preliminary hearing, San Mateo County District Attorney John Caisiano Thompson, age 56, is being held to answer on all charges related to the alleged murder of a woman in his residence despite the victim’s body remaining unfound. According to an official X account from the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office, Thompson was apprehended after a collaborative investigation by the DA's Office and the East Palo Alto Police Department, which initially began as a search for a missing person.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Santa Clara County is investigating six deaths that may be related to the recent heat wave. The county medical examiner-coroner said that six people who died during the October heat wave might have succumbed to heat-related causes, though the investigations are ongoing and could take up to 60 days to confirm.

CUPERTINO, Calif. (Diya TV) — A rash of burglaries has shaken Indian American residents in the Rancho Rinconada neighborhood of Cupertino, California, as the houses of several families were broken into this summer. Victims said the burglars appear to operate when the homeowners are away, helping themselves to thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, much of which are considered treasured family heirlooms.

This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7, as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. Learn more about the Clery Act and how The Daily approaches reporting on crime and safety here. Tuesday, Oct. 1. Battery of a spouse, date...

A Bay Area man and his mother are in custody following the shooting death of a custodian at a Daly City gym last week. According to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office, the victim was targeted after he asked the alleged shooter to adhere to the gym’s locker room rules.

After each having a week off, the Fort Morgan Mustangs and the Mountain View Mountain Lions will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Morgan will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth last...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Ludwigs is getting a Bavarian makeover. The German beer garden is now under new ownership, and while much of Ludwigs will remain the same, new owner Gisela Qasim plans to infuse the downtown Mountain View mainstay with a bit of her heritage. “I grew...

Sunnyvale residents are worried about a school board candidate who sent an email to a neighborhood association suggesting that LGBTQ people engage in public indecency. Residents of North Sunnyvale have voiced concerns about Frances Renteria who is running for the Fremont Union High School District Trustee Area 2 seat.  The residents pointed to Renteria’s signed... The post ‘Appalled’: Backlash over Sunnyvale school board candidate’s anti-LGBTQ views appeared first on San José Spotlight.

The SamTrans labor action causes student concern over detentions and potential undeserved tardies. SamTrans bus service consists of Redi-Wheels, RediCoast paratransit service, Caltrain commuter rail and the San Mateo County Transportation Authority. They provide service throughout the Bay Area to 8,528,698 riders as of 2023, including Woodside students. SamTrans bus drivers most recently called in sick on Sept. 5 after Amalgamated Transit Local Union 1574 rejected a proposal deemed fair by SamTrans officials. Students and faculty have noticed these disruptions induced by contract negotiations with SamTrans employees.

(KRON) — The San Jose Police Department (SJPD) is investigating a collision that killed a female pedestrian on Tuesday. According to SJPD, the crash occurred at 6:31 p.m. at South Fifth and East Fernando streets. A male driver of a 2018 silver Nissan Sentra struck the woman while she was in the crosswalk. The driver […]

As part of an agreement with federal prosecutors, Joanne Segovia admitted in court Tuesday to illegally importing more than 17,000 opioid pills into the U.S. while serving as the executive director of the San Jose Police Officers' Association.In March of 2023, the 20-year veteran of the SJPOA was charged after a homeland security investigation revealed her role in a scheme to distribute drugs.Originally, investigators said those drugs included a fentanyl analogue, but they have since corrected what they found was an error in testing.RELATED: Mayor Liccardo cracks down on misconduct of SJPD officers, calls for random drug, alcohol testingTuesday, prosecutors...

State officials weigh ‘extraordinary audit’ of Mountain View Whisman’s finances. State officials are considering whether to conduct an “extraordinary audit” of the Mountain View Whisman School District, a type of external review that’s meant to investigate possible fraud, misappropriation of funds or other illegal fiscal practices.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Republican Vice President candidate Sen. JD Vance will be in Woodside on Wednesday, Oct. 9, attending a fundraiser sponsored by the Peninsula Conservative Socials, Moms for America and others. A rally is scheduled at the Pioneer Saloon parking lot from 3:30-7 p.m. to welcome Vance to town.

The Saint Francis High School administration has been gradually increasing the enforcement of skirt length policies due to an increase of complaints from students, parents and community members. This does not come without opposition. Dress code enforcement had been relatively relaxed until this school year. One student, who wished to...