San Jose BART needs to be scaled down, cites huge costs
Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo says the project to bring BART to the city’s downtown needs to be scaled down, citing ballooning costs that have now amounted to $12.2 …
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TikTok owner ByteDance looks to expand in US, Canada and Australia amid rising competition and political headwinds
ByteDance, which owns global short video hit TikTok, is looking to expand in Silicon Valley in the United States, and also in Canada and Australia as the sector continues to …
San Jose city council supports Israel-Hamas ceasefire — but won’t pass resolution
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and all 10 city councilmembers have signed onto a statement that urges the U.S. government to support a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, coming more …
San Jose wage theft proposal considered after Silvery Towers scandal
A San Jose wage theft rule years in the making after a scandalous residential development was linked to human trafficking and slave labor in the late 2010s is being championed …
New law would require charging at apartments
San Jose may soon see a major expansion of electric vehicle charging capacity as drivers in the city continue to shift away from traditional gas-engine cars. A proposed ordinance would …
Former top San Jose city staffer files defamation lawsuit against mayor and chief of staff
A former top San Jose city employee who worked for Mayor Matt Mahan is suing him, the city and one of his top deputies in federal court on defamation charges, accusing …
Vital San Jose youth center looks for tech upgrade
At the Washington United Youth Center, there is strength in numbers. As in the number of teens who support each other in the Washington-Guadalupe neighborhood just south of downtown San …
San Jose mayor doubts he can hit homeless housing goals, even with extension
Coming up on one year as leader of the 12th-largest city in the United States, Matt Mahan says he’s troubled by the slow pace at which San Jose is building …
Stolen statue costs $100,000 to replace, but city lacks funds
A statue stolen out of a San Jose park and then recovered at a scrapyard earlier this year will cost the city up to $100,000 to replace — but no …
San Jose now home to Colombian family who escaped violence, traffickers
Jasbleidy Montejo and her husband were so close to their dream of finding a new beginning — and a safer world for their six-month-old daughter — in the U.S. But …