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Posted inPolice Reform

San Jose council gets failing grade for policing

by Loan-Anh Pham | San Jose Spotlight February 10, 2023February 8, 2023

F is for failure. That’s the grade the San Jose City Council scored when it comes to decisions on policing, according to Sacred Heart Community Service’s report card. Advocates said the grades, released Monday, represent years of inaction on making meaningful police reform. “We need to make clear that our city council has failed us […]

Posted inLocal News

Milpitas officials ban natural gas in new buildings

by Tran Nguyen, San Jose Spotlight January 18, 2023January 18, 2023
Posted inLocal News

Silicon Valley officials shut down their Twitter accounts

by Jana Kadah, San Jose Spotlight December 8, 2022December 8, 2022
Posted inCOVID-19 Information Hub

San Jose mayor proposes requiring COVID-19 booster vaccine for city employees, city-owned facilities

by Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation December 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inLocal News

National Day of Protest: Families and advocates join against police violence

by Jana Kadah, Bay City News Foundation October 29, 2021October 29, 2021
Posted inLocal News

San Jose formally apologizes to Chinese community for its history of anti-Chinese policies, discrimination

by Jana Kadah, Bay City News Foundation September 30, 2021September 30, 2021
Posted inCOVID-19 Information Hub

Funding for BART’s South Bay extension pulled from COVID-19 relief bill

by Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
Posted inFeatured News, Local News

Santa Clara County to ban large gatherings to limit spread of coronavirus; first COVID-19 death

by Kyle Martin and Keith Burbank, Bay City News Foundation March 10, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

Do endorsements for president even matter?

by Ben Christopher, CalMatters and CALmatters February 10, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inLocal News

Amid tensions statewide, an embattled San Jose charter school’s quest ends badly

by John Fensterwald August 26, 2019August 26, 2019

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