The supervisors’ action came one day after San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo called on Smith to resign immediately in the face of recent scandals and lawsuits.
Caltrain still has a way to go before its ridership returns to pre-COVID-19 levels, reporting 12% of pre-pandemic levels and 40% weekend pre-pandemic numbers, when it counted 65,000 total riders on weekdays
The race for district attorney has already cracked six digits in fundraising. Four-term incumbent DA Jeff Rosen has amassed a staggering $347,580 from a slew of local attorneys, investors and retirees.
The White population declined in the last decade in Santa Clara County for first time, mirroring a national trend revealed in the census results released Aug. 12
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued an air quality advisory for Thursday because of smoke from wildfires further north in California and southern Oregon that is expected to descend on the region.
VTA light-rail service continues to be suspended, as the mass transit agency is still reeling from the murders of nine VTA employees May 26 by a co-worker who shot and killed himself.
The gang members, suspects in several violent crimes over the past six months, were arrested last week in San Jose as part of a sting that netted weapons and stolen property.