San Jose Inside

Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, said that without the state cash, BART and other big-city transit systems will have to make drastic service cuts.

When the project is completed in 2029, VTA riders will be able to get on light rail at the Eastridge Transit Center and connect directly with BART at Milpitas Station.

SB 634 would make the task of housing unhoused and low-income residents on vacant land easier for California cities.

The county also plans to train staff at local schools and non-profit organizations about vaccination requirements to attend public schools.

The April 21 downgrading of the credit ratings of 11 regional banks by Moody’s raised new doubts about their stability, while their leaders said the turmoil spurred by last month’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has passed.

Nitrate contamination of well water has been a decades-long problem in the San Joaquin and Salinas valleys — and now stormwater has flushed more manure and fertilizer into sewers.

Victims were robbed at gunpoint while sitting in their cars.

Daniel Widyanto Condronimpino, 34, of Palm Beach, Fla., is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a pedestrian tunnel that connects California and Alma avenues in Palo Alto on April 9.

The 42nd annual local festival was scheduled to take place May 27-28 in downtown Morgan Hill, but the nonprofit Mardi Gras organization that produces the Mushroom Festival still plans to host an entertaining summer fundraising event.

The federal grant targets unsheltered and rural homelessness in San Jose and Santa Clara County.

The mayor said the new temporary housing units for unhoused residents will be built “at a fraction of the cost and a fraction of the construction time of building long-term permanent housing.”

After being contacted by the District Attorney’s Office, Granite Rock installed water treatment systems along Coyote Creek and agreed to five years training, testing and oversight conditions.   

Judge Evette Pennypacker ruled that Calvary Chapel San Jose is liable to pay the fines and interest after the church held indoor services and other gatherings and did not require attendees to wear a face covering.

Sen. Dave Cortese of San Jose began pushing for the audit after touring a massive homeless encampment on vacant land near the San Jose Mineta International Airport. San Jose will be one of two cities targeted by the audit.

Undergraduate student assistants at California State University are mounting a union organizing campaign, calling for more work hours, paid sick time and higher wages.