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Bay Area Public Schools Build Community Wireless Networks to Bridge the Digital Divide
Districts throughout California are replacing hotspots for a more reliable, long-term alternative.
How a Monthly Skate Night Turned into Activism in San Jose
Not everyone loves sharing the road with this colorful cadre of wheeled activists, but the feeling is mostly mutual—and that’s the point.
Alex Padilla, Shirley Weber Make California History in New Roles
In Padilla and Weber, Californians get their first Latino U.S. Senator and first Black female secretary of state.
California’s ICU Nightmare: Which Hospitals Are Filling Up?
In the worst-hit counties, hospitals are sending critically ill patients elsewhere. Others are keeping ICU patients in crowded ER wards.
Small Businesses Applaud San Jose’s Proposed Delivery-Fee Cap
If San Jose approves the fee cap, it would last through next June, at which point the City Council may choose to extend or suspend it.
Kaiser Cuts Ties with Doctor for Allegedly Reusing Syringes
Hospital officials said Kaiser cut ties with anesthesiologist David Reese Rummell on Sept. 30 after reporting him to state authorities.
Santa Clara County Proposes a New Cap on Food Delivery Fees
Local leaders will consider regulating one of restaurants’ major costs when on-site dining isn’t allowed: third-party delivery charges.
Restaurateurs Push Ahead with Openings Despite Pandemic
Do you have to be crazy to open a new restaurant in a pandemic? Maybe. But you wouldn’t be alone.
Will California Be the Next Mushroom Kingdom?
Some California lawmakers want to decriminalizing psychedelic drugs, like mushrooms, in the coming legislative session.
Silicon Valley Leaders Celebrate Biden-Harris Victory
For the Bay Area, the festivities took on greater resonance because of Kamala Harris, an Oakland native and now the first woman VP.
Palo Alto: Driver Fatally Strikes Woman in Crosswalk
The driver of the car, an Oakland woman in her 30s, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. She was uninjured, police said.
Incumbent Democrats Rule the Day in Bay Area House Races
Democrats easily won all 12 Bay Areas House of Representative seats.
SJ Bolsters Police Oversight, Expands Planning Commission
Measure G grants greater authority to the Independent Police Auditor and adds several members to the city Planning Commission.
DA Targets Illegal Chop Shops
The Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office will prosecute the rogue auto repair shops for allegedly dismantling cars without a license.
Local Labor Escaped Reckoning for Earlier Racist Campaigns
South Bay Labor has employed racist tactics to prevent minorities—including 1998 San Jose council hopeful Tony West—from securing office.