Mayor Matt Mahan said millions in COVID funds also have been used to feed unhoused residents and provide services for vulnerable families. Bay Area activists urged remaining funds should be targeted to help Black and brown families who suffered most from the pandemic.
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California Legislature Beats Deadline on Key Bills
One bill will require social media companies to share advertising revenue with news publishers.
Contra Costa DA Doesn’t Hold Richmond Police Accountable for In-custody Death
In 2022, a Contra Costa County coroner's inquest found Ivan Gutzalenko's death to be accidental.
Townhouse Project in Saratoga Is at Epicenter of CA Debate over New Union Rules
Atlanta-based Pulte Group contends its Quito Village project doesn’t need to abide by the original developer’s first-of-its-kind union-hiring standard set by a new housing law.
Feds Arrest East Bay Man for $39M Ponzi Scheme with Warriors, Lakers Tickets
Prosecutors said the suspect misappropriated and diverted more than $7.3 million of investor funds for his own personal benefit, which included paying credit card debts; making cash withdrawals; paying for travel, luxury automobile and jewelry purchases; and paying utilities bills.
One in Three California Hospitals Gets Top Safety Rating in National Study
All three hospitals in the Santa Clara County healthcare system received a “C” grade for ensuring patient safety in 2021 and 2022.
Cracks in Construction Unions’ Coalition in Sacramento Raise Hopes for Bill to Boost New Housing
A California housing law grants generous benefits to builders who agree to only hire union workers. Trouble is, few if any builders found a way to do it.
CA Legislators Looking at $10B Bond Measure to Add Affordable Housing
AB 1657 would authorize $10 billion in general obligation bonds to provide funding for affordable rental housing for lower income families, homeownership opportunities, and supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness.
Smaller Banks Say Crisis Is Contained, but Fears Persist
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.
Three Men Charged with Hate Crimes in Armed Robberies of Asians in Palo Alto, Milpitas
Victims were robbed at gunpoint while sitting in their cars.
California Lifts 15% Water Conservation Target, as Another Storm Approaches
California ended its voluntary statewide target, triggering concerns from experts that many water supplies remain depleted. In Santa Clara County, Valley Water is to reveal its local water outlook in mid-April.
California Bill Would Force Big Tech to Pay for Content from Local News Outlets
The California Journalism Preservation Act directs big tech companies to pay publishers a “journalism usage fee” each time they use local news content and sell advertising alongside it. In turn, the bill requires news publishers to invest 70% of the profits from the usage fee in journalism jobs.
Feds Charge San Jose Man with Selling Pills that Resulted in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
Prosecutors accused Ian Edward Parrish, 28, of San Jose, of selling two counterfeit Percocet pills to an individual in a bar in Fremont that were laced with fentanyl. The individual who bought the pills consumed one and shortly thereafter died of an overdose.
San Jose, San Francisco Trail Other Metro Areas in Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery
San Jose and San Francisco scored well in just one category -- investment -- with the San Jose metro area attracting the most venture capital funding of the 25 measured regions. San Francisco ranked eighth, near Philadelphia and New York.
Spirit Airlines Announces New Low-fare Routes from San Jose to Las Vegas, Dallas, San Diego
The carrier is kicking off the new non-stop service with two daily flights to Las Vegas and daily flights to Dallas and San Diego beginning June 7.
Family Business: Meet the Legacy Caucus in the California Legislature
One in 10 state lawmakers is related by blood or marriage to other legislators past and present. State Sen. Dave Cortese, a Campbell Democrat, is one of these, who has benefited from name recognition: His father, Dominic, served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors before nabbing a seat in the Assembly.
