The grant fund will help improve public transportation connections to job centers, hospitals and other essential destinations from Caltrain, Amtrak and VTA stations.
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Uber Agrees to Pay Millions to Settle Claims It Overcharged People with Disabilities
The San Francisco-based company agreed to stop charging people with disabilities extra wait time fees, and pay more than $2.2 million in refunds.
Abortion Pills Will Be Available at San Jose State in 2023
University of California and Cal State campuses will all start providing medication abortion beginning Jan. 1 under a new state law. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, opening up abortion appointments on university campuses could ease pressure on local clinics.
Interstate College Students Facing New Uncertainties with Shifting Abortion Rules
a 2019 state law that requires student health care services clinics on California State University and University of California campuses to offer abortion by medication. It goes into effect in 2023 but does not include the state's community colleges.
VTA Worker Arrested after Threatening Gun Violence at San Jose Bus Yard
Deputies responded at 7:50am Friday and contacted the person who reported the threats, then arrested the employee and booked him into Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of making criminal threats.
VTA Board Gives New Bus Operators Big Boost in Pay
The VTA, like all transit agencies nationwide, has acknowledged that it is experiencing significant challenges attracting new bus drivers.
Feds Give More than $8M to San José for Rail Crossing Safety
Awards from the Federal Railroad Administration will be used for improvements along Monterey Road and Bascom Avenue.
State Awards City of San Jose $54.8M for Affordable Housing Construction
The city says that the state housing and transportation funds will provide 79 units of affordable housing, bike/pedestrian transportation improvements to Roosevelt Park and two electric buses for VTA.
University of California Promises to Look for Ways to Ease Students’ Expenses
By officially prioritizing part-time work as a way for students to pay for college, the University of California moved closer this week to its goal of students avoiding burdensome loans by 2030.
California Has $97.5 Billion in Extra Cash — Here’s How Newsom Wants to Spend It
Gov. Gavin Newsom reveals his revised May budget, including his inflation relief plan and spending priorities on education, the environment.
California Unveils New Climate Change Strategy to Nearly Eliminate Oil by 2045
Under the new plan, the state would almost eliminate oil and shift to renewable sources over the next two decades, but offers no update on the controversial polluting-trading market known as cap-and-trade.
Demolition Underway of VTA Rail Yard in San Jose Where Mass Shooting Occurred
Building B at the Guadalupe Light Rail yard, which began being demolished Wednesday afternoon with the work expected to continue Thursday, May 12, is where six of the 10 VTA employees died in the mass shooting on May 26, 2021.
VTA Awards First Contract for BART Tunnel into Downtown San Jose
The first contract package, for the tunnel and trackwork, for $235 million, has been awarded to Kiewit Shea Traylor
Newsom, Legislators Won’t Budge in Dispute over High-speed Rail Spending
Lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom have different opinions on the best next steps for California’s high-speed rail project.
49ers’ $300K Gift to Chavez Mayoral Bid Too Much for Power Poll Respondents
Meanwhile, San Jose Inside Power Poll respondents worry about Elon Musk taking over Twitter.
Norman Y. Mineta, former San Jose Mayor Who Served Two Presidents’ Cabinets, Dies at 90
Interned in wartime as a Japanese American, Mineta went to Congress and became the first Japanese American cabinet officer, serving Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
