Kaiser engineers continue negotiations into the holidays
“We were heroes and now it’s like we’re zeros to them.”
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San Jose considering detox treatment options as alternative to jail time for meth users
Proper funding will determine the success of the Mayor’s proposal. The San Jose City Council is considering allocating $500,000 to bring the detox detention facility to fruition.
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New walking tour uses AR to tell San Jose’s Japantown history
Participants of a new San Jose Japantown tour can install the free mobile app on their smartphone or tablets and watch nine AR art installations.
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Tree shortage leaves East Palo susceptible to climate change
Palo Alto, a city with a median annual income of $158,000, has tree canopy coverage as high as 25% in some neighborhoods, according to the Healthy Places Index. Trees occupy a fourth of the land within the city. Adjacent East Palo Alto, where three in four residents are either Black or Latino, has a median income of $67,000. HPI shows one neighborhood with canopy coverage of 12%. The rest have 6%.
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What comes next: The settling in after resettling
Despite an increasing number of refugees around the world, only 1% are actually resettled in the world’s 29 resettlement countries, according to the International Rescue Committee. This is the story of one family who resettled in San Jose.
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Afghan family begins to rebuild in Bay Area, after three months of life on hold
The Hofionis are among hundreds of Afghans who have arrived in the Bay Area since August. When they first landed in California, they were greeted by resettlement agencies, non-profits and the county government, all of whom tried to help them do the nearly impossible: find an affordable home in one of the country’s most expensive housing markets.
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Bay Area restaurants remain resilient after federal aid programs end
The COVID-19 pandemic hit restaurants hard across the United States. However, despite catastrophic predictions in early 2020, fewer than 14% closed, according to the National Restaurant Association.
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Gilroy Families Mourn Deaths from Fentanyl, Push for Public Awareness
When Geralyn Vasquez’s 24-year-old son, Jacob, came home for Thanksgiving last year, he bought some Xanax from his local dealer, a former high school classmate known as “Chase.” Jacob, who has a history of ADHD and anxiety, occasionally self-medicated with Xanax to relieve his nerves. On Friday, November 27, 2020, Jacob took a Xanax before
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A sigh of relief for concerned parents, as FDA approves the COVID vaccine for children
There has been a mobilization of online groups opposed to the mandate and the rollout of vaccines for children.
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Labor shortage burdens small Palo Alto businesses as vaccine mandates strain hiring
The National Federation of Independent Business reported in October that over half of small business owners have job vacancies they cannot fill.
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One of the 130-year-old Painted Ladies is getting a climate-friendly makeover
When first-time homeowner Leah Culver was looking to buy a home in early 2020, the software engineer wasn’t looking for a fixer upper. And yet, that’s what she found herself with after her dream home – a Painted Lady on Steiner Street – went on the market. “The home is nearly 130-years old, and it
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Cities like San Francisco Under Pressure from California AG to Create More Housing
With an estimated 150,000 homeless Californians and another 700,000 facing evictions, the state’s homelessness crisis is worsening and the need for safe shelter growing.
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