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Jesuit priest Father Kevin O'Brien, President of Santa Clara University, has resigned his position weeks after being placed on leave amid an investigation into reports of impropriety, the university announced Wednesday.
An East Bay school district has apologized after an attempt to support students in the wake of the Derek Chauvin trial backfired when an assistant superintendent sent an email inviting “White students” to discuss the trial and the death of…
Residents can now check out HP Chromebooks and iPads from the San Jose Public Library. The extension of the library’s tech device lending options is through the city’s SJ Access initiative, which seeks to provide residents with equitable access to all things digital, library officials said this w
Learn about PG&E’s Community Wildfire Safety Program and the actions we are taking before, during and after a wildfire to help keep customers and communities safe.
The Looop machine—a winner of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards—cleans and shreds old fabric, spins it into yarn, and then knits into a new product. In a day.
Roark Clayton first learned unhoused residents in Santa Clara County may be the newest tenants of a long-vacant Willow Glen senior housing complex during what he characterizes as an unilluminating neighborhood Zoom meeting in November..
It’s not just the weather, the red-hot real estate market is sizzling right now with bidding wars and multiple offers. The pandemic continues to push home prices in the East Bay to record levels.
April 21, 2021– Explore San Jose Community NETWORK’s collection Housing on Refind, and discover top articles, videos, and resources about silicon valley and residential.
Philanthropy California Investment Collaborative, aims to bring together foundations, public funds, individual investors, and, eventually, corporations to bring capital to under-invested communities in California.
Individuals who register, complete the self-screening process by May 16 and are deemed eligible, will receive a call from one of the county’s community partners starting on May 17.
Do you walk or bike around Milpitas? Would you, if it was easier and safer? That is the intent of the Draft Trail, Pedestrian, and Bicycle Master Plan.
Michael Tubbs, the former mayor of Stockton, California, is leading Mayors For a Guaranteed Income, a coalition of city leaders—a winner of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards—in finding the best way to implement guaranteed income programs.
Many small businesses impacted by the pandemic in East San Jose are falling through the cracks, so some community members came together and formed a safety net to catch them.
Biz2Credit has identified San Jose as the “Best Small Business City in America,” based on average annual revenues, credit scores, age of business, and Biz2Credit’s proprietary BizAnalyzer score, which factors in the local business climate, including rents, cost of labor, and tax rates.
BW Smart Cities - , Cities & Local Government-In an IEEE survey of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) regarding the most important technologies for 2021 overall, AI and ML (32%), and IoT (14%) were noted as the most important technologies in 2021.
proposal to use part of California’s staggering $75.7 billion budget surplus to issue $11.9 billion in rebates to households making less than $75,000 a year, families with children and undocumented immigrants.
The next time you drive by of reservoir, you might want to take a good long look because they are disappearing fast as the latest drought tightens its grip on the Bay Area and beyond
Drought conditions are contributing to a battle brewing in the South Bay over a proposed water storage project that has the Santa Clara Valley Water District pushing for a series rate hikes to fund a new dam near Highway 152.
The Association of Flight Attendants president has become America’s most prominent labor leader. Now she’s poised to help the entire worker movement take off.
