Silicon Valley 2024 general election guide - San José Spotlight
Election Day is Nov. 5. Here’s what you need to know. Silicon Valley voters this November will cast ballots in one of the region’s most consequential elections: From deciding who to send to Washington to a historic county supervisorial election, there is no shortage of major decisions up and down the ballot. On the...
Editorial: San Jose school districts struggle to stay afloat
2024年11月22日 · The flight of families due to the high cost of living in Santa Clara County has caused school enrollment numbers to crash in East and North San Jose — and it doesn’t look like that's going to change in the coming years.
San Jose officials greenlight hospital expansion
2024年11月20日 · No one at the packed San Jose City Council meeting wanted the West Valley hospital to close or miss its seismic retrofit deadline, but numerous residents wanted city officials to hear their concerns about the company that owns the hospital. The San Jose City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the environmental impact report...
San Jose News, Politics & Business at San José Spotlight
3 天之前 · With the election in the rearview mirror, speculation abounds about what next year’s housing market will look like. “We’ve seen after presidential elections — and it doesn’t matter who wins —that there’s usually a slight boost in home sales,” Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors, said.
Election 2024: Follow here for election results and our LIVE BLOG
2024年11月5日 · LIVE ELECTION RESULTS Silicon Valley voters Tuesday faced a slew of critical decisions — who to elect to the area’s first open congressional seat in decades, how to reshape local city councils and the race on everyone’s mind: Who to send to the White House. After a battering election season rife with political attacks and...
San Jose mayor glides into four more years - San José Spotlight
To no one’s surprise, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has secured another four years in office. Mahan decisively won his bid for reelection with a commanding lead Tuesday — securing more than 87% of the vote.
Downtown San Jose road could close for new pedestrian mall
2024年11月12日 · People can review a trove of literature on the subject: about 90 per cent of pedestrian malls fail, only about 10 per cent succeed.That’s one in ten, only about a 10 per cent chance of success.Now consider the homeless and current criminal activity.
San Jose leaders approve Costco amid resident uproar
2024年10月23日 · Residents at the meeting accused city leaders of acting in the interests of Costco, but Mayor Matt Mahan said the decision to approve a new Costco was not out of support for big business.. Mahan said the four pages of conditions Costco and city officials agreed upon are the most conditions he’s seen for such a project since becoming mayor.
Kaiser to replace old San Jose hospital - San José Spotlight
2024年9月18日 · Kaiser Permanente plans to rebuild its 50-year old hospital in South San Jose and city officials call it a “win-win” for residents. The San Jose Planning Commission earlier this month unanimously approved Kaiser’s plans to more-than double the size of its Medical Center on 250 Hospital Parkway.
San Jose Politics & Government News - San José Spotlight
6 天之前 · The dynamic in three San Jose neighborhoods is about to shift, with a greater focus on residential development. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to change the neighborhood business districts of Japantown, Willow Glen and …