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California law helps tribes keep kids out of foster care. A new court ruling strengthens their hand
California child welfare agencies must investigate claims of Native American ancestry before separating a family, the California Supreme Court stressed in a new ruling that affects several contested cases.
Campbell Townhomes Planned For Vacant Water Well Site
Empty land is a rarity in developed Campbell. City officials say vacant sites are an opportunity to build needed housing, but nearby residents have mixed feelings. The Campbell Planning Commission voted 6-1 last month, with Vice Chair Matt Kamkar voting no, to approve a three-story, 40 townhome development located at 320 Virginia Ave. Six homes will be affordable to meet the city's inclusionary housing policy, with three moderately priced and three designated for low-income residents. The roughly 2.08-acre parcel is a former San Jose Water Company well site.
The groundwork is being laid for a northern expansion in Seaside.
As Seaside development expands further north with the nascent Campus Town project, which seeks to build up to nearly 1,500 residential units on dilapidated property between Gigling Road and Lightfighter Drive, a second fire station for Seaside has long been contemplated. In 2021, Seaside Fire Chief Mary Gutierrez was tasked...
Renovations and rent increases in a Soledad apartment building leave tenants in limbo.
Tenants at 150 Encinal St. in Soledad received three letters dated Aug. 1. In one, they were notified they have a new landlord, Mi Tierra Linda, LLC. The second alerted them to “extensive renovations,” and noted the new rental rates, which are much higher than what they are currently paying.
The Brewjee coffee truck can travel, but found a semi-permanent home in Salinas.
Dean Miskell of Marina had long dreamed of a food truck, but there was a rub: He didn’t want to cook. When he discovered a coffee truck for sale in Sacramento, it was go time. Brewjee’s first pop-up was on June 21, 2021. It’s since catered at youth sports...
The annual West End Celebration in Sand City returns with diverse music from both local and touring artists.
The summer of 2024 has been a stellar entrant for music in Monterey County. Despite losing Rebels and Renegades from the festival lineup, there is a wealth of talent. And the West End Celebration continues to be the showcase for veteran, new and up-and-coming bands. Now over two decades old,...
P.G. Senior Living seeks to evict a 96-year-old tenant, despite her lifetime contract.
Jean Jacques, 96, heard a knock on her apartment door inside Pacific Grove Senior Living on Friday, Aug. 16. It was the manager, delivering a “nasty letter,” Jacques says, a three-day “pay or quit” eviction notice from the owner, Pacifica Senior Living. The letter claimed that Jacques, a 22-year resident, owes them over $109,000 in back rent and fees. She doesn’t have it.
No. 2 Stanford Tops San Diego State
SAN DIEGO – No. 2 Stanford (3-0) struck for two quick goals to start the second half, breaking a 1-1 tie and earning a 3-1 victory on the road at San Diego State (1-1-1) Thursday night. Knotted at a goal apiece coming out of the break, redshirt junior Andrea...
Vigil held for San Jose Community Service Officer killed by drunk driver
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday night in San Jose to honor the community service officer killed by a drunk driver earlier this month. Long Pham and his partner were hit while directing traffic. Long Pham, 24, was just getting his career started as a...
Arts briefs: Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, Nancy Pelosi, Pride cabaret and more
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... This week, see the work of 250 artists and enjoy live music at the Palo Alto Festival of the Arts and hear Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi discuss her new book in a talk presented by Kepler’s Books. Plus, Fuse Theatre hosts a cabaret evening to raise funds for the San Mateo County Pride Center and the Riekestra returns from tour to a homecoming concert at The Guild.
Fall Arts Preview: The arts make a grand entrance
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Though spring is traditionally the season when everything comes back to life, it’s hard to beat the fall for seeing the Peninsula’s many arts groups come back into blossom. And this fall, the arts are once again in full bloom everywhere. That...
Google preps huge San Jose site for advanced research and tech efforts
SAN JOSE — Google is taking early steps to establish an advanced research hub in San Jose, a move that broadens the tech titan’s presence in the Bay Area’s largest city. The search giant has filed a proposal for construction work inside and next to a big building in north San Jose’s Alviso district, documents on file with San Jose city planners show.
Chick-fil-A lovers line up early for opening of new location in Gilroy
Dozens of people lined up outside a new Chick-fil-A restaurant in Gilroy for its grand opening Thursday morning. The new location on Chestnut Street, right off Highway 101, opened for breakfast at 6:30 a.m., but customers started showing up hours before, with the earliest arriving at 8 p.m. Wednesday. To...
Border Water Authority awards $400M contract to expand South Bay plant
California's elected leaders Wednesday applauded the International Boundary and Water Commission's announcement that it has awarded the contract for a project to expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant. Over the course of the project, the IBWC will use the more than $400 million in federal funding secured by...
The Star's Joe Curley delivers Week Zero's high football picks before naming the column
It started with Swami Jim. The Deuce kept the tradition alive. Then there was The Lock. Under their memorable mononyms, Jim Parker, Derry Eads and the late Loren Ledin have carried on the tradition of forecasting Friday Night Football for decades. So now what? ...
Fake watermelons held $5M worth of meth, Border Patrol says
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