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Legislature Finalizes November Ballot Measures: Here’s a Guide for California Voters
Much is expected of the California voter. In any given election year, we may be asked to dust off our labor lawyer hats, brush up on oil and gas regulations, reacquaint ourselves with decades of tax policy, or analyze infrastructure funding. We may have to weigh the moral pros and cons of capital punishment, marriage equality or pig protection and — over and over again — oversee all things dialysis clinic.
SF Public Works is behind in maintenance projects, grand jury report says
San Francisco's Department of Public Works is being asked to be more transparent in reporting about city projects.A civil grand jury found that Public Works has failed to keep up with its maintenance projects and made mistakes during the construction of others.It's been more than four years since San Francisco Public Work's Director Mohammed Nuru was arrested.David Anderson, then U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, outlined the charges."The complaint alleged corruption, bribery, side deals by one of San Francisco's highest ranking public employees," he said in a January 2020 news conference.Since then, the Department of Public Works has...
Owner of beloved Oakland bookstore makes comeback with community support
OAKLAND -- The owner of a beloved neighborhood bookstore in Oakland's Montclair Village is turning to the community for help as she recovers from a health battle and challenging post-pandemic retail environment. Kathleen Caldwell has loved reading books since she was a child, but she never imagined she would inherit a bookstore. But 19 years ago, Caldwell's life took a twist when she started working for "A Great Good Place for Books." The store's owner asked Caldwell if she would take over if anything ever happened to her. She agreed, never thinking it would happen. But six months later, her...
Spirit Airlines Adds Twice-Daily Flights from San Jose to Burbank
San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) announced that Spirit Airlines is adding a twice-daily nonstop route to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), just one year after the airline began operations in San José. Available for booking now, the flight will commence on September 4, 2024. The new service will bring Spirit’s total peak daily departures to 13, representing 150% growth since its inaugural SJC flight on June 7, 2023.
Too much solar? How California found itself with an unexpected energy challenge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s a common sight across the state: rows of suburban homes topped with solar panels. But as California works toward its ambitious clean energy vision, an almost counterintuitive challenge has emerged: The state is, at times, generating more solar energy than it can handle. It’s to the point where loads of clean energy are going to waste.
Palo Altans show out for the city’s annual Chili Cook Off amid high temperatures
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As temperatures crept into the 80s by late morning, thousands of people flooded to Palo Alto’s Mitchell Park, decked out in red, white and blue. Families lugged lawn chairs into the park and attendees rushed to eat dripping popsicles in coveted shady spots.
The Pac-12 Conference Look-Back: Women’s Record Books (Part 1)
Since 1980, Stanford women have won an astonishing 14 Olympic gold medals in swimming, twice-as-many as any other Pac-12 school in that time. Archive photo via Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com. This is the first article in a many-part series that will attempt to cement the history of swimming in the Pac-12 Conference...
This Weekend in the Valley: Friday, July 5 – Sunday, July 7
The following is a calendar of events happening this weekend near Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. Want to share an event to be featured? Please email the details to info@svvoice.com for consideration. All Weekend. SJMADE Summer Fair 2024 — Saturday, July 6 – Sunday, July 7 at Santa Clara Convention Center...
Book Outlines Problems, Opportunities for Women Candidates
SAN DIEGO – Former California Assemblywoman Mary Chung Hayashi has written a guidebook for women seeking political office, discussing some formidable obstacles to their success and some strategies for winning. The book is divided into three major parts: “Inspiration,” “Barriers” and “Achieving Gender Parity.”
California Woman Shocked by How Texans Act at Waterpark
A TikTok video has gone viral of a California woman and she was shocked how Texans act at the Waterpark. She comes from California and could not believe that Texans just leave their belongings unattended while they enjoy the Waterpark. Nobody rummages or steals anything and goes about their day. She ends the video with "...and that is why we moved to Texas!" Welcome to Texas, psychollly! The comments are fantastic.
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