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Backlash over San Jose State University transgender volleyball player ‘isn’t about sports,’ advocates say
(KRON) — Four teams forfeited matches against the San Jose State University women’s volleyball team since a lawsuit was filed on behalf of several NCAA athletes, including SJSU’s team captain. According to the lawsuit filed on September 23, one of SJSU’s volleyball players is transgender. Since learning that a transgender athlete is on the Spartans’ […]
ACE train hits, kills person on tracks in Newark
A person was struck and killed by an Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) train in Newark earlier this week, according to the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission. At about 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Newark officers and the Alameda County Fire Department responded to a fatal train collision near the 6000 block of Baine Avenue. First responders discovered a stopped ACE train and a person with severe injuries. The person succumbed to their injuries and died at the scene. No injuries were reported among the passengers on the train. The case is under investigation by the Union Pacific Police Department, which has jurisdiction over the trackway.
Bay Area schools with no or limited air conditioning grapple with heat wave
Some schools in the Bay Area are grappling with the heat wave because they have limited or no air conditioning.No question about it. It's hot across the Bay Area."It's really hot. Yesterday (Wednesday), we clocked maybe 100 degrees, maybe 106 degrees here in San Rafael," said parent Lori Butler.At San Rafael city schools, some classrooms have A/C and some don't.Marcella De Santis's 5-year-old son goes to Sun Valley Elementary.TIMELINE: Here's when Bay Area will see relief from persistent heat wave"When I pick him up, he's all sweaty and hot," said De Santis.His kindergarten classroom is cool though, thanks to air...
San Jose leaders sign off on East Side improvement plan
San Jose is moving forward with establishing its sixth business improvement district, giving East Side leaders hope for a thriving economic sector and community going into 2025. The San Jose City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted in favor of starting the Tully Road Eastridge Business Improvement District, a partnership between business owners and the city... The post San Jose leaders sign off on East Side improvement plan appeared first on San José Spotlight.
‘Other districts receive twice what we do’: SJ school district proposes measure for more funding
(KRON)—The East Side Union High School District in San Jose, self-described as having one of the lowest levels of funding in the nation, believes that inequality in school funding puts its students at a competitive disadvantage to their county peers. “ESUHSD does not receive adequate funding to provide an exceptional, well-rounded educational experience to our […]
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