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Here's a look at how Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters is protecting your vote
With just 20 days to go until election day, the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters wants the community to know, they are ready.On Wednesday, election officials invited the public inside of their Vote Center for a look at how the process works.From removing ballots from envelopes, flattening them out and doing logic and accuracy tests with their vote counting machines, the county's Registrar of Voters is gearing up for the 2024 election.MORE: CA propositions: Everything to know about measures on minimum wage, marriage equality and moreWith already more than 6,000 ballots turned in so far, they say, they're doing...
Santa Clara County’s top educator loses legal bid to get job back
Recently fired Superintendent of Schools Mary Ann Dewan’s request to be reinstated has been denied by the Santa Clara County Superior Court. The court said Dewan, who filed suit against the Board of Education last week, did “not adequately establish ‘some possibility’ she will ultimately prevail on the merits.” Dewan alleged the board had no... The post Santa Clara County’s top educator loses legal bid to get job back appeared first on San José Spotlight.
Santa Clara County school board appoints interim superintendent
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — Students and teachers in Santa Clara County have a new superintendent leading them as of Thursday morning despite protests from some community members. Two weeks ago, the Santa Clara County Office of Education fired Mary Ann Dewan without cause. The school board is not telling the public why she was […]
Woman Claims Spicy Thai ‘Dragon Balls’ Burned Her Insides
A lawsuit that claims a Bay Area Thai restaurant served a San Jose doctor a dish so spicy it scorched her insides is set to go to trial next year. Harjasleen Walia’s vocal cords, esophagus and right nostril were burned by the dish, the suit alleges. “She incurred permanent injuries and will forever be damaged,” the lawsuit claims. The restaurant denied causing injury to Walia, and said that no other customer has ever made a similar complaint. Walia and a friend dined at Coup de Thai in Los Gatos in July 2021 and ordered the Dragon Balls, according to the...
Bay Area startup claims it developed 2-way communication between people via dreams
A Bay Area startup says it has unlocked a way for communication between humans during sleep.The Redwood City startup says it reached the milestone on Sept. 24 with the technology that linked two people in a lucid dream state. It achieved the communication again in October.Lucid dreaming is a state in which you're asleep but also aware you're dreaming.Michael Raduga is CEO of REMspace and showed pictures of participantsMORE: World's most powerful x-ray laser created in Bay Area lab set for major upgrade: Here's a look"For example, when this participant found himself in a lucid dream, our server sent him...
“Drop, Cover And Hold On!” – Stay Prepared For The Next Earthquake
October 17, 2024, is the 35th anniversary of the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake that rocked California in 1989. The 6.9 magnitude earthquake took place south of San Francisco, claimed 63 lives, and caused extensive damage to public infrastructure and people’s homes in the Bay Area and Central California. Even today, the Bay Area remains at high risk for earthquakes because of the San Andreas Fault System that runs through it.
Silicon Valley water agency addresses impact of homelessness
Santa Clara County’s largest water district is weighing how to address the hundreds of homeless people living along local waterways — including potential penalties for those camped on district land. Valley Water officials on Friday hosted the Unhoused People and Environment Summit featuring district staff, housing nonprofits and...
A look inside the sustainable Palo Alto 'Tesla of homes' built for a greener future
ABC7 got an inside look at a "future home" that has green tech all over.Manmohan Mahal gave us a tour of what he's calling the 'Tesla of homes.'From the ground up - this house in Palo Alto was built to be sustainable and innovative."We can take the energy as we need it, and our objective of these homes is to make it net zero," Mahal said.MORE: East Bay landfill produces fresh source of renewable energy for customersKeller Canyon Landfill near Pittsburg helps to supply a new source of green energy for customers.Mahal's company, SIDCO, uses fire-resistant paneling that wraps around...
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