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Santa Clara County has the highest concentration of patents
The top five cities in the United States ranked by innovation are all in Santa Clara County, according to a 2023 study. <\p> The study, conducted by online small business lender OnDeck, measured innovation using the number of patents registered per 10,000 people and where those inventors live. According to the research, the five most innovative cities in order are Palo Alto, Mountain View, Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara. <\p>
Exclusive: Santa Clara Co. Office of Education under investigation over misuse of Head Start funds
At 8:50 a.m. on Monday, a half dozen Office of Head Start (OHS) officials arrived at the Santa Clara County Office of Education on Ridder Park Drive in San Jose, Calif. to continue their review of the county office. OHS is an office of the Administration for Children and Families....
California business owners to be sentenced for comp fraud
The owners of a California commercial cleaning company were scheduled to be sentenced this week in connection with a $4 million workers compensation fraud scheme, prosecutors announced Monday. Edgardo Cabrales Sr. and Edgar Cabrales Jr. will be sentenced to 10 years’ probation after completing 18 months in a county jail...
Insurance scammers face sentencing this week
In two separate Santa Clara County workers’ compensation insurance fraud cases, a child therapist and San Jose father and son business owners will face serious sentences for committing felony fraud, according to authorities. Mark Anthony Ramos, 50, of Escondido, owner of Stars Bay Area Therapy Group and Stars Bay...
Silicon Valley Gop Leader Says Trump Shooting Rallied Rnc Delegates
Moments after touching down in Wisconsin on Saturday for the Republican National Convention, Silicon Valley's top GOP leader learned that a shooter attempted to gun down former President Donald Trump. "Everybody was really concerned. It was a pretty shocking and historic day," Shane Patrick Connolly, chairman of the Santa Clara...
VTA and Mineta Transportation Institute Collaboration
VTA and the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) at San José State University (SJSU) recently renewed their track record of successful collaboration. MTI researchers and SJSU graduate students helped develop an equity framework for a new program that VTA is exploring which would reduce the amount of driving from development projects. This work follows several past efforts in which VTA and MTI have worked together to improve safety, equity, and career opportunities in the transportation industry.
San Jose outshines Bay Area in applications for granny flats
City had 600 ADUs filed last year because of streamlined permits and pre-approved plans. Judging by its explosion of granny flats, San Jose may have a surge in grandmothers. The South Bay city had nearly 600 permit applications last year to build the accessory dwelling units, or backyard flats, the San Francisco Business Times reported, citing figures from the state Department of Housing and Community Development.
South Bay child therapist to be sentenced for insurance fraud
(KRON) — In two separate workers' compensation insurance fraud cases, a Santa Clara County child therapist, as well as two San Jose businessmen, are slated to be sentenced for committing felony fraud. Mark Anthony Ramos, 50, of Escondido, owner of Stars Bay Area Therapy Group, will be sentenced in August to three years in prison, […]
Here's Who Funded the Controversial Recount for Congress In Silicon Valley
A high-profile recount that broke a tie in a Silicon Valley congressional election was paid for by allies of former San José Mayor Sam Liccardo, according to new fundraising reports made public late Monday. Liccardo will face Assemblymember Evan Low in a head-to-head general election matchup after the recount...
Former school district janitor charged for allegedly molesting teens during church trips
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A South Bay man was charged for allegedly molesting teenage children at his house during church trips, according to Santa Clara County prosecutors. In a statement Thursday, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said Norlan Macias, a 54-year-old resident of San Jose, faces 11 counts of felony sexual molestation of five minors, ranging from 8 to 17 years old.
Report: Heat wave takes toll on Santa Clara County unhoused
Roughly 50 unhoused people have died countywide since 2019 with weather-related causes listed as factors, such as hyperthermia and hypothermia, a San Jose Spotlight review of county medical examiner data revealed. That number is likely an undercount, with more than 20 cases still pending a cause of death this year.
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