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Update: Fire crew of 115 manages to contain Quimby Fire by 5%
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. Initial location: 4700 block of Quimby Rd East San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif. Fire unit: Cal Fire Santa Clara Unit...
LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs face obstacles
Over the past 40 years, Ken Yeager, the former member of the San Jose City Council and Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, has seen many changes in the LGBTQ+ community across Silicon Valley.<\p> As the area's first openly gay politician voted into office, Yeager has watched as more and more business professionals and politicians join the ranks of proud and openly LGBTQ+ people confident of their identity and proud to make the region their home. <\p>
Firefighters Gain Upper Hand on East San Jose Quimby Fire as Evacuation Warnings Persist
Firefighters continue their battle against the so-called Quimby Fire that erupted in East San Jose yesterday evening. The blaze, which began near the 4700 block of Quimby Rd, quickly spread to 15 acres, as reported by CAL FIRE SCU on X. Efforts by firefighting personnel throughout the night have brought the fire to 75% containment over an area that has now reached 33 acres.
Land Trust Wants To Keep East San Jose Apartments Affordable
At a time when rising rents are forcing people out of their homes, one Santa Clara County nonprofit is offering an alternative solution to keep tenants from being displaced. The South Bay Community Land Trust is looking to acquire three apartment buildings on Virginia Avenue in East San Jose to keep rent affordable -- by taking them out of the hands of a private owner and putting them into the hands of residents. Once the buildings are purchased, rent will not increase for the tenants that live there. In some cases, the land trust is even looking to lower costs for families spending a majority of their income on rent.
Express: EPA Sanitary District makes its case in court as dissolution nears | County sees first West Nile death of 2024
Sanitary District makes its case in court as dissolution nears. In a last-ditch bid to retain control of the city’s sewer system, the East Palo Alto Sanitary District contended in an Aug. 16 court hearing that a recent decision calling for its dissolution was based on insufficient evidence and incorrect assumptions.
Velasquez pleads no contest to attempted murder in shooting of man charged with molesting relative
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez has pleaded no contest to attempted murder after he shot at a man in 2022 accused of molesting Velasquez’s relative, a Northern California district attorney’s office said. The office of Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said...
Sares Regis CIO says there’s still demand for office space
“We actually believe there’s still effectively the same office demand or better,” he told the Business Journal. Santa Clara County assessor report shows decline in property value. Seller turns $14M profit with S.J. building deal. Five questions with Silicon Valley construction exec. Major loan deadline, legal troubles loom...
Former UFC star Cain Velasquez admits to attempted murder in 2022 shooting
Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez has admitted to his role in a 2022 pursuit and shooting involving a man suspected of molesting a relative, prosecutors in Santa Clara County announced Friday.District Attorney Jeff Rosen said the 42-year-old pled no contest to attempted murder, felony assault and gun charges in what his office described as a "vigilante shooting spree." Velasquez had previously pled not guilty to the charges and the case had been scheduled to go to trial in September.On Feb. 28, 2022, prosecutors said Velasquez fired a handgun multiple times at a pickup truck and chased the vehicle 11 miles through...
Cain Velasquez pleads guilty to vigilante shooting in Morgan Hill
Former UFC fighter Cain Velasquez pleaded guilty Aug. 16 to multiple felony charges related to a 2022 vigilante high-speed chase and shooting spree through Morgan Hill that wounded an unintended target and endangered a nearby elementary school, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. During the vehicle...
Santa Clara County officials want to toughen eviction protections
Santa Clara County landlords are dodging a decades-old law that requires they pay to relocate evicted tenants. To combat that, county leaders could give unincorporated neighborhoods stronger eviction protections than surrounding cities. The Board of Supervisors next month will discuss expanding their 1993 tenant relocation assistance policy which covers renters in unincorporated areas. The changes would... The post Santa Clara County officials want to toughen eviction protections appeared first on San José Spotlight.
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