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Crime data in San Jose just got smarter
Residents will soon be able to view San Jose Police Department crime statistics broken down by council districts as part of an effort to expand transparency requirements citywide. Rules Committee members voted unanimously to approve a proposal by Councilmember Arjun Batra to publish public safety data by districts. Batra said...
Investigation finds widespread discrimination against Calif. Section 8 tenants
California tenants who held Section 8 housing vouchers were refused rental contracts by more than 200 landlords, including major real estate firms, according to an undercover investigation that found widespread discrimination in the state. The investigative nonprofit Housing Rights Initiative announced Tuesday that it has filed complaints with the California Civil Rights Department, alleging landlords violated a state law against denying leases to renters who pay with vouchers. It seeks penalties against 203 companies and individuals. The nonprofit is also pushing for more state funding to adequately enforce the law, which Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in 2019. "This historic...
‘Appalled’: Backlash over Sunnyvale school board candidate’s anti-LGBTQ views
Sunnyvale residents are worried about a school board candidate who sent an email to a neighborhood association suggesting that LGBTQ people engage in public indecency. Residents of North Sunnyvale have voiced concerns about Frances Renteria who is running for the Fremont Union High School District Trustee Area 2 seat. The residents pointed to Renteria’s signed... The post ‘Appalled’: Backlash over Sunnyvale school board candidate’s anti-LGBTQ views appeared first on San José Spotlight.
Redwood City church and resource center that feeds hundreds of families faces steep rent hike
The need for food assistance is higher than ever, but so is the rent for one Redwood City church and community group.Church and family service center Verbo helps feed 1,700 families each week. Video sent to ABC7 shows a line of of cars outside the church that stretches over three blocks.Aside from worship and food distribution, the nonprofit provides after-school programming for kids and ESL classes for adults.In the evenings the space also transforms into an indoor soccer arena.VIDEO: Bay Area organizations work to reduce food waste, help people in need. Here's howWork is being done to make sure food...
State gives San Jose millions to clear homeless camps
The state plans to give San Jose $4.8 million to help clear encampments and provide support to unhoused residents. But it’s a mere drop in the bucket compared to what the city needs to tackle homelessness. Gov. Gavin Newsom doled out $130.7 million last week to assist in reducing...
Job opening: KGO Producer/Newswriter
Job Summary:Disney Entertainment's eight-owned ABC stations are multiplatform leaders in local news and information. Emmy Award-winning station KGO-TV ABC7 is the San Francisco Bay Area's source for breaking news, weather and live video. Widely recognized for its solution-based promise to help the Bay Area communities, the station's initiative "Building a Better Bay Area" dedicates more time, resources, and reporting to the issues that impact its viewers' quality of life. From the local economy and education to health and safety, to issues impacting the environment, ABC7's focus is to bring a greater perspective on the challenges currently facing neighborhoods. KGO-TV is...
Palo Alto Jewish school receives backlash after name change
A Jewish school in Palo Alto is receiving backlash from members of its community for dropping a key word from its name.Everyone connected to The Kehillah School, from faculty to former students, has nothing but great things to say about it. "We are a distinctly Jewish school. We are purposefully pluralistic and we are intentionally inclusive," said Rabbi Dennis Eisner, the school's dean of Jewish life and philanthropy. "It was top-tier academics. I had small classes. From then, I graduated in 2010, to now, it's 2024, the school has doubled in size actually," said Dan Waisbein, a Kehillah alumnus. ...
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