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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...
‘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.
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. ...
'Pillowcase Rapist' allowed to live in Antelope Valley despite opposition from residents
Despite opposition from residents, prosecutors and county Supervisor Kathryn Barger, a sexually violent predator known as the Pillowcase Rapist will be allowed to live at a home in the Antelope Valley community of Juniper Hills upon his release from a state hospital, according to a judge's ruling released Tuesday.A judge in Santa Clara County previously ordered that Christopher Hubbart, now 74, be released from a state hospital. That began the process of determining where Hubbart should be housed, with officials ultimately recommending the location in Juniper Hills, south of Pearblossom.That prompted opposition from residents and some elected officials, who noted...
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...
Residents will see smoke rising from Mount Tamalpais this week, park officials say
(KRON) — State park officials are asking Bay Area residents to refrain from calling 911 if they see plumes of smoke rising from Mount Tamalpais this week. A prescribed burn operation is schedule to begin on Thursday and it may result in highly visible smoke. “Burn planners ask the community to refrain from calling 911 […]
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