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Former SJSU basketball standout found dead in Romania
(KRON) — Former San Jose State University Women’s Basketball standout Tyra Whitehead has passed away, according to a social media post from SJSU Women’s Basketball. Whitehead was a forward who went on to become a WNBA prospect with the Washington Mystics. Whitehead, 26, was found dead at her apartment in Romania earlier this month. “Our […]
Meet the candidates for Santa Clara police chief and city clerk
Alongside filling City Council seats, Santa Clara voters will need to pick their next police chief and city clerk on the November ballot. Santa Clara voters resoundingly approved to keep electing both positions after two measures failed in the March primaries to change them to appointed positions. In March, 72.4% of voters said they wanted to continue electing their chief of police, and 67.6% chose the same for the city clerk.
California Cloud Computing Company Announces Dozens of Layoffs at Silicon Valley headquarters
Gigamon, a cloud computing company owned by Elliott Investment Management, is set to lay off 69 workers from its Santa Clara headquarters, with the first wave of job losses occurring on New Year’s Eve. The company announced the layoffs in a WARN filing with the state on Thursday, which is a legal requirement for mass layoffs.
Nevada governor backs volleyball players boycotting game over transgender rival
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo threw his support behind the University of Nevada, Reno volleyball players boycotting an upcoming game against a transgender opponent, then took a dig at NCAA rules allowing biological males in female sports.
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...
Crews respond to gas leak in San Jose Wednesday
(KRON) — The San Jose Fire Department responded to a gas leak Wednesday morning in the Windmill Springs neighborhood after a gas main was ruptured, according to officials. Nearby residences were asked to shelter-in-place before repairs were made shortly after noon. Fire crews were alerted to the gas main rupture at 11:03 a.m. on Shadowfax […]
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