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Fallen tree, wires force temporary closure of Highway 17 near Glenwood Drive
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- CHP Santa Cruz says a fallen tree and wires forced a shutdown of Northbound Highway 17 just south of Glenwood Drive. Crews were able to remove the tree and have since reopened the highway. A photo from the CHP shows the tree laying across the highway with a portion The post Fallen tree, wires force temporary closure of Highway 17 near Glenwood Drive appeared first on KION546.
San Jose Japanese American farm from early 1900s to be demolished for urban housing
In San Jose, a center of California’s housing crisis, one of the oldest and last remaining Japanese-owned farms in the state will be demolished to pave the way for urban housing. San Jose is home to one of only three existing Japantowns in the country and the only one...
San Jose kicks off 1st weekend of October amid heat wave
It is sizzling in the South Bay, but the heat didn't seem to stop people from enjoying events outside.The football games at Santa Teresa High School went on in the heat.New this season at schools across the state is a tool, called a "Wet Bulb Globe Temperature."Scott Young is the Athletics Director for Santa Teresa High School."It's a good piece of mind in that we have a number to go off of," Young said.It measures direct sunlight, temperature, wind speed and other factors for to determine heat stress for outdoor activities.TIMELINE: Here's when Bay Area will see relief from persistent...
1 million ballots arriving in Santa Clara County mailboxes
(KRON) — More than 1 million ballots for the November 5 Presidential General Election are being mailed out to homes across Santa Clara County. County election officials said “Vote by Mail” packets are in the process of being sent to 1,041,499 registered voters. Every active registered voter will receive a Vote by Mail ballot, officials […]
As early voting gets under in CA, experts explain why it's more important than ever this election
The countdown to Election Day is on, and on Monday, early voting officially got underway in the state of California.It was buzzing behind the scenes at the Santa Clara County Registrar's Office on the first day of early voting.The Santa Clara County employees there were hard at work gearing up for the ballots expected to start coming in by mail and from those who voted in person.RELATED: Here's how you can register to vote in California for Nov. 5, 2024 presidential election"It's already feeling like a historic election," said Michael Borja, Spokesperson of the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters...
California’s rent control ballot measure could reverberate across the US
Among the many ballot questions American voters will consider next month, housing experts are paying close attention to California and a question known as Proposition 33 — a proposed repeal of the state’s restrictions on local rent control. If passed, the measure would give authority back to local governments to enact or change laws on […]
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