Morgan Hill Council Considers Commercial Pot Ordinance
In November, Morgan Hill residents voted overwhelmingly to tax cannabis if it were to be allowed in the city. The 79 percent approval rate gave the council reason to pursue the idea of allowing...
View ArticleVTA Unveils Several New Bus Route Recommendations
The Valley Transit Authority (VTA) has made seven recommendations for changes in service to existing local routes. Many of the changes include discontinuing or limiting routes primarily in San Jose; a...
View ArticleSouth Bay Mosque Proposal Heads to Planning Commission
A South Bay Islamic congregation that has worshipped in a converted barn for the past two decades has spent more than half that time planning and fundraising for a permanent place of worship. Tonight,...
View ArticleCounty Wants to Downsize San Martin Mosque Proposal
What was expected to be an end to a 13-year journey for the South Valley Islamic Center (SVIC) trying to open the Cordoba Center mosque and cemetery in San Martin, instead brought another set of...
View ArticleSan Jose Lawmakers Hear Next Steps for Reid-Hillview Closure
Eight months after the Santa Clara County supervisors voted to consider closing Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jose lawmakers on Tuesday will review the land’s potential uses and the impact it would have...
View ArticleSan Jose Weighs Impact of Closing Reid-Hillview Airport
Jeff West, who’s been flying the San Jose skies for more than 10 years, stores his plane at Reid-Hillview Airport. But if the facility closes in 2031, when its federal operating agreement sunsets, he’d...
View ArticleSCC Planning Commission OK’s Construction of San Martin Mosque, Community Center
The Santa Clara County Planning Commission in late August approved plans for a mosque and community center in San Martin. Commissioners Vicki Moore and Bob Levy voted against the project proposed by...
View ArticleSanta Clara County Approves Cordoba Center Mosque
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has unanimously declared its intent to deny two appeals for a San Martin mosque and cemetery approved earlier this year. Supervisors agreed that the Planning...
View ArticleSanta Clara County Reports Alarming Rise in Fentanyl Deaths
Fatal fentanyl overdoses are on track to double this year in the South Bay compared to 2019, officials announced Friday. Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner Dr. Michelle Jorden has confirmed 53...
View ArticleVeggielution Distributes 200 Soup Kits to Needy Families in ESSJ
Over the course of five hours each Monday, up to 200 food-insecure families come to Veggielution’s six-acre space in the back corner of Emma Prusch Park to pick up a box of fresh produce. This week,...
View ArticleRevelations of Lead Dangers at Reid-Hillview Airport Increase Pressure to...
New study says alarming health effects of leaded aviation fuel endanger children at home and in schools around the East San Jose general aviation facility set to close in 2032. The post Revelations of...
View ArticleSanta Clara County Offers Covid-19 Shots for Children Under 5 Beginning Tuesday
Three sites, at the county Fairgrounds in San Jose, in San Martin and Mountain View, will offer vaccinations by appointment only this week. The post Santa Clara County Offers Covid-19 Shots for...
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