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“It would be one thing...to check a license plate against a hotlist...But...[cops] can go back and see where a driver went to obtain medical care, where they worked, whether they attended a protest, or where they take their kids to school.” www.kqed.org/news/1206458... via @josephgeha.bsky.social
Civil Liberties Groups Sue San José Over License Plate Reader Use | KQED
A group of civil liberties organizations is suing San José over its use of license plate reader data.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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“The fact that workers will not come forward and testify does not necessarily mean that the plaintiffs’ case is weak. It may mean that people are more discouraged and less likely to stick their head up, in the fear that it will get chopped off.” www.kqed.org/news/1206437... via @kqednews.kqed.org
Tesla Dodges Class Action Case, Now Faces Hundreds of Individual Race-Harassment Claims | KQED
A California judge has ruled that thousands of Black workers at Tesla’s flagship Fremont plant cannot sue over alleged racial harassment as a class, reversing an earlier ruling.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Nearly a year and a half after a group of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested for breaking into and vandalizing the Stanford University president’s office, a trial is set to get underway.
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Stanford Protesters Negotiating Plea Deals as Trial Begins | KQED
While some of the former students seek deals, five are expected to go to trial.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Descendants of Norman Rockwell accused the Department of Homeland Security of misrepresenting the painter’s beliefs through unauthorized social media posts of his work, in service of their mass deportation campaign.

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November 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New: As South Bay transit officials work to bring the long-awaited BART extension through downtown San José to life, they’re also scrambling to form a “Plan B” for how to keep the project moving if President Donald Trump derails a massive chunk of federal funding.

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South Bay Transit Officials Working on Plan B in Case Trump Cuts BART Funding | KQED
Officials working on the BART extension through downtown San José are creating a backup plan in case federal funding is delayed or cut off.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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“We have a lot of first-generation students here in Gilroy Unified School District. We have a lot of families where English is not their first language. We want ... them to know @sanjosestate.bsky.social is their home.” www.kqed.org/news/1205985... via @kqednews.kqed.org @josephgeha.bsky.social
San José State University Offering Guaranteed Admission to South County Students | KQED
Hundreds of graduating seniors at schools in Gilroy and Morgan Hill will now be offered guaranteed admission to San José State University under a new partnership.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
James Williams, who served as assistant chief in San José from 2021 to July, filed a claim for damages against the city at the end of September over his firing, and his attorney says a lawsuit will be filed if the city doesn’t resolve the claim soon.

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Former San José Assistant Fire Chief Could Sue Over Firing | KQED
Former San José Assistant Fire Chief James Williams has filed a claim against the city for unlawful termination and discrimination.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Prosecutors with the SCC DA's office secured an indictment against 11 pro-Palestinian Stanford University students for felony vandalism and trespassing. A defense attorney in the case says the move shunts key elements of a thus far public prosecution into secrecy.

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Stanford Pro-Palestine Protestors Indicted for Barricading President’s Office | KQED
Prosecutors have secured an indictment against a group of pro-Palestine students who broke into the Stanford University president’s office as part of a protest.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Plans to build the largest new Bay Area reservoir since 1998 collapse amid cost overruns and years of delay
Santa Clara Valley Water District halts work on $3.2 billion Pacheco Reservoir after already spending $100 million
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August 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
In the midst of a critical moment for BART’s long-delayed $12.7 billion Silicon Valley extension, the agency’s leadership is calling out South Bay transit officials for a lack of communication about cost-cutting measures and other key elements of the project.

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BART Slams VTA for Cost-Cutting Secrecy in $12.7 Billion Silicon Valley Extension | KQED
A new letter reveals growing tension between BART and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority over design changes, cost-cutting measures and transparency in the Silicon Valley extension projec...
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August 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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San José Developers Pioneer New California Law: Selling ADUs as Condos
San José was the first city to implement the 2024 law, AB 1033. Now, it’s poised to approve the first conversion of an accessory dwelling unit into a condominium.
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August 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Santa Clara County leaders may rush a sales tax measure onto a November special election ballot to help fill major funding holes created by devastating federal cuts. @kqednews.kqed.org

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Santa Clara County Voters Could Pay More Sales Tax Due to Trump Cuts | KQED
Santa Clara County leaders say its large hospital and clinic network is at risk of collapsing due to major federal cuts.
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August 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Stanford University Lays Off 363 Employees, Citing Trump Cuts
President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” raised the tax rate for Stanford’s endowment, among other factors pushing the school to lay off hundreds.
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August 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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We’ve launched a database with about 1.5 million pages of once-secret records detailing when law enforcement officers in California seriously injured someone or an agency found an officer violated policy with @kqednews.kqed.org, @sfchronicle.com @latimes.com @calmatters.org 1/
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August 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The cold war between San José and PG&E has officially thawed, as the city and the utility company announced a partnership aimed at attracting big power users — data centers and others of that ilk — to the South Bay.

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San José and PG&E Strike Deal to Attract Data Centers to South Bay | KQED
San José hopes that a partnership with PG&E to offer power delivery guarantees will help attract more data centers to the city.
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July 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Pat Tillman’s Brother, Arrested in San José Post Office Fire, Had Alarming Posts Online | KQED
The brother of the late Pat Tillman Jr. is suspected of starting a fire at a San José post office by crashing into it, and his family says he has had mental health issues for years.
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July 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone — who has presided over three decades of massive taxable property value increases as Silicon Valley’s industries boomed, busted and boomed again — is retiring.

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Larry Stone Rolls On: Santa Clara County’s Assessor Retires After 30 Years | KQED
Larry Stone, who has held the role of Santa Clara County Assessor for 30 years, is retiring on July 6.
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July 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A broad coalition of South Bay organizations rallied Thursday in San José against what they called President Trump’s “Big Bad Bill,” aiming to highlight the harmful effect it could have on large swaths of working class people, immigrants and the environment.

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‘A Big Bad Betrayal’: San José Groups Protest Trump’s Tax Bill | KQED
Progressive South Bay organizations rallied in San José to highlight the harms of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” currently before Congress.
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June 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
New: VTA officials overseeing the $12.7 billion BART extension through downtown San José are looking to cut ties with the project’s primary contractor due to a dispute over cost, a move that could cause even more delays for the backed-up project
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VTA Officials Want to Ditch Contractor on South Bay BART Extension | KQED
VTA officials are recommending transit agency leaders find a new contractor to head up major tunneling and track work due to a dispute over cost.
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June 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups protested Friday outside of U.S. immigration offices in South San José, demanding an end to what they called a “harsh escalation” of arrests by the Trump administration.

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San José Immigrant Advocates Protest Sweeping ICE Arrests | KQED
Advocates say routine immigration check-ins are turning into detention hotspots as President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security ramps up arrests.
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June 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The San José City Council will vote next week on a controversial plan authored by Mayor Matt Mahan to arrest unhoused people who refuse multiple offers of shelter.

Read this @kqednews.kqed.org story from Guy Marzorati to get a comprehensive look at the decision.

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In San José, a Controversial Choice for Unhoused: Shelter or Arrest? | KQED
Mayor Matt Mahan says the threat of arrest after multiple offers of shelter could help clear encampments and open paths to treatment. But Santa Clara County officials are skeptical.
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June 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority‘s largest labor union has approved the transit agency’s latest contract offer, bringing an end to nearly a year of negotiations that included a historic and disruptive 17-day strike in March.

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South Bay Transit Workers Approve New VTA Contract, Ending Stalemate | KQED
Nearly a year after contract negotiations between the VTA and its largest labor union began, an agreement has been reached.
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June 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
San José could temporarily ban all new smoke shops, as city leaders hope to redistribute the concentration of such businesses across the city.
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San José Could Temporarily Ban Smoke Shops, Citing Health Inequities | KQED
San José leaders are advocating for a temporary halt on new smoke shops across the city, following a recent report showing these businesses are overrepresented in predominantly Latino areas of the cit...
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May 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Waymo, the driverless taxi company owned by Google, has received approvals from a state regulator allowing its autonomous vehicles to begin operating in San José and other nearby cities.

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Waymo Gets Green Light for Driverless Taxis in San José | KQED
Waymo’s driverless taxis will soon be able to operate in San José and other South Bay cities after a state regulator approved the expansion.
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May 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Listen to the latest episode of The Bay out today, focused on the Vietnamese American community in San José and the South Bay, and the story of County Supervisor Betty Duong's family journey.
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San José’s Vietnamese American Community Remembers 50 Years Since the Fall of Saigon | KQED
Today, it's hard to imagine San José without the Vietnamese American community.
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May 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM