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Stakeholders for a Safe Green Village
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Stakeholders for a Safe Green Village is based in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, California, engaging grassroots community participation and development.
Mayor #Mahan faces criticism for plan to arrest the #homeless. Framed within #PublicSafety concerns, the plan is met with skepticism due to a lack of data and resources, plus questions about effectiveness, & potential criminalization of the homeless. sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-cou...
San Jose council pushes back on plan to arrest homeless people - San José Spotlight
Mayor Matt Mahan’s initiative aimed at arresting homeless residents who refuse shelter was at the top of the city's budget hearing Monday as he highlighted Santa Clara County’s lack of enthusiasm.
sanjosespotlight.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The #SFSU center houses the #SFBA National #Estuarine Research Reserve & the #Smithsonian #EnvironmentalResearch Center, re. on eelgrass #restoration, #WaterQuality monitoring, #EndangeredSpecies rehabilitation, sea-level rise adaptation, etc. It’s the only #MarineBiology center in the #BayArea.
April 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Wishing you a thoughtful and action-driven #EarthDay.

Participate in a local #cleanup or #planting #trees & #plants.
Join organizations protecting the #environment.
Share the responsibility through social media and conversations.
Make sustainable choices in your daily life.
April 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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W/ nearly 30,000 workers, the fed. government is the largest employer in the region. One longtime Kansas City economic researcher said he believes the region could lose 6,000 good-paying federal jobs, which in turn would wipe out thousands of others in service industries.
This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere
The Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area has long been a regional hub for the federal government, and the pain from the Trump administration's cuts can be seen everywhere.
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April 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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#hands-off
#sanjose
#tesla takedown
Video from just 1 block…the protest was 10 blocks!
After Hands-off, we went to the Sunnyvale Tesla takedown!
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April 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Felt great today to be out and actually doing something about this shit show. #HandsOff #SanJose #FiftyFiftyOne
April 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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#Entrepreneurs once dreamed of building startups that would change the world, said Jan English-Lueck, a #SanJose State University professor…

“Now,” she said, “if you’re part of a startup, you’re hoping you’ll be absorbed in a way that’s profitable.”
#SiliconValley #tech
Some top tech leaders have embraced Trump. That's created a political divide in Silicon Valley
Many of Silicon Valley's most prominent tech leaders have embraced President Donald Trump in his second term.
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April 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Happy Cesar Chavez Day.
Observed on March 31 every year, especially in #California.
Also a U.S. federal commemorative holiday, proclaimed by President Obama in 2014. The holiday celebrates the birth and legacy of the #CivilRights and #Labor movement activist. #CesarChavez #Peace #Vegan #SíSePuede
March 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
#UnitedStates added to the #CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist re. declining #CivilLiberties. Particularly under #Trump because of cuts to #ForeignAid, crackdowns on #Diversity initiatives, & threats to #dissent. #WhiteHouse rejects the assessment.
#HumanRights #Watchlist #DEI
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U.S. Is Added to Human Rights Watchlist
The United States was added Sunday to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, due to declining civil liberties.
time.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:29 AM
PETITION: #USDA canceled #FarmToSchool Grant Program w/ $10 million to help #schools & early care & education centers incorporate #LocalFood, #nutrition #education, & #garden activities into their #MealPrograms. They also cut $1.081 billion similar federal funds.

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Speak Up for Kids and Farmers!
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced cancellation of the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program for fiscal year 2025, which would have provided $10 million to help...
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March 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
#SJFD to charge $427 fee for #emergency #medical services or #EMS on 1/1/2026. It aims to recover costs for increased demands in #SanJose. #Uninsured residents may qualify for reduced fees or waivers under the “compassionate billing” provision. #FirstResponder

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UPDATE: San Jose officials approve charging first responder fee - San José Spotlight
City leaders are set to discuss a fee program that would allow the San Jose Fire Department’s emergency medical services to collect payments from people they treat.
sanjosespotlight.com
March 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Murder the Truth by David Enrich review – disturbing read on effort to undo #FreeSpeech in US — Guardian News & Media (Book Review). #FreePress

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
Murder the Truth by David Enrich review – disturbing read on effort to undo free speech in US
Book delves in to network of Trump, government members and ultra-rich to overturn Times v Sullivan
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
With a Trump-friendly #SupremeCourt and a contentious relationship with the #press, could Donald #Trump follow through on his 2016 campaign goal of making it easier to sue #media companies for #libel—and imperil America’s #FreePress?
#FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech

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How Trump Is Trying to Kill Press Freedom
Why New York Times Co. v. Sullivan could be the next big Supreme Court flip.
slate.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
As cases increase in some places, a Yale #Medicine specialist reviews the groups, including some adults, who should get a #measles #vaccine or #booster.

The #CDC notes that all Americans should be up to date on their measles, #mumps, & #rubella (#MMR) vaccine.

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Should You Get a Measles Vaccine Booster?
As cases increase in some places, a Yale Medicine specialist reviews the groups, including some adults, who should get vaccinated.
www.yalemedicine.org
March 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
USDA Cuts $1 Billion in Local Food Funding: Schools, Farmers, and Food Banks Brace for Impact

The #USDA has terminated two programs, #LocalFood for #Schools and #LocalFood#Purchase #Assistance, resulting in a $1 billion cut to local food purchases for schools and #Food Banks. This decision, made…
USDA Cuts $1 Billion in Local Food Funding: Schools, Farmers, and Food Banks Brace for Impact
The #USDA has terminated two programs, #LocalFood for #Schools and #LocalFood#Purchase #Assistance, resulting in a $1 billion cut to local food purchases for schools and #Food Banks. This decision, made under the #Trump administration, has faced opposition from various #stakeholders, including #students, #parents, #teachers, #farmers, and #Democratic leaders, who argue it will negatively impact #ChildNutrition and #LocalEconomies. Advocates urge contacting elected officials and supporting alternative funding for local #FoodInitiatives.
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March 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Understanding California AB 891: Enhancing Street Safety with Quick-Build Infrastructure

AB 891 is authored by Assemblymember Zbur. It will empower #communities to rapidly transform #streets with quick-build projects. These projects add #SafetyInfrastructure like protected #BikeLanes and planter…
Understanding California AB 891: Enhancing Street Safety with Quick-Build Infrastructure
AB 891 is authored by Assemblymember Zbur. It will empower #communities to rapidly transform #streets with quick-build projects. These projects add #SafetyInfrastructure like protected #BikeLanes and planter boxes. These projects will reduce #TrafficFatalities and enhance #UrbanConnectivity and #StreetSafety for #California communities like #LosAngeles, #SanDiego, #SanJose, #SanFrancisco.
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March 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
#USDA cancels programs providing funds to #schools & #food banks to purchase from local #farms & #ranchers. The programs aimed to support local #agriculture & build a more resilient #FoodSupply chain, will result in over $1 billion in #FederalSpending being halted.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.
www.politico.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
March 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM