An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has touched a nerve
California would be the first state to explicitly ban the practice, but the process has been divisive.
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As LA's COVID tenant protections expire, some fear eviction wave
The volume of eviction filings has begun to resemble pre-pandemic levels, according to Kyle Nelson, a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA and a member of the LA Renters’ Right to Counsel Coalition.
LA Councilwoman Heather Hutt defends nomination, looks to `hit ground running'
The job is a full-circle for Hutt who was often at City Hall as a child — and showed her report cards to Mayor Tom Bradley.
A $9,000 mortgage in San Jose? That's 'reasonable,' realtors say
What’s driving the soaring increase in mortgage payments in America’s 10th largest city? The easy answer is supply and demand, but that’s not all.
Milpitas official wants to redistribute City Council pay
A proposal by Milpitas Councilmember Karina Dominguez to eliminate health benefits for her and her colleagues and level the playing field for part-time city workers did not receive enough support for further discussion by the council during Tuesday’s meeting.
San Jose Barracuda ice hockey arena prepares to heat up downtown
The Sharks Ice expansion could help lift the economics of downtown San Jose, which has been slow to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
'Your Voice Should Be Loud': Volodymyr Zelensky Speaks At Stanford
The president of Ukraine spoke to a packed room of Stanford students on Friday, urging them to be a "generation of ambassadors."
Santa Clara County prepares for 'another terrible fire year'
For George Huang, the fire chief for Cal Fire’s Santa Clara Unit, the term “fire season” is no longer in his vocabulary. It’s now simply “the fire year.”
Silicon Valley land trust saves residents from homelessness
For more than a year after Tafhari Siyani Benjamin Franklin moved into a fourplex on Reed Street in San Jose, the Navy veteran’s clothes were still in bins and bags.
2.6K San Mateo County Students At Risk For Homelessness: Study
The study was believed to be the first to analyze the scope of student homelessness and housing instability in San Mateo County, one of the wealthiest counties in the state.
Davante Adams Unveils New Fitness Equipment In East Palo Alto
Adams, an NFL star and East Palo Alto native, spoke to Patch about giving back to his hometown and moving on to the Las Vegas Raiders.
Cupertino Councilmembers Make Unusual Request Of School Board
The request was unusual in that the council has no jurisdiction over the school district, which is overseen by its own independently elected board members.
San Bruno Memorial To Japanese Detainees Breaks Ground
Takeo Kato remembers sitting in the grandstand of San Bruno's Tanforan Racetrack in 1942. He remembers living in the horse stalls and sleeping on hay mattresses, the smell of horses wafting in.
Donor Gives $1M To Support Cantonese Language Classes At Stanford
The endowed gift from S.J. Distributors — founded in 2005 by Cantonese speakers — ensures that Cantonese classes will be offered indefinitely at Stanford, according to Save Cantonese.
Cupertino Vice Mayor Defends Chinese Exclusion Act As Not Racist
Liang-Fang Chao's emails to a parents group spurred a backlash in the Cupertino community.
Disrupting Philanthropy: East Palo Alto Nonprofit Launches pNFTs
Peninsula-based StreetCode Academy hopes that pNFTs, or Philanthropic NFTs, can help nonprofits raise money more efficiently.
Los Gatos 'Public Health Crisis': Police Face Dispatcher Shortage
The town has budgeted for eight dispatchers, but four have resigned or retired since July 2020. Those remaining reportedly are burnt out.
'Not Just A Language': The Fight To Save Cantonese At Stanford
Stanford didn't renew the contract of its only Cantonese lecturer, so students and alumni started a movement to preserve the language there.
Amid Rise In Anti-Asian Hate, KTSF Keeps The Bay Area Informed
KTSF, the Bay Area's Chinese-language news station, is uniquely positioned to cover the recent rise in anti-Asian hate.
From Peninsula To South Bay, Outdoor Dining Is Here To Stay
The pandemic forced cities to implement outdoor dining programs to save businesses. The largely successful changes could become permanent.
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