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Massis · Dublin, CA
Nearby: Dublin, CAMassisPost Armenian PM Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Aliyev Discuss Peace Process and Regional Cooperation in Dublin DUBLIN, Ireland — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Azerbaijani President… Armenian PM Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Aliyev Discuss Peace Process and Regional Cooperation in Dublin MassisPost
San José Spotlight · Alviso, CA
Nearby: Alviso, CASan Jose is considering a temporary pause on data center projects before development standards to guide limits on water use and other environmental impacts are finalized in December. Mayor Matt Mahan and Councilmembers Pamela Campos, David Cohen, Peter Ortiz and Domingo Candelas on Thursday announced a proposal to halt land use approvals for data centers, putting a pause on any related projects before the City Council votes on uniform standards on Dec. 8. This move comes after San José Spotlight reported that Google’s data center in Alviso could be approved ahead of the standards. The project located at 5087 Disk Drive would require 250 megawatts — enough to power 250,000 households.
InMenlo · East Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: East Palo Alto, CAEditor’s note: “The Other Side of the Creek” is a series designed to capture the life and spirit just beyond San Francisquito Creek, the shared landmark separating Menlo Park from the communities to the south. The approach to the Oval along Palm Drive passes through grounds that Chinese workers helped lay out, plant, and care for. Some of those workers lived in a cluster of buildings in the Arboretum. The cabins are gone, but archaeologists have found pieces of dishes and traces of meals where people once lived. One of the Stanford estate’s gardeners, Jim Mok, began selling flowers while he still worked on the grounds. Decades later, across San Francisquito Creek in East Palo Alto, Wanda Ching and her brothers spent their summers helping their parents grow chrysanthemums. Their stories come from different generations and different farms. Together they show what it took to grow and sell flowers in a part of the Peninsula where much of the farmland has since disappeared.
Patch · East Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: East Palo Alto, CAPolice recovered stolen property after a license plate camera alert helped locate a suspect vehicle in East Palo Alto. MENLO PARK, CA — Menlo Park police arrested a 46-year-old Sunnyvale man suspected of multiple vehicle burglaries after recovering stolen property during a traffic stop in East Palo Alto, according to The Almanac. The investigation began after two vehicle break-ins at an apartment complex on Haven Avenue, where victims reported losing more than $1,500 worth of belongings, including sunglasses, electronic accessories and cash. Investigators linked a suspect vehicle to both burglaries and a separate break-in reported in July, the newspaper reported. Find out what's happening in Menlo Park-Athertonfor free with the latest updates from Patch. A Flock Safety license plate recognition camera later detected the vehicle near Bell Street and University Avenue in East Palo Alto.
Patch · East Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: East Palo Alto, CAA man and two teens were arrested. EAST PALO ALTO, CA — A man and two teens were arrested after shots were fired early Saturday near an East Palo Alto high school and one person was wounded, police said. A ShotSpotter acoustic gunshot detection system reported weapons fire shortly before 6 a.m. in the 900 block of Garden Street near KIPP Esperanza High School. Two parked vehicles and an occupied residence were struck by gunfire and a 51-year-old East Palo Alto resident suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, police said on social media. Find out what's happening in East Palo Altofor free with the latest updates from Patch. Officers responding to the gunshots saw several vehicles leaving the area, including one that reversed at high speed into a parked vehicle, then struck a police cruiser while making its escape. The vehicle was pursued to the 2100 block of Pulgas Avenue, where it struck multiple parked vehicles and became disabled.
Palo Alto Online · East Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: East Palo Alto, CAEast Palo Alto’s Measure O, a $125-million bond that would help fund a new city hall, police headquarters and a larger library, received avid support and appeared to pass, according to Tuesday evening election results, which could fluctuate over time. The bond measure, which required approval from 66.6% of local voters to pass, received 73.8% of voter support, and raked in a total of 1,179 total votes as of 9:30 p.m. Vice Mayor Ruben Abrica said passing the bond is an important aspect in East Palo Alto’s “next phase.” “The bond measure will help our city, the public,” Abrica said in an interview. “Our city will save money in building the police department, the library will be the centerpiece and most importantly, the bond will help us rebuild our water and street infrastructure.” Measure O, the city’s first ever bond, is estimated at $105.26 per $100,000 of assessed property value, and the increased property taxes would likely kick in 2028-29, if approved.
Palo Alto Online · East Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: East Palo Alto, CANonprofit leader Ofelia Bello and Council veteran Ruben Abrica took the lead in the East Palo Alto City Council race for two seats, according to early election night results. Seven candidates, including Abrica, Bello, Holifa Windom, Sam Jimenez, Deborah Lewis-Virges, Gail Wilkerson Dixon and Michael Mashack are running to occupy two seats on the council. Council member Martha Barragan opted not to run again and Abrica is an incumbent. The two winners will have the opportunity to shape the future East Palo Alto, which on the precipice of major development that could include the city’s first ever city hall, police headquarters, athletic park and thousands of new units on the westside. Abrica, who began serving the city in the 1980s, garnered 21.2% of the vote and 582 total votes as of 9 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the San Mateo County Registrar of Voters. He expressed gratitude toward voters and excitement over East Palo Alto’s future.
NBC Bay Area · East Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: East Palo Alto, CAResidents of an East Palo Alto apartment complex are expressing concerns about the safety of their building and communication with their property management after recent flooding waterlogged their apartments. When storms hit on October 22, residents at the Woodland Park Apartments at 430 East O'Keefe Street said they began noticing water pouring into their homes. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are Rachel Anderson, who has lived in that apartment complex for five years, said the issues escalated by October 23. "The roof caved through -- the roof that they’ve been fixin' on for the last couple of months -- so it finally caved through," Anderson said. "And when it came through, all the water was coming through, and it was coming through the walls," she continued. Tenants said this left their walls and floors soaked. The property owner vacated residents from their homes. East Palo Alto Mayor Webster Lincoln said that the city red-tagged all 58 units in that building.
The Derrick · Santa Clara, CA
Nearby: Santa Clara, CAIn March, Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia’s influence on the Bay Area could be seen in the occupied restaurant tables and crowded sidewalks of downtown San Jose. Technology workers wearing green conference badges filled coffee shops and hotels as the chipmaker’s…
The Stanford Daily · Santa Clara, CA
Nearby: Santa Clara, CAContent warning: This article contains references to sexual violence. Leo Rossitter, a Stanford undergraduate, will face a criminal trial in Santa Clara County for allegedly raping a fellow student, according to public court filings. A hearing to schedule a trial is set to proceed in December. The University’s media relations office confirmed to The Daily that Rossitter, an economics and data science student, is enrolled at Stanford and living off campus. The Daily independently confirmed that he is currently taking classes on campus. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office specifically charged him in October 2024 with rape of an intoxicated person, oral copulation of an intoxicated person and penetration by force. The University said it was aware of the charges. Rossitter’s attorney, Daniel Barton, told The Daily in a statement that his client “is not guilty of the horrible things that he is accused of.
San José Spotlight · Santa Clara, CA
Nearby: Santa Clara, CASanta Clara is recognizing a piece of its history often overlooked in the city’s historic preservation efforts — the grave site of Tiburcio Vásquez, a notorious 19th-century outlaw whose legacy is intertwined with the experiences of California’s Mexican-era residents. The City Council unanimously approved the grave site’s historic designation on Oct. 20, giving new recognition to Vásquez’s connection to the region and adding to local efforts to preserve the history of Californios — people of Spanish and Mexican descent who lived in California before it became part of the U.S in 1850. For community advocates and descendants, the designation is an opportunity to bring greater attention to stories of displacement, resistance and cultural identity, which they said have long been overlooked. “It is really important for these cities to recognize their history, that it did not start with the Americans,” Lorie Garcia, a Santa Clara historian, told San José Spotlight.
San José Spotlight · Santa Clara, CA
Nearby: Santa Clara, CAOut of more than 100 races and measures on ballots across Santa Clara County this November, the single least controversial item flew largely under the radar, garnering little attention and no campaign fundraising. Measure S, which establishes term limits for the El Camino Healthcare District’s board, passed in a landslide, receiving 92% support as of Sunday. That’s the largest vote share of any ballot item, except for a handful of uncontested races with only a single candidate. The measure will limit board members to serving no more than four full four-year terms, or 16 years in total. The El Camino Healthcare District is a little-known public agency that oversees El Camino Hospital. The district’s board manages the tax-funded district and serves on the nonprofit hospital’s board of directors.
