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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAD) is expanding its vehicle buy-back program to encourage the removal of higher-polluting vehicles from the road by increasing the buy-back amount to $2,000, an increase of $500. Beginning on July 1, vehicles that are model year 2000 and older can qualify, the Air District said. “The Vehicle … Read more
A 17-story San Jose housing development initially slated to be built on the Santa Clara border has failed to gain traction. Earlier this month, the San Jose City Council unanimously blocked the construction of 135 apartments and 15,000 sq. ft. of commercial retail space planned for 826 N. Winchester Blvd. in San Jose. The development, … Read more
This year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order temporarily suspending California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions to expedite rebuilding after the Southern California wildfires. This may be a prelude to broader CEQA reform, something that many have asked for over the 50 years since Gov. Ronald Reagan signed the environmental law. Over the … Read more
The Trump administration’s plan to repeal a rule prohibiting logging and road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests would strip protection from more than 4 million acres within California’s borders. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced on Monday that she will act to rescind the “roadless rule,” developed during the Clinton administration, to … Read more
One local youth athlete has her sights set on becoming a pro soccer player, and her recent series of matches in France is the latest chapter in that journey. Jalisse Padilla, who plays for Bay Area Surf, lives and breathes soccer. Her mother, Denisse Corral, said Jalisse trains six days a week. Even on Jalisse’s … Read more
As the need for language access increases, Sunnyvale is leading the charge with the use of AI software. Last month, Wordly, an AI translation service, released its report on language access in local government. Language access, according to the report, is a growing need, with 61% of cities reporting a growing population of non-native English … Read more
It takes a rare personality to make Eggs Benedict for 125 people in a camp kitchen, with real hollandaise sauce, and just consider it routine. Yet that was typical of Dane Mechlin — Chef Dane, as he was known — who died in April of leukemia, surrounded by his family and many of the close … Read more
It’s that time of year again—the local Little League teams have started out on the road to Williamsport, Pa., home of the Little League World Series. On Saturday, June 21, the Santa Clara Westside 12U All Stars opened up the round robin pool play with a home game against the annually tough Los Altos All … Read more
Sunnyvale DPS officers have arrested the man connected to the city’s first homicide of 2025. Officers found and arrested 44-year-old Jesus Aguilera in Oakland on Friday, June 20, nearly a month after he was accused of shooting and killing a man on South Wolfe Road in Sunnyvale. According to investigators, around 7:42 p.m. on May … Read more
While local adults and community leaders understood the true enormity of starting the countdown clock to the FIFA World Cup on June 11, the young fans gathered at the Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park best encapsulated what the Bay Area Host Committee (BAHC) and the City of Santa Clara were striving to accomplish. They just … Read more