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Sunnyvale detectives have arrested a man in connection to a kidnapping and rape committed in 2009. According to the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS), detectives located and arrested Davis Bryan Vest shortly before midnight on March 18, 2025. DPS reports that it recently renewed the investigation into the unsolved 2009 assault case. That investigation … Read more
A Stanford University student journalist who entered a campus building last summer while covering a student protest in support of Palestinians during the war between Israel and Hamas will not be criminally charged, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said on March 6. The decision comes about six weeks after the university said it … Read more
In these hyper-partisan times, Democrats and Republicans can’t seem to agree on much. That includes the members of the California Legislature. Of the 2,278 bills lawmakers submitted by the deadline last week, only 11 had Republicans and Democrats as joint lead authors, according to a CalMatters analysis of the Digital Democracy database. Another 41 bills … Read more
Five years ago, as COVID-19 hit the state, legislators cancelled a hearing to discuss a state audit that found the state’s office of emergency services and at least three California counties weren’t prepared to help vulnerable people during natural disasters. That hearing finally took place Wednesday (March 5). It was co-led by Assemblymember John Harabedian, … Read more
A former employee of Stanford University was found guilty of accessing a clinical research database for a multisite breast cancer study and altering patient records after her authorization was revoked over a decade ago, according to federal prosecutors. Naheed Mangi, 66, was convicted on Friday following a two-week trial, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the … Read more
A lawsuit against Bay Area tech companies Roblox and Discord filed last week alleges that the apps are hunting grounds for child predators, and they deceive parents into believing their platforms are safe for children. Roblox Corp. is a San Mateo-based gaming app in which users can create their own games and interact with other … Read more
78-year-old Gary Gene Ramirez has pleaded no contest to first-degree murder charges in the death of 15-year-old Karen Stitt. Ramirez appeared in a Santa Clara County courtroom on Feb. 24. He will be sentenced on May 12, 2025. According to the District Attorney’s Office, Stitt, a Palo Alto resident, took a bus to visit her … Read more
With wildfires raging in Los Angeles County, the need for disaster response is more prescient than ever. Toward that end, Mission College will begin offering a Bachelor of Science in emergency services administration next year. “You see the price we can pay when fires break out in areas that don’t have adequate fire protection,” said … Read more
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has determined that a Sunnyvale officer lawfully shot and killed a 19-year-old man who rushed at him with a 12-inch kitchen knife. The incident happened nearly a year ago at a Sunnyvale mobile home park. Around 5:30 p.m. on March 23, 2024, Officers contacted Emmanuel Perez-Becerra after receiving … Read more
At the Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, geriatric patients have an integrated team of providers who care for their total health: mind, body, and spirit. The hospital recently received the Level 1 – Comprehensive Excellence Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) from the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The program uses evidence-based standards to help improve surgical care … Read more