Police arrested a trio of San Jose men for a string of armed robberies, one of which occurred in Santa Clara. Blay Tacha Mellizo, 22, Juan Hernandez Estrada, 18 and Andrey Guedez Melo,19, stand accused of robbing three area convenience stores. Police also arrested a 17-year-old San Jose resident for the same crime. The latest … Read more
A group of artificial intelligence luminaries convened by Gov. Gavin Newsom issued what is expected to be an influential set of recommendations on March 18, pushing state lawmakers to bring greater transparency into how AI models are made and operated. The proposed steps will lead to advances in both innovation and public trust, the academic … Read more
Santa Clara will get another massive housing development. At its most recent meeting, March 25, the Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved adding nearly 1,800 apartments to its housing stock. The Irvine Company development, located at 2518 Mission College Blvd., will feature a large swath of below-market-rate apartments. In addition to 75 apartments listed as … Read more
Begrudgingly, the Sunnyvale City Council approved a program that aims to encourage more retail in the city’s northside town centers, but many worried it will create a food desert. At its most recent meeting March 18, the council unanimously approved a program that allows developers to skirt below-market-rate housing requirements if they include higher levels … Read more
The Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has begun offering Uber vouchers to help people who rely on public transit to get around. The agency has started offering vouchers of up to $5 per ride, with a maximum of two rides per day to transit customers. These rides must start and stop at a VTA bus or … Read more
It’s still early in the high school baseball season, but Tuesday, March 18, was the setting of a big battle between the Fremont Firebirds and Santa Clara Bruins baseball teams. The winner would take sole control of first place in the El Camino division. Fremont entered the afternoon 4-0 in league and 6-2 overall. Santa … Read more
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
The chief electric utility officer for Santa Clara is headed to San Jose. The City of San Jose announced on March 17 that Manuel Pineda will join San Jose as the Deputy City Manager. “We wish Mr. Pineda well as he takes a new step in his career,” City Manager Jovan Grogan told The Weekly. … Read more
When Wendy Williams was just 12 years old, Richard Farley gunned down her half-brother – shooting him in the head with a Benelli riot configuration shotgun. Although that was more than 37 years ago, the trauma sent shockwaves through her life, some of which still linger today. “I had a lot of anger issues growing up. … Read more
The Sunnyvale School District Board has begun the process of hiring a new superintendent and wants the public to be a part of the search. At a special public meeting on Tuesday, March 4, the Board set a timeline for the process, with a target of having a new superintendent in place by July 1. … Read more