South Bay Labor
Two public employee unions — MEF-AFSCME Local 101 and IFPTE Local 21 — secure a 15% wage increase over three years for 4,500 San Jose city workers, ending the threat of the biggest city strike since 1981.
John Eastman
Ex-dean of Chapman University Law School in Orange County, a former Trump advisor, is indicted on nine counts in Georgia as part of Trump’s sweeping racketeering case, and he also faces disbarment in California.
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Home buyers
Home buyersThe median sale price of a single-family Bay Area home fell 5% from June to July, to $1.26 million. But due to Fed hikes, mortgage rates are topping 7% now — the highest in 21 years — spiking monthly costs.