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Latest line: A good week for Santa Clara, bad one for e-scooters
Santa Clara Hotels, restaurants and other businesses in Santa Clara are expecting a windfall as the San Francisco 49ers host their first playoff game at Levi’s Stadium, whose 75,000 seats are sold out....
View ArticleThey said it: Governor takes on homelessness
“We own this issue.” — Gov. Gavin Newsom, at a kickoff in Oakland last week for his ambitious plan to alleviate surging homelessness in California that includes more than $1 billion in state spending...
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Latest line: A good week for Lofgren, bad one for Pier 1 Imports
Zoe Lofgren Veteran Democratic congresswoman from San Jose featured in the national spotlight as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi names her one of the seven managers for Trump impeachment trial in the U.S....
View ArticleThey said it: Squatter solution
“I cannot condone unlawful acts. But I can respect them, and I can passionately advance the cause that inspired them. That is what we are doing here today.” — Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, on brokering a...
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Latest line: a good work for Bloomberg, a bad one for Medi-Cal patients
Mike Bloomberg Billionaire former New York City mayor swings through California, picks up several endorsements, floods TV with ads, and finds himself rising to fourth in some polls for Democratic...
View ArticleThey said it: A new health threat arrives
“We understand that this news may be concerning, but based on what we know today, the risk to residents of our community remains low.” — Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody announcing the...
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Latest line: NIMBYs a winner, Boalt a loser
NIMBYs “Not in my backyard” Californians win again as state Senate defeats SB 50, which would have forced cities to allow duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes in residential neighborhoods to reduce the...
View ArticleThey said it: Coronavirus travel restrictions complicate homecoming
“Believe me, I’ve been on the phone for eight hours just to get them on that flight. I worried they would have to stay there.” — Charles Johnston of Santa Rosa, after greeting his wife and their...
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Latest line: California voters a winner, Stoker a loser
California voters Debacle in the Iowa caucus, with no clear winner and huge delays in the vote count, increase the influence and clout of California’s March 3 primary in choosing the Democratic...
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Latest line: A good year for commercial developers, bad week for Steyer
Commercial developers Driven by the ninth year of a tech expansion, construction of offices, research facilities and industrial buildings in Silicon Valley hit 8.5 million square feet last year, the...
View ArticleThey said it: Coronavirus fears
“People have gone bizonkers.” — Charles Johnston, on neighborhood coronavirus fears after his ex-wife and their 8-year-old daughter, Daisy, returned Feb. 4 from China where it originated and have been...
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Latest line: A good week for DeBartolo, bad one for Breed
Eddie DeBartolo Jr. Sparking speculation that he is trying to win favor for voters in Ohio, where the former 49ers owner and his family are from, President Trump pardons DeBartolo, who pleaded guilty...
View ArticleThey said it: Found in the woods
“Are you real? Are you really real?” — Ian Irwin, 72, of Palo Alto, upon seeing young search and rescue volunteers after he and his wife, Carol Kiparsky, became lost in the woods in Tomales Bay State...
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Latest line: A good week for Mahan, bad one for stock investors
Matt Mahan Tech entrepreneur has raised the most money of any candidate for San Jose City Council, new reports show, and his effort to succeed termed-out Councilmember Johnny Khamis is boosted by a...
View ArticleThey said it: Anxiety at sea
“There’s nothing you can do. The ship keeps moving along. But you realize that you’re all confined together, sharing railings, elevators and elevator buttons.” — Suzanne Suwanda, a Los Gatos resident...
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Latest line: A good week for Jarvis tax group, bad one for Steyer
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Shaky stock market effect? Tax fatigue? Either way, the famed anti-tax group is a big winner in California primary as voters reject 122 local tax and bond measures,...
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Latest line: A good week for Zoom, bad one for Warriors, Sharks
Zoom San Jose-based video conferencing company sees stock price jump 25% amid a wider market sell-off as hundreds of companies tell employees to work from home and cancel face-to-face meetings due to...
View ArticleThey said it: What is essential?
“Essential? It’s our right to arm ourselves. Toilet paper is essential, right? People are going nuts for that, right? … If they’re short on supplies, they’ll come after people who are prepared.” —...
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Latest line: Newsom wins praise, a bad week for restaurant workers
Gavin Newsom California governor wins praise for hands-on, decisive and science-based approach to coronavirus emergency, a stark contrast with the uneven, inaccurate and delayed response from Trump...
View ArticleThey said it: Neighbors helping neighbors
“There are a lot of people who are trying to do the right thing. That’s been the thing that fills my bucket when everything else is trying to drain it.” — Paige Wheeler Fleury, who runs daily...
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