They said it: Not seeing a there there
“I personally don’t know what downtown San Jose is about.” — Liana Ryan, a San Jose restaurant owner, lamenting findings in a recent poll that found nearly four out of five Bay Area residents rarely or...
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Latest line: A good week for Laphonza Butler, a bad week for Kevin McCarthy
Laphonza Butler Former UC regent, president of the SEIU union, and president of abortion rights group EMILY’S List is named by Gov. Gavin Newsom to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death...
View ArticleThey said it: More housing coming to California
“The era of saying no to housing is coming to an end.” — State Sen. Scott Weiner, D-San Francisco, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed multiple bills streamlining the construction more housing, even in...
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Latest line: A good week for YIMBYs, a bad week for election officials
YIMBYs The “Yes in My Backyard” movement wins big as Gov. Gavin Newsom signs multiple bills to streamline housing construction, ease selling and renting of backyard units, and to allow religious...
View ArticleThey said it: Newsom’s temporary replacement for Feinstein’s senate seat is...
“I know this will be a surprise to many because traditionally we don’t see those who have power let it go. It may not be the decision people expected but it’s the right one for me.” — U.S. Sen....
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Latest line: A good week for UC Berkeley, a bad week for John Duarte
UC Berkeley Flagship UC campus announces a $2 billion deal to build classrooms, labs and housing on 36 acres at NASA Ames in Mountain View to expand research into space, engineering and other fields,...
View ArticleThey said it: Pilot’s bad day
“I’m not okay.” — Joseph David Emerson, 44, an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot from Pleasant Hill, to the pilot and copilot of a Horizon Air flight to San Francisco last week before allegedly trying to...
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Latest line: A good week for Gavin Newsom, a bad week for Meta
Gavin Newsom California governor scores a high-profile meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, days after meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and victims’ families and survivors...
View ArticleThey said it: Third time’s not the charm
“San Jose has wrapped her arms around me and I have done my best to do the same. While I have decided not to run for mayor of San Jose, I will continue to help move our city forward and help tackle the...
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Latest line: A good week for Lateefah Simon, a bad week for Sam Bankman-Fried
Lateefah Simon Securing a big boost in the crowded Democratic primary, BART board member and Cal State trustee wins Gov. Gavin Newsom’s endorsement to succeed Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, who is...
View ArticleThey said it: Not rising to the occasion
“The county dropped the ball.” — Santa Clara County Executive James Williams, acknowledging county agencies in charge of protecting children made mistakes by allowing a father with a history of drug...
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Latest line: A good week for SAG-AFTRA, a bad week for David DePape
SAG-AFTRA Hollywood actors’ union reaches a deal with film studios after a historic 118-day strike, winning increased pay, benefits and AI protections for an industry in transition from TV to...
View ArticleThey said it: Moving the homeless for the fancy people
“They’ve definitely been moving people around from the areas that were going to be inhabited by the fancy people. Dress up for the show, and once it’s over, go back to whatever.” — Zach Wiseman, 28, a...
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Latest line: A good week for San Jose airport, a bad week for Oakland mayor
SJC San Jose Mineta International Airport is ranked America’s best mid-sized airport in a Wall Street Journal survey as passenger numbers, while still not yet back to pre-COVID levels, continue to...
View ArticleThey said it: Drugs are deadly
“Fentanyl will kill you as easily as a bullet. It is killing the children of our community.” — Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, after charging a San Jose couple with murder over the...
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Latest line: A good week for Joe Simitian, a bad week for Barbara Lee
Joe Simitian Santa Clara County supervisor and former state senator, assemblyman and Palo Alto mayor finally gets his chance to run for Congress as Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, announces retirement....
View ArticleThey said it: White House 2024?
“There’s one thing … that we have in common. Neither of us will be the nominee for our party in 2024.” — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in their televised debate Thursday....
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Latest line: A good week for Sean Hannity, a bad week for Lexi Reese
Sean Hannity Conservative Fox broadcaster convinces Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to appear in a hyped TV debate with him as host. It became a disjointed shouting match, but he still...
View ArticleThey said it: ‘Day of infamy’ got his attention
“There was a tremendous roar, and bomb fragments, debris and window glass came crashing into the back of my head, ears, neck and onto my shoulders. Believe you me, folks — something like that can kind...
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Latest line: A good week for Kamala Harris, a bad week for Kevin McCarthy
Kamala Harris Oakland-born vice president, the nation’s first female and Black VP, makes history again by casting her 32nd tie-breaking vote in the US Senate, breaking the record of John C. Calhoun, a...
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