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Latest line: A good week for Emeryville, a bad week for High Speed Rail
Emeryville Sutter Health announces plans to build a new $1 billion medical campus with a 200-bed hospital in the East Bay city, expanding local health care and reducing ambulance times for residents....
View ArticleThey said it: Cold case justice is difficult
“Justice is a difficult thing. He’s lived his entire life, and my niece didn’t get that privilege.” — Robin Stitt Morris, of Florida, on a 77-year-old man’s no-contest plea to murder charges for...
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Latest line: A good week for Joe Lacob, a bad week for Elizabeth Holmes
Joe Lacob Warriors’ majority owner bought the team in 2010 for $450 million. It’s now worth $9.4 billion, highest in the NBA. He hosted the all-star game, and the Dubs keep winning after acquiring...
View ArticleThey said it: Silicon Valley a dream for the few, nightmare for the many
“It’s just impossible to live here. It’s no longer the American Dream — it’s the American nightmare around here.” — Manuel Jimenez, 67, of Morgan Hill, a retired San Jose State graduate who worked as a...
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Latest line: A good week for Erica Pan, a bad week for Christina Corpus
Dr. Erica Pan Director of the California Department of Public Health can breathe a little easier as reports show the bird flu outbreak is starting to abate on California farms and no new human cases...
View ArticleThey said it: Taking stock of Bay Area COVID lockdowns
“I value life, so that was really animating a lot of the decisions that I made. But a couple years out, and certainly with what’s happening now, that’s not the value that everyone holds. Some people...
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Latest line: A good week for Matt Mahan, a bad week for Karen Bass
Matt Mahan Tough love? San Jose mayor draws statewide attention for his proposed ballot measure to deny pay raises to mayor, city council and department heads if they don’t meet measurable performance...
View ArticleThey said it: Tesla flounders amid anger over Elon Musk’s DOGE work
“It’s rarely a good thing for a CEO or a brand to become the butt of jokes.” — Sam Singer, a prominent Bay Area crisis-management consultant, on investors urging controversial Tesla CEO Elon Musk to...
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Latest line: A good week for Rob Bonta, a bad week for Ricardo Lara
Rob Bonta California attorney general wins a major gun case, as the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds state ban on large-capacity ammo magazines, put in place when voters passed Prop 63 in...
View ArticleThey said it: Striking VTA union takes an “L”
“We believe that the justice systems and the court has failed us. At the end of the day, the workers lost today.” — Raj Singh, the president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 representing...
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Latest line: A good week for Ezra Klein, a bad week for Anne Wojcicki
Ezra Klein Californian and NY Times columnist draws major buzz for “Abundance,” a new book about how Democrats can boost their fortunes by cutting red tape to build more housing, transit and clean...
View ArticleThey said it: The A’s bring big league ball to Sacramento
“Well, they’re out of most of the beer. They’re figuring it out. For a little, minor-league ballpark, this is a cool, intimate experience. I love local baseball. To see MLB here, I’m all about it. But...
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Latest line: A good week for Bill Essayli, a bad week for Elon Musk
Bill Essayli High-octane Republican Assemblyman from Riverside County is named by Trump administration to be U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, where he will lead 500 lawyers, agents and staff enforcing...
View ArticleThey said it: When protests cross the line
“Dissent is American. Vandalism is criminal. Speech is protected by the First Amendment. Vandalism is prosecuted under the penal code.” — Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announcing...
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Latest Line: A good week for Loren Taylor, a bad week for Omar Torres
Loren Taylor Campaign finance records show the former Oakland City Council member, business consultant and biomedical engineer and his backers outspent the better-known former Rep. Barbara Lee in the...
View ArticleThey said it: Why not have ranked-choice voting?
“I spent a couple hours on the Internet trying to understand the different explanations of it and still didn’t understand.” — Robert Rissel, a San Jose resident opposed to Santa Clara County adopting...
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Latest line: A good week for Gabby Chavez-Lopez, a bad week for Google
Gabby Chavez-Lopez Labor-backed executive director of the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley wins the most votes Tuesday, heading to a June 24 runoff in the District 3 San Jose City Council election...
View ArticleThey said it: Nude beach’s new chapter
“You feel more connected with nature. I had stress. I thought how I do I get rid of it? Get naked! I get to be myself in nature. Nobody is here. Some people frown upon it. But a lot of people respect...
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Latest line: A good week for Barbara Lee, a bad week for Sasha Renée Pérez
Barbara Lee Yes there is crime, homelessness and a big budget deficit, but after winning the Oakland mayor’s race, former Democratic congresswoman unveils a 10-point plan and basks in the glow of...
View ArticleThey said it: San Jose’s Vietnamese community reflects on fall of Saigon...
“Black April is not a time for glorifying successes and contributions to America. This is about why do we exist in America at all? It’s because we rejected Communism. That reason still exists and we...
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