The San Jose Police Department is currently investigating the city’s 24th homicide of the year. Around midnight on Friday, officers were dispatched to the intersection of Townsend Avenue and Park Entrance Drive following reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found a man with at least one gunshot wound. Despite the prompt response from paramedics,…
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has made a significant contribution of $30 million to Housing Trust Silicon Valley, a nonprofit dedicated to combating the Bay Area’s escalating affordable housing crisis. The announcement came Wednesday from the San Jose-based organization, which plans to use the funds to support affordable…
After an action-packed weekend at the Durango Fall Classic in Las Vegas, California volleyball teams found themselves enjoying a quieter week. The tournament featured a flurry of upsets and intense matches, but the aftermath saw few major matchups on the schedule, leading to minimal changes in the SBLive/High School on SI California Top 20 girls…
San José’s landmark gun control law is now free from legal challenges for the first time since its inception, thanks to a recent ruling by an appeals court. This decision, however, may prompt increased scrutiny of the ordinance in the future. Supporters of the law believe this legal victory could encourage other cities to implement…
A recent poll conducted by the Bay Area News Group and Joint Venture Silicon Valley reveals that most Bay Area residents are finding it increasingly difficult to afford essential items such as groceries, gas, child care, housing, and home insurance. According to the survey, which sampled over 1,650 registered voters across the core five-county Bay…
Highway 101 has reopened in both directions following a big rig fire that occurred Tuesday afternoon. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the fire broke out on the southbound side of the highway, with smoke drifting into the northbound lanes, leading to a temporary closure. Firefighters responded swiftly to extinguish the flames, and fortunately,…
A significant new Costco store has received preliminary approval and is currently awaiting the final green light from city officials. If this approval comes through as expected, the upcoming location will be the sixth Costco store in San Jose, making it the city with the highest number of Costco locations in the United States. As…
In-N-Out Burger is set to open its newest location in the Bay Area on Thursday, October 3. The highly anticipated restaurant will be situated at 709 Harder Ave. in Hayward, just a mile away from the Cal State East Bay campus. Like all In-N-Out locations, this new restaurant will operate daily from 10:30 a.m. to…
Just a month ago, Brooke Hiers and her family moved out of the state-issued emergency trailer they had occupied since Hurricane Idalia devastated their Gulf Coast fishing village of Horseshoe Beach in August 2023. They were in the process of finishing the electrical work on their self-rebuilt home, having drained Clint’s savings to make it…
Close to a thousand nutria have been hunted down in the Bay Area this year alone, prompting wildlife officials to urge the public to report sightings of these invasive, 2.5-foot-long rodents. Recent camera footage has confirmed their spread to Contra Costa County, posing a significant risk to a critical watershed. Concerns Over Nutria’s Impact on…