San Jose Headlines

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has extended California’s authority to enforce its own tailpipe regulations, rejecting a legal challenge initiated by the fossil fuel industry and a coalition of seventeen conservative states. The unanimous decision by the three-judge panel was handed down on April 9th, [...]

What is a Ranger? A Ranger is a midsize pickup truck built in the Wayne, Michigan Ford Truck assembly plant and sold by Ford Motor Company. As a truly global product, the Ford Ranger is manufactured in five production hubs around the world: at the Ford Thailand Manufacturing assembly plant, [...]

SANTA CLARA – Time to swipe the NFL Draft board and clean out my notebook with 10 items learned in the 49ers’ bunker at Levi’s Stadium. 1. TACKLE FOOTBALL It’s neither shocking nor problematic that the 49ers did not draft an offensive tackle. Not many come ready to start, and eight were [...]

Block leaders wanted Cupertino is inviting residents who are passionate about public safety and their neighborhoods to volunteer as block leaders, with the goal of connecting neighbors and building a sense of community. Block leaders also let their neighbors know what’s going on around the city, all in an effort to [...]

New finance director Luz Cofresí-Howe was recently named finance director for the city of Milpitas. Cofresí-Howe comes to Milpitas from the city of San Jose, where she served as assistant director of finance for 4½ years. In San Jose she managed a team of 135 professional and technical staff performing accounting, [...]

Community reps sought The Columbia Neighborhood Center’s Community Advisory Committee is seeking new members. The committee advises the center’s administration on services and helps identify and address community needs and evaluate program efficacy and impacts to underserved families. The committee is accepting applications from middle or high school students who reside in [...]

Viral video winners Branham High School students Allison Crick and Leslie Franco teamed with Maria Esquivel Flores, a student at Mount Pleasant High School, to produce a winning entry for a viral video contest held by the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health. The three teens are students in the [...]

The city of Saratoga and Saratoga Foothill Club partnered to plant a new tree to celebrate Arbor Day on April 24 and replace a 100-year-old oak tree that fell during heavy storms in February. The entire Saratoga city council, city staff, Foothill Club staff and members of the public turned out [...]

Los Gatos will be an age-friendly community for older adults to live engaged and meaningful lives if Ginger McDonald, Teri Hope, Tim Lundell, Tom Picraux and many others have anything to do with it. They are part of Los Gatos Thrives Foundation for Older Adults (aka Los Gatos Thrives) and [...]

Local officials are working to assess the status of a landslide on Mountain Charlie Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains as residents continue to contend with limited access to main roads to get to work and school. Santa Cruz County’s Department of Public Works on April 12 secured $30,000 to conduct [...]