“We have a lot of first-generation students here in Gilroy Unified School District. We have a lot of families where English is not their first language. We want ... them to know @sanjosestate.bsky.social is their home.” www.kqed.org/news/1205985... via @kqednews.kqed.org @josephgeha.bsky.social

James Williams, who served as assistant chief in San José from 2021 to July, filed a claim for damages against the city at the end of September over his firing, and his attorney says a lawsuit will be filed if the city doesn’t resolve the claim soon. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1205916...

Prosecutors with the SCC DA's office secured an indictment against 11 pro-Palestinian Stanford University students for felony vandalism and trespassing. A defense attorney in the case says the move shunts key elements of a thus far public prosecution into secrecy. www.kqed.org/news/1205828...

In the midst of a critical moment for BART’s long-delayed $12.7 billion Silicon Valley extension, the agency’s leadership is calling out South Bay transit officials for a lack of communication about cost-cutting measures and other key elements of the project. www.kqed.org/news/1205373...

Santa Clara County leaders may rush a sales tax measure onto a November special election ballot to help fill major funding holes created by devastating federal cuts. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1205125...

We’ve launched a database with about 1.5 million pages of once-secret records detailing when law enforcement officers in California seriously injured someone or an agency found an officer violated policy with @kqednews.kqed.org, @sfchronicle.com @latimes.com @calmatters.org 1/

The cold war between San José and PG&E has officially thawed, as the city and the utility company announced a partnership aimed at attracting big power users — data centers and others of that ilk — to the South Bay. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1204983...

Joint effort with @josephgeha.bsky.social. www.kqed.org/news/1204904...

Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone — who has presided over three decades of massive taxable property value increases as Silicon Valley’s industries boomed, busted and boomed again — is retiring. www.kqed.org/news/1204633...

A broad coalition of South Bay organizations rallied Thursday in San José against what they called President Trump’s “Big Bad Bill,” aiming to highlight the harmful effect it could have on large swaths of working class people, immigrants and the environment. www.kqed.org/news/1204613...

New: VTA officials overseeing the $12.7 billion BART extension through downtown San José are looking to cut ties with the project’s primary contractor due to a dispute over cost, a move that could cause even more delays for the backed-up project www.kqed.org/news/1204332...

A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups protested Friday outside of U.S. immigration offices in South San José, demanding an end to what they called a “harsh escalation” of arrests by the Trump administration. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1204313...

The San José City Council will vote next week on a controversial plan authored by Mayor Matt Mahan to arrest unhoused people who refuse multiple offers of shelter. Read this @kqednews.kqed.org story from Guy Marzorati to get a comprehensive look at the decision. www.kqed.org/news/1204237...

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority‘s largest labor union has approved the transit agency’s latest contract offer, bringing an end to nearly a year of negotiations that included a historic and disruptive 17-day strike in March. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1204254...

San José could temporarily ban all new smoke shops, as city leaders hope to redistribute the concentration of such businesses across the city. www.kqed.org/news/1204184...

Waymo, the driverless taxi company owned by Google, has received approvals from a state regulator allowing its autonomous vehicles to begin operating in San José and other nearby cities. www.kqed.org/news/12040828 @kqednews.kqed.org

Listen to the latest episode of The Bay out today, focused on the Vietnamese American community in San José and the South Bay, and the story of County Supervisor Betty Duong's family journey. www.kqed.org/news/1203840...

An American tragedy Fuck Alden Global Capital and their erosion of local newspapers forever and ever Love to my friends at the PD

I got a sad scoop that Sundown Cinema is canceled this summer. 😿 www.kqed.org/arts/1397560...

Some scenes from the Vietnamese American Roundtable's Black April event yesterday, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, held at San José City Hall's Rotunda Wednesday afternoon.

Listen to our report on the Vietnamese American Roundtable's 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon Commemoration event at San José City Hall's Rotunda last night. @kqednews.kqed.org omny.fm/shows/kqed-s...

on KQED RADIO today, the 50th Anniversary of the #FallOfSaigon, I'm talking w/ @josephgeha.bsky.social at 6:22 and 8:22 AM

Half a century removed from the Fall of Saigon, Vietnamese American culture is woven into the fabric of San José. But the group faced a rocky path in the South Bay as it grew in influence and political power. Read our @kqednews.kqed.org story below: www.kqed.org/news/1203768...

Our team's great coverage about the Vietnamese American community around the 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon continues today with this amazing piece from Darren Tu about Paris by Night. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1203789...

In case you missed it: Santa Clara County has officially brought a crucial regional hospital into public ownership, following more than a year of turmoil after a national health care corporation announced it would shutter the East San José facility’s trauma center. www.kqed.org/news/1203378...

In case you missed it live, I spoke with the inimitable @radiobwatt.bsky.social this morning on @kqednews.kqed.org about the VTA Strike coming to an end after a judge's order. Listen below: omny.fm/shows/kqed-s...

VTA strike is over: A historic strike by South Bay transit workers that has affected tens of thousands of people who rely on public transportation will come to an end after a Santa Clara County Judge issued a preliminary injunction to halt it Wednesday afternoon. www.kqed.org/news/1203324...

Friday Night VTA Strike News: Striking ATU workers will postpone a planned Saturday vote on a new contract offer from the VTA, after the agency asked union leaders to hold off until a special closed-session meeting could be held Sunday. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1203162...

New: As the historic strike by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) workers stretches into its 11th day, the transit agency said progress is being made at the negotiating table on key sticking points, and talks were continuing Thursday. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1203227...

Day 9 of the VTA workers' strike and it appears nothing is happening toward ending it. ATU tells me they are waiting for word back from VTA after sharing a written proposal on Sunday. VTA tells me no meetings have been set, no action to report, and no other comments today.

New: A flurry of court filings this week are revealing more of the apparent bad blood between VTA and its largest labor union, ATU, amid a historic strike over contract negotiations. A labor law expert says Gov. Gavin Newsom should intervene. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1203138...

While higher wages are a key sticking point for the more than 1,500 bus drivers and train operators on strike in the pricey Silicon Valley, tens of thousands of riders could also face increased costs as they figure out how else to get around. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1203095...

As South Bay transit workers continue a historic strike for a second day over stalled contract talks, halting bus and train service in the region, the agency that employs them is suing to force them back to work. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1203075...

More than 1,500 South Bay transit workers plan to strike beginning Monday, disrupting Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority bus and rail service, if a new contract deal cannot be reached, officials said. www.kqed.org/news/12030160

A coalition of advocates for unhoused people is suing Fremont, aiming to block its newly adopted camping ban, which has stirred significant debate and put a national spotlight on the East Bay city. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1203002...

In a discussion about a controversial camping ban aimed at cutting down on unhoused encampments, which has brought significant attention on Fremont, Councilman Yang Shao asked the police chief if the city's citation paper is soft enough "so they can use it as toilet paper."

Supreme Court Sides With San Francisco Against EPA in Sewage Lawsuit “It’s not in the interest of a city that is surrounded by water to undermine the Clean Water Act," Dave Owen @kqednews.kqed.org @kqedscience.bsky.social www.kqed.org/news/1202955...

New episode of The Bay out today where we discuss San José's plan to offer bus and train tickets to people who are unhoused if they have a friend or family member who can take them in. open.spotify.com/episode/7hVG... @kqednews.kqed.org

As San José Mayor Matt Mahan continues to champion a drastic shift toward shorter-term solutions to ending street homelessness, the city is rolling out another avenue to that end: busing people who are unhoused to family members or friends. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/12028615

The height and strength of the new barriers are meant to hold back heavy water flows during a 20-year flood event, a term used to refer to an intense flood that could happen once every 20 years or has a roughly 5% chance of happening in any given year @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1202787...

Very proud of these Santa Rosa kids, recently censored by the school district, for: - not backing down - writing a satirical one-act musical about “Mommies Against the Arts” - and taking top honors for it out of 75 other high schools at a statewide festival!

Nearly eight months after a fast-moving fire destroyed an affordable housing building that was under construction near Redwood City, fire officials said they cannot definitively identify a cause. @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/news/1202605...

Many Japanese Americans are recoiling from Trump's immigration crackdown. “This brings back all kinds of memories, even tears,” said one 91-year-old Berkeley resident. “You don’t think I’d remember much, but it’s amazing how much I do.” www.kqed.org/news/1202191... via @kqednews.bsky.social

A man who was injured by a San José police foam bullet during the protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder has been awarded $1.35 million by a jury in federal court. @kqednews.bsky.social www.kqed.org/news/1202381...

More than seven months after a former Stanford University student journalist was arrested while covering a pro-Palestinian protest, the school confirmed it will not discipline him. @kqednews.bsky.social www.kqed.org/news/12023600

The former executive director of the San José Police Officers’ Association will not face any time behind bars for illegally importing opioids, a judge ruled Tuesday, bringing to a close a nearly two-year-old case that shocked the South Bay. @kqednews.bsky.social www.kqed.org/news/1202325...