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San Francisco Drops To Third Most Expensive Average Rent In US According To New National Rent Report

October 26, 2022 2:30 amOctober 25, 2022 8:29 pm

A new National Rent Report released on Tuesday by the rental research company Zumper found that San Francisco rents moved down to only the third most expensive in the country, with Boston overtaking San Francisco for second place as the...

Northern California activist builds a temple for San Jose Cambodian population

September 28, 2022 6:00 amSeptember 30, 2022 11:12 am

UPDATE: This story has been updated to include a more nuanced explanation of the Khmer Krom community and its relationship to the broader Cambodian Khmer population. Northern California is getting a look at exactly what happens when an irresistible force...

String of Bay Area Factories, Distribution Centers Shut Down This Week

July 21, 2022 12:15 pmJuly 21, 2022 4:05 pm

Several factories and distribution centers shut down across the Bay Area this week due to recent cost crunches, eliminating hundreds of jobs in the process. The first to announce closures this week was an Amy’s Kitchen frozen foods production plant...

Homemade Bomb Found Outside Home of San Jose Councilwoman Dev Davis

June 15, 2022 12:08 pmJune 15, 2022 12:42 pm

A homemade explosive device was found outside the home of San Jose City Councilwoman Dev Davis on Tuesday, with the San Jose Police Department evacuating the area for part of the day while they dealt with the bomb. At about...

New Study Names Los Angeles ‘Worst Metro Area for New Home Buyers’

June 13, 2022 3:33 pm

A new study released on Monday has found that the Los Angeles metro area is the worst city for first time home buyers in the United States, with Riverside and San Jose joining LA in the bottom five. According to...

San Jose Annual ‘Gun Harm Reduction Fee’ is Just an Illegal Tax New Lawsuit Says

April 4, 2022 2:26 pmApril 4, 2022 2:36 pm

The City of San Jose is being sued by three civic groups over a $25 fee on gun ownership that it enacted earlier this year. The law requires that gun owners pay the annual “gun harm reduction fee” to an...

SJ City Council Passes Draft Proposal To Bar Political Donations by Foreign-Owned Corps

March 23, 2022 2:24 amMarch 22, 2022 10:38 pm

The San Jose City Council voted 9-1 on Tuesday on a piece of draft legislation to prohibit foreign-influenced corporations from making political contributions to any city elections in San Jose. According to the passed draft proposal, the new campaign finance...