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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...

California’s Great America Theme Park To Close Within 10 Years Following $310 Million Land Sale

June 28, 2022 1:24 pmJune 29, 2022 7:51 am

Amusement Park Company Cedar Fair announced on Tuesday that the California’s Great America theme park has sold the land that the park is on and will be closing within the next 10 years, likely trigging local, regional, and statewide political...

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...

CDC Announces Indoor Mask Mandate Recommendations for 13 Calif. Counties

June 4, 2022 2:45 amJune 4, 2022 7:06 am

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Friday that 13 counties in California, roughly one-quarter of the state, have reached ‘High’ levels of COVID-19 and are recommended a return of indoor masking in those counties. All 13...

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...