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Moody’s says school district can keep its bond rating
As Union School District has managed to largely maintain its academic performance levels in the wake of the pandemic, it has also managed to right its financial ship, a ratings agency has confirmed.
On Nov. 25, Moody’s Ratings said it had abandoned an effort to...
Mrs. Claus goes shopping for the men in her life
It wasn’t all that hard to find fancy gift options for male recipients, when I set out about town on this latest quest of mine. And not all products and services are created equal. Of course, the best gifts are the ones that come...
Court announces new leadership
On Jan. 1, the Julie A. Emede official became Presiding Judge, while the Eric S. Geffon was named an assistant presiding judge, with the Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Emede, who previously served as an assistant presiding judge, succeeds Beth McGowen, whose term as presiding...
Environmental prosecutor shares details of illegal medical waste probe
Last week, as the country’s attention was transfixed on the manhunt for the person who gunned down a health insurance executive—which resulted in an outpouring of personal stories about patients being mistreated by the nation’s medical care system—the Santa Clara County DA’s Office held...
Advocates say California’s jail population will rise
According to Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, California doesn’t have a crisis in its jails, where record numbers of people have died even as the state’s jail population shrank.
“Saying people died in jails is a little bit of a misnomer,” said Barnes, who is...
Local crews helping to fight LA wildfires
By now, people across the country—and beyond America’s borders—have seen visuals of the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires in Southern California from the safety of their homes, on TV and via the internet.
As the world watches, local firefighters have been in the thick of...
County Board of Education welcomes new trustees
On Dec. 18, the Santa Clara County Board of Education welcomed two new trustees and elected its 2025 president and vice president. Trustee Maimona Afzal Berta, elected to the board in 2022, was named president for a second time, and Trustee Victoria Chon was...
Rolling in Dough: Where to head to enjoy Silicon Valley Pizza Week?
By now, you’ve likely seen or heard the saying, “You can’t please everyone: you are not pizza.”
Fortunately, decent pizza is not hard to find in our town.
Whether you want a basic slice of mushroom or cheese pizza from Pizza My Heart, or you want...
Canyon Snow marks 2 decades in business
The Los Gatos lobbying firm that proudly touts its “environmental, social, and governance” credentials on its website—that’s Canyon Snow, which recently announced it was adding a former San Jose City Council member to its roster—says it’s not worried about the scorched-earth anti-woke policies President...
