Stanford Pro-Palestine Protestors Indicted for Barricading President’s Office | KQED Prosecutors have secured an indictment against a group of pro-Palestine students who broke into the Stanford University president’s office as part of a protest.

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.

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BART Slams VTA for Cost-Cutting Secrecy in $12.7 Billion Silicon Valley Extension | KQED A new letter reveals growing tension between BART and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority over design changes, cost-cutting measures and transparency in the Silicon Valley extension projec...

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.

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Santa Clara County Voters Could Pay More Sales Tax Due to Trump Cuts | KQED Santa Clara County leaders say its large hospital and clinic network is at risk of collapsing due to major federal cuts.

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

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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/

San José and PG&E Strike Deal to Attract Data Centers to South Bay | KQED San José hopes that a partnership with PG&E to offer power delivery guarantees will help attract more data centers to the city.

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.

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Pat Tillman’s Brother, Arrested in San José Post Office Fire, Had Alarming Posts Online | KQED The brother of the late Pat Tillman Jr. is suspected of starting a fire at a San José post office by crashing into it, and his family says he has had mental health issues for years.

Joint effort with @josephgeha.bsky.social.

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Larry Stone Rolls On: Santa Clara County’s Assessor Retires After 30 Years | KQED Larry Stone, who has held the role of Santa Clara County Assessor for 30 years, is retiring on July 6.

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.

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‘A Big Bad Betrayal’: San José Groups Protest Trump’s Tax Bill | KQED Progressive South Bay organizations rallied in San José to highlight the harms of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” currently before Congress.

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.

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VTA Officials Want to Ditch Contractor on South Bay BART Extension | KQED VTA officials are recommending transit agency leaders find a new contractor to head up major tunneling and track work due to a dispute over cost.

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
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San José Immigrant Advocates Protest Sweeping ICE Arrests | KQED Advocates say routine immigration check-ins are turning into detention hotspots as President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security ramps up arrests.

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.

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In San José, a Controversial Choice for Unhoused: Shelter or Arrest? | KQED Mayor Matt Mahan says the threat of arrest after multiple offers of shelter could help clear encampments and open paths to treatment. But Santa Clara County officials are skeptical.

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.

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South Bay Transit Workers Approve New VTA Contract, Ending Stalemate | KQED Nearly a year after contract negotiations between the VTA and its largest labor union began, an agreement has been reached.

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.

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San José Could Temporarily Ban Smoke Shops, Citing Health Inequities | KQED San José leaders are advocating for a temporary halt on new smoke shops across the city, following a recent report showing these businesses are overrepresented in predominantly Latino areas of the cit...

San José could temporarily ban all new smoke shops, as city leaders hope to redistribute the concentration of such businesses across the city.
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Waymo Gets Green Light for Driverless Taxis in San José | KQED Waymo’s driverless taxis will soon be able to operate in San José and other South Bay cities after a state regulator approved the expansion.

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.

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San José’s Vietnamese American Community Remembers 50 Years Since the Fall of Saigon | KQED Today, it's hard to imagine San José without the Vietnamese American community.

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.
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Sonoma Media Investments, parent company of The Press Democrat, sold to MediaNews Group Sonoma Media Investments joins a company with a wide presence in California, including Marin Independent Journal, San Jose Mercury News and San Diego Union-Tribune.

An American tragedy

Fuck Alden Global Capital and their erosion of local newspapers forever and ever

Love to my friends at the PD

Sundown Cinema Has Been Canceled, Following Layoffs | KQED After 21 years of open-air movie screenings, the outdoor series in San Francisco is no more.

I got a sad scoop that Sundown Cinema is canceled this summer. 😿

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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.

KQED Newscast - KQED KQED newscast for Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM

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

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on KQED RADIO today, the 50th Anniversary of the #FallOfSaigon, I'm talking w/ @josephgeha.bsky.social

at 6:22 and 8:22 AM

‘Beginning of Our Identity’: How San José Became Home for Betty Duong and Vietnamese Americans | KQED Half a century removed from the Fall of Saigon, Vietnamese American culture is woven into the fabric of San José. However, the group faced a rocky path in the South Bay as it grew in influence and pol...

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:

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How ‘Paris by Night’ Became the Spirit of Vietnamese American Life | KQED If your family’s Vietnamese, one show has always played for everyone in practically every household: Paris By Night, a variety show that became the cultural anchor for the diasporic experience.

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
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‘Beginning of Our Identity’: How San José Became Home for Betty Duong and Vietnamese Americans | KQED Half a century removed from the Fall of Saigon, Vietnamese American culture is woven into the fabric of San José. However, the group faced a rocky path in the South Bay as it grew in influence and pol...

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East San José Hospital Trauma Center Restored on First Day of Public Ownership | KQED A trauma center at Regional Medical Center in East San José that had been downgraded is back in operation on the first day under county ownership.

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.

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Not that I have seen on either front!

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:

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VTA Strike Ends -- Major Points:

- Striking workers return to work Thursday, partial bus service to resume by Friday morning

- Light rail trains will take longer to get rolling due to inspections

- VTA and ATU still don't have a contract agreement, so negotiations/mediation will need to resume