Silicon Valley school districts and officials are pushing for new approaches to preventing gun violence, while experts question whether police on campuses add to school safety.
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At the annual meeting of the League of California Cities, members were presented with a detailed report titled “Dealing With Disruptive Members of the Public.”
There’ll be lots of cool cars and aircraft on display at Hot San Jose Nights’ 14th annual Airport Day at Reid-Hillview Airport on Saturday. And you can bet that they’ll be cooler than the temperatures, expected to be at least in the 90s.
Thousands of people celebrated love and unity in the South Bay on Sunday. The Silicon Valley Pride Parade and Festival took center stage in San Jose, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and its allies.
California lawmakers are ratcheting up calls for “urgent action” by the U.S. Justice Department to investigate potential water crimes as the state battles “dire” supply shortages and drought.
After a far-right group harassed councilmembers and shut down Los Gatos Town Council meetings last fall, the town developed a new system and set of policies to prevent further disruptions.
Now, that framework has been codified for all local governments in the state.
A new California law will protect local mayors and city councilmembers from bullying and harassment at public meetings.
The new pilot program, approved by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday, will send out payments of a thousand dollars per month to homeless high school seniors with no strings attached. The goal is to help them make a transition into higher education or jobs.