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Category Archives: San Jose
News Pix: San Jose May Day Immigration Rally, Solar Plane Liftoff and Hot Weather
Several thousand people marched for workers' rights and immigration reform on May Day in San Jose. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED) Dancers performed outside San Jose City Hall as part of the May Day rallies. Speakers from local labor unions and immigration rights … Continue reading
Thousands Rally in Bay Area for Workers' and Immigrants' Rights
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Thousands took to the streets throughout the Bay Area yesterday in support of immigration reform and workers' rights on May Day, also known as International Workers' Day. While the United States celebrates its Labor Day at the end of summer, … Continue reading
San Jose Police Union Challenges Pension Reform Measure
(BCN) The San Jose Police Officers’ Association on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in Santa Clara County Superior Court challenging San Jose's voter-approved Measure B pension reform proposition. The lawsuit charges the City Council violated a state labor law by failing … Continue reading
A Wild Kingdom Right in the Middle of San Jose
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Who knew? Downtown San Jose is booming with exotic wildlife. Earlier this month came news that beavers had returned to the Guadalupe River after a long absence. Now … an update on the falcons that are making their nest on … Continue reading
News Pix: Joshua Trees in Bloom, Oakland Artists Face Eviction and San Jose Tattoo Removal
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It's been an incredible spring for Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert and throughout the Southwest. The strange and gangly desert forest is in the last stages of an unusually rich and widespread bloom. (Caitlin Esch/KQED) Residents of a small … Continue reading
News Pix: Giants Season Opener, High Winds Buffet San Francisco, Immigration Rally Stops Traffic
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Fans packed AT&T Park for the San Francisco Giants first home game of the season, where they beat the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0. (Gina Scialabba/KQED) High winds whipped the west side of San Francisco Monday, toppling trees and closing the … Continue reading
News Pix: Prop. 8 Oral Arguments, Bay Bridge Bolts Snap, Devil's Slide Tunnel Opens
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Crowds of people outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C protest the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday, March 27. (Jacob Fenston/KQED) On Tuesday March 26, the rainbow flag was raised over Berkeley City Hall to mark arguments in the … Continue reading
Tech Companies' Push to Expand Skilled Worker Visas Rankles Critics
by Sam Harnett Technology companies in California say they can't find enough U.S. programmers to fill jobs. So they're pushing hard for I-Squared, the Immigration Innovation Act, in the U.S. Senate that could more than triple the number of visas … Continue reading
Residents Gloomier in Oakland than San Francisco, San Jose
Bummed out by rising crime, Oakland residents are turning their thumbs down on their city's prospects, according to a new opinion poll. Sixty-five percent say the town is headed in the wrong direction, compared to only 22 percent with the … Continue reading
San Francisco Bay Area: Nation's Capital for 'Megacommuting'
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Are you a "megacommuter"? The symptoms are getting up before dawn for a marathon trip in car or train or bus or vanpool to get to work. Then repeating the process when the day is over and maybe getting home … Continue reading
