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Meet the new director leading San Jose’s efforts to solve its housing crisis
Erik Soliván became director of the city housing department in May.
1 million Southern California homes are worth $1 million or more
Compared to 2022, region added 97,100 abodes to the seven-figure club – that's 10% growth, double the non-California pace.
Tech companies chop 400-plus more Bay Area jobs as layoffs widen
Tech companies have chopped 400-plus more Bay Area jobs in a fresh round of staffing reductions.
Correction: Absolute Technologies temporarily closing Anaheim plant
The company is temporarily closing its plant during the holidays from December 23, 2024, through December 27, 2024.
Cruise admits to filing false report to sway federal probe into San Francisco crash
The autonomous car company did not include details about a woman being dragged over 20 feet by one of its self-driving vehicles.
Voyage past the Golden Gate to scatter father’s ashes ends in bloody plunge beside tourist mecca: lawsuit
Lawsuit accuses the Neptune Society of Northern California of negligence for allegedly motoring the Naiad boat at an unsafe speed and failing to keep clear of the breakwater while no proper lookout was maintained.
Advocacy groups call on San Jose to secure service commitments ahead of proposed changes to Good Samaritan Hospital
Community groups have asked the San Jose City Council to secure health services commitments from Good Samaritan Hospital, fearing its parent company could cut services in the future.
Developer buys San Jose site where 100-plus affordable homes are eyed
A real estate firm has paid more than $10 million to buy an affordable housing development site in San Jose.
‘The Disneyland of American grocery stores’: How Trader Joe’s became a tourist hot spot
Although it began in California as a health-food store, the brand has expanded across the US and now has travelers from around the world clamoring to visit one of its outlets.
Huge San Jose housing development enters crucial public scrutiny stage
Fresh plans have emerged for a huge San Jose housing development that would produce several hundred homes.
The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at bankruptcy auction
The Infowars website was down Thursday morning. On his live broadcast, Jones was angry and defiant, vowing to challenge the sale.
California gets mediocre grades for its business climate
California got a below-average No. 30 ranking among the states when my trusty spreadsheet looked at eight yardsticks of business well-being.
Larry Magid: Generative AI is getting smarter
But it still makes mistakes, so do your homework before relying on its answers
AMD cutting almost 1,000 jobs to focus resources on AI push
The move follows other cutbacks among longtime Silicon Valley companies. Cisco Systems Inc. is eliminating more than 6,000 positions, and Intel is cutting about 15% of its workforce of more than 100,000.
The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families’ backing
The satirical news publication acquired the conspiracy theory assets and apparently took down the website Thursday.
Ford to pay up to $165 million to US government for moving too slowly on recall
The NHTSA says Ford was too slow to recall vehicles with faulty rearview cameras.
California gets mediocre grades for its business climate
California got a below-average No. 30 ranking among the states when my trusty spreadsheet looked at eight yardsticks of business well-being.
Larry Magid: Generative AI is getting smarter
But it still makes mistakes, so do your homework before relying on its answers