Caltrans repaves highway with plastic bottles
Think of it as where the root beer meets the road. Or maybe life in the Fanta lane? In an experiment they hope will one day make California’s roads more
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COVID-19 Alters Sunnyvale Community Services’ Annual Backpack Distribution Day
Despite the downturn in the economy and the social distancing required because of COVID-19, Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS) still managed to gather supplies for its annual backpack distribution days. Over the
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Need to land a job? Try out a warehouse job in Santa Clara ! Here are some opening positions
Experts polled by Refinitiv predict that three million jobs were added in June, a new record high following May’s addition of 2.5 million jobs. This would nudge the unemployment rate down to
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Cloverleaf Family Bowl knocked down by coronavirus
For generations of families, Cloverleaf Family Bowl was the place to celebrate birthdays, play in the arcade, and of course, to bowl. But now that the iconic alley is shuttered
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A police officer in San Jose, California was placed on desk duty after a video featuring him dragging and kicking a woman in McDonald’s parking lot surfaced the internet.
According to the reports, a California based police officer was seen kicking and dragging a woman during an arrest in a cellphone video footage. The officer has been placed on
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Federal agencies concerned face masks will thwart facial recognition tech
The US Department of Homeland Security has raised concerns internally that face masks meant to protect against the spread of COVID-19 may interfere with facial recognition technology, The Intercept reported. It also
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Santa Clara County Unveils New Dashboard for COVID-19 Testing
Santa Clara County published a new online dashboard Tuesday that will track COVID-19 testing by large health care systems and clinics. The dashboard shows the rate and count of tests
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She had a baby and bought her own business in the Bay Area. Then the coronavirus pandemic started
Erin Gomes’ dream of owning her own auto shop finally came true when she purchased the Mountain View business where she’d been hired as a receptionist more than 16 years earlier. Not
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County Shares Guidance For Possibly Reopening Schools
This afternoon, the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department and County Office of Education released guidance for reopening schools in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance is
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Eviction moratoriums around the Bay Area during coronavirus pandemic: Ordinances city by city
On March 27, 2020, in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order putting a moratorium on the eviction of renters who are affected
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