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Drought: Largest Active Santa Clara Reservoir at 39% Capacity

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 Jonathan Franco

The largest active reservoir in the Santa Clara Valley was only at 39% capacity Tuesday, and the water agency doesn’t expect things to improve for several years. The water level

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Baykeeper Sues Santa Clara Valley Water Claiming Practices That Are ‘Fatal to Fish’

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 Luke Crawford

Bay Area environmental watchdog San Francisco Baykeeper filed suit on Tuesday against the Santa Clara Valley Water District for allegedly violating the California Constitution and the Fish and Game Code

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California Governor Rejects Mandatory Kindergarten Law

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Bibiam Beyene

Beyond what they learn academically in kindergarten, students learn everyday routines: how to take care of class materials and how to be kind to their peers, according to Golden Empire

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California to Ease Masking Guidelines Friday

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 Luke Crawford

California is easing its masking guidelines Friday, recommending universal mask-wearing only when a county’s COVID-19 transmission level is high. Most Bay Area counties are low, expect for Sonoma and Marin,

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Donald Trump Sued for Fraud by NY Attorney General

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 Jonathan Franco

Donald Trump and members of his family committed a long-running bank, tax and insurance fraud, New York Attorney General Letitia James alleged in a blockbuster and long-awaited lawsuit on Wednesday.

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Former Girlfriend Arrested After Missing Man’s Remains Found in Makeshift Tomb

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 Alex Francis

Eight years ago, Eric Mercado suddenly disappeared. Since then, his family members have been desperately trying to find him. But within the past few weeks, police investigators got a major

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Corruption Trial Against Embattled Santa Clara County Sheriff to Begin With Jury Selection

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 Bibiam Beyene

The corruption trial against Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith was set to begin with jury selection Wednesday. Smith is fighting a number of corruption accusations from a civil grand

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Amazon workers document hot conditions inside California warehouse

September 19, 2022 Luke Crawford

Warehouse employees who say they’ve endured extreme summer heat working at an Amazon air freight facility in San Bernardino have won some safety concessions from the mega-retailer. But they say

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San Jose Group Sending Relief to Puerto Rico in Wake of Hurricane Fiona

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 Manuel Falomir

As people in Puerto Rico face massive flooding and power outages due to Hurricane Fiona, one Bay Area group is scrambling to send them relief supplies. Maria Acevedo, the president