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CalMatters: Audit Found California was Unprepared to Help Vulnerable People in a Fire. Five Years Later, Lawmakers Finally Talk About it
March 11, 2025
Five years ago, as COVID-19 hit the state, legislators cancelled a hearing to discuss a state audit that found the...
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Ex-Stanford Employee Found Guilty of Unlawful Access, Alteration of Breast Cancer Database
March 1, 2025
A former employee of Stanford University was found guilty of accessing a clinical research database for a multisite breast cancer...
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Lawsuit Alleges that Roblox and Discord are Hubs for Child Exploitation
February 27, 2025
A lawsuit against Bay Area tech companies Roblox and Discord filed last week alleges that the apps are hunting grounds...
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Man Convicted of 1982 Sunnyvale Cold Case Homicide
February 27, 2025
78-year-old Gary Gene Ramirez has pleaded no contest to first-degree murder charges in the death of 15-year-old Karen Stitt. Ramirez...
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Mission College To Offer Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency Services
February 27, 2025
With wildfires raging in Los Angeles County, the need for disaster response is more prescient than ever. Toward that end,...
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Sunnyvale Officer Who Killed Teen in 2024 Acted “Lawfully”
February 25, 2025
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has determined that a Sunnyvale officer lawfully shot and killed a 19-year-old man...
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Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center’s Geriatric Surgery Verification Program Recognized for Excellence
February 22, 2025
At the Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, geriatric patients have an integrated team of providers who care for their...
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Plumbing Repair Scam Costs Sunnyvale Senior Time, Money and Peace of Mind
February 21, 2025
Even a savvy Sunnyvale senior can fall for a scam. It happened to Judi Pogue last summer, but it still...
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Police Arrest Santa Clara Teacher For Having An Inappropriate Relationship With A Student
February 19, 2025
A former Santa Clara High School teacher and “well-known” coach stands accused of having sex with a student. Darrin Garcia,...
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CalMatters: California Regulator Shoots Down State Farm’s Big Homeowner Rate Hike
February 17, 2025
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday rejected State Farm’s request for “emergency” rate increases, setting up what could be...









