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Intel Announces 200 Layoffs Coming Continuing Mass Silicon Valley Tech Cutbacks

December 6, 2022 12:56 pm

Mass tech layoffs that began in late October continued across Silicon Valley on Tuesday, with tech company Intel announcing 201 job layoffs in Santa Clara and Folsom. The trend of layoffs began just over a month ago when Twitter, shortly...

San Jose Councilman Matt Mahan Projected As Mayoral Winner

November 16, 2022 12:59 pm

Multiple outlets called the San Jose Mayoral election for San Jose City Councilman Matt Mahan on Wednesday, following new totals showing him clinching the victory with an insurmountable lead over his opponent, Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez. Mahan, who...

Three Major Mayoral Races Still Have No Winner One Week After Election Day

November 14, 2022 4:59 pmNovember 15, 2022 6:43 am

Three of the largest mayoral races in California, as well as the entire country, remained undecided nearly a week after election day as of Monday, with Los Angeles, San Jose, and Oakland likely to not have overall winners until late...

San Francisco Drops To Third Most Expensive Average Rent In US According To New National Rent Report

October 26, 2022 2:30 amOctober 25, 2022 8:29 pm

A new National Rent Report released on Tuesday by the rental research company Zumper found that San Francisco rents moved down to only the third most expensive in the country, with Boston overtaking San Francisco for second place as the...

Northern California activist builds a temple for San Jose Cambodian population

September 28, 2022 6:00 amSeptember 30, 2022 11:12 am

UPDATE: This story has been updated to include a more nuanced explanation of the Khmer Krom community and its relationship to the broader Cambodian Khmer population. Northern California is getting a look at exactly what happens when an irresistible force...

String of Bay Area Factories, Distribution Centers Shut Down This Week

July 21, 2022 12:15 pmJuly 21, 2022 4:05 pm

Several factories and distribution centers shut down across the Bay Area this week due to recent cost crunches, eliminating hundreds of jobs in the process. The first to announce closures this week was an Amy’s Kitchen frozen foods production plant...

California’s Great America Theme Park To Close Within 10 Years Following $310 Million Land Sale

June 28, 2022 1:24 pmJune 29, 2022 7:51 am

Amusement Park Company Cedar Fair announced on Tuesday that the California’s Great America theme park has sold the land that the park is on and will be closing within the next 10 years, likely trigging local, regional, and statewide political...