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Trump may shield undocumented farm workers from deportation

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he may create a carveout to his mass deportation efforts for hospitality...

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Silicon Valley transit agency looks for solutions to looming deficit

VTA plans to get more aggressive expanding its revenue sources with reserves expected to be depleted by the...

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June 11, 2025 by

Silicon Valley begins countdown to next year’s World Cup

The countdown has begun for the FIFA World Cup coming to Silicon Valley next year. Representatives from the...

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June 11, 2025 by

Homelessness takes center stage at San José Spotlight’s PolitiBeat

A regional homelessness crisis and the local shockwaves of President Donald Trump’s second term dominated discussions at San...

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June 11, 2025 by

San Jose loans housing developer $5M after political donations

City leaders are committing millions of dollars in loans to an affordable housing provider after the company’s officers...

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June 11, 2025 by

Los Gatos balances budget but projects future shortfall

Los Gatos has managed to balance its budget despite a multimillion-dollar deficit by cutting funding for programs and...

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Who will be San Jose’s next downtown councilmember?

Who will be San Jose’s next downtown councilmember?

A dramatic special election to elect San Jose's next downtown councilmember was decided by a handful of votes, sending two contenders to a June runoff. Who is poised to win the San Jose City Council seat, and how will voter turnout impact the outcome? Host Nick Preciado sits down with political expert Garrick Percival to take a closer look.

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Silver Taube: Militarized workplace immigration raids batter the economy

In recent days, we have seen an escalation and militarization of workplace raids as the Trump administration has grown frustrated at the pace of deportations. One ICE official told the Washington Examiner last month that Stephen Miller asked ICE staff: ‘Why aren’t you at Home Depot? Why aren’t you at 7-Eleven?’ On June 6, ICE detained day laborers at Home Depot in the Westlake District of Los Angeles. At a news conference the same day, Angelica Salas, director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, said there were seven raids throughout Los Angeles. Local news outlet KTLA reported that the Department of Justice told...