Michael E. Robles

Politics

San Jose mayor candidate criticized over past comments

One month after the June primary election, the San Jose mayoral race is already heating up, with candidates taking jabs at each other. This week,...

Politics

Santa Clara County launches mental health crisis hotline

On Saturday, individuals in suicidal and mental health crisis will have a new option for help—911 flips to 988, a mental health crisis hotline....

Community

A ‘quiet panic’ over looming sweep of San Jose homeless camp

After 19 years on the streets, unhoused San Jose resident Kellie Goodman is finally moving into a home. But she’s worried about her friends...

Business

San Jose Downtown Association finds new leader in Reno

After more than three decades, the San Jose Downtown Association is getting new leadership. Alex Stettinski, executive director of Downtown Reno Partnership, is set to become...

Politics

San Jose residents react to record-breaking inflation

San Jose residents are grappling with the highest level of inflation in 41 years, forcing many to make hard choices about food, travel and...

Politics

Silicon Valley school district exhales as bond measure passes

Santa Clara County voters approved funding more than $24 million in education in June, but one school district held its breath for days hoping...

Politics

10 years later, DACA recipients in San Jose fear the future

For the first time in 24 years, Miguel Santiago met his family in Oaxaca, Mexico. He crossed the border to create an ethnography report...

Politics

Will Santa Clara voters approve a headcount tax for businesses?

A business tax will reap millions for Santa Clara if residents approve a ballot measure in November. Voters will be asked whether the city...

Politics

San Jose State track proposed for fairgrounds

A proposed track and field at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds may return a university to former glory. Assemblymember Ash Kalra requested $25 million...

Politics

From violence to homelessness: Colombian migrants’ journey to Silicon Valley

When Elbert Arias and Keila Castillo married in 2014, they envisioned raising a family in their coastal hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia. Castillo would care...

Politics

From violence to homelessness: Columbian migrants’ journey to Silicon Valley

When Elbert Arias and Keila Castillo married in 2014, they envisioned raising a family in their coastal hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia. Castillo would care...

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