Student homelessness has risen to pre-pandemic levels, after years of decline. Now, a San Jose legislator has introduced a California bill to provide unhoused high school seniors with a guaranteed income to help them enroll in college or enter the workforce. A recent data analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California found that after … Read more
Cal Poly Humboldt officials are closing the campus for the remainder of the semester with classwork continuing remotely, as pro-Palestinian student activists refuse to end their occupation of two academic buildings. This closure means that anyone on campus without authorization by University Police is subject to citation or arrest, the university wrote in a statement … Read more
Either Meghan Markle or her handlers at William Morris thought they could show that she enjoys the backing of Hollywood A-listers by having Chrissy Teigen go on Instagram this week to reveal that she was one of the privileged 50 to be gifted a jar of the duchess’s limited-edition American Riviera Orchard strawberry jam. Sure, … Read more
A ballot recount in the Congressional District 16 race appears to be full steam ahead after Santa Clara County received the money Friday to start the arduous process that could break a historic tie for second place. After a month of vote counting in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, Assemblymember Evan Low … Read more
More than a year after the deadline and being hit with a lawsuit over the delay, Cupertino has received a green light from state regulators for a housing plan to add more than 4,500 homes by 2031. Every eight years, California law requires cities to submit a blueprint, known as a housing element, for how … Read more
To understand the mind-boggling, consequential power of just one vote in this year’s historic District 16 congressional primary, take a stroll through downtown Saratoga, the heart of Santa Clara County’s Precinct No. 4692. You might bump into Linda Schaefer walking her shih tzu down Big Basin Way. She’s a conservative Republican who usually votes for … Read more
By Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy | Associated Press JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged central Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government protest since the country went to war in October. Protesters urged the government to reach a cease-fire deal to free dozens of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas … Read more
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities arrested the four men suspected of carrying out the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday during an address to the nation. He claimed they were captured while fleeing to Ukraine. Kyiv strongly denied any involvement in Friday’s attack … Read more
Watch the video of Catherine, Princess of Wales, as she revealed Friday that she is in the early stages of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer. The princess, who is 42 and married to the heir to the British throne, Prince William, described the diagnosis as a “huge shock” in the video, which was released … Read more
California labor leaders scored a significant win for fast-food restaurant employees when Gov. Gavin Newsom last year signed legislation providing a $20-an-hour minimum wage and creating a new government agency to set working conditions. But as the new Fast Food Council was holding its first meeting Friday, labor unions were already mounting local efforts to … Read more
