3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (673+ words) Following public backlash over proposals to double parking meter rates and extend enforcement hours, San Jose officials are proposing an alternative plan that would phase in the increases over five years. Under the revised proposal set to be heard by…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (413+ words) SAN JOSE — Santa Clara County has the second-most data centers among all counties in the nation and is seeing the fastest growth of the controversial facilities in the past year, according to a new report. An estimated 1,474 data centers were…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (772+ words) An economic impact report released by Alameda County last week on a proposed $30 minimum wage ballot measure claimed it would cost the county an estimated $33 million per year. How the study came to that conclusion is under debate. According to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (611+ words) ANTIOCH — In an effort to attract new businesses and strengthen the city’s economy, Antioch is looking to bring back its Economic Development Department. Facing a projected $15 million deficit in the 2027-28 budget cycle, the city wants to bring back the department…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (602+ words) OAKLAND — PG&E plans to scale back its capital spending by billions of dollars — including reduced power connections for new residences — after efforts to reform California’s wildfire liability rules collapsed in the state Legislature on Tuesday. The investor-owned utility announced…...