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High Gas Prices Gouge Silicon Valley Households
Consumers are spending more to fill their tanks, leaving them with less money to spend elsewhere as energy prices push up inflation.

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Consumers are spending more to fill their tanks, leaving them with less money to spend elsewhere as energy prices push up inflation.

Zoe Lofgren warned that the president’s “erratic behavior” and “cognitive decline” have threatened the lives of millions of people.
Yesterday, astronauts embarked on a journey that will take them farther into space than any human has ever traveled.
The Board of Education is expected to vote on the layoffs in June when it adopts a budget for the next fiscal year.
Two electoral fights have shaped the “Valley of Heart’s Delight” into combative territory.
“We’re very, very clear and forward about this being women-owned and operated,” Creason-Valencia told San José Spotlight. “
The San Jose Rules and Open Government Committee unanimously approved moving the early stages of taking Chavez’s name off city-owned sites.
San Jose has begun to firm up plans to remove his name and likeness from publicly-owned properties that honor the late labor leader.
Chef Ivan Plata developed the burger by testing it out in the kitchen of local eateries, cooking it up and handing out samples at the bar.
Several top Santa Clara County officials are running for reelection unchallenged this year, but two incumbents will fight over their seats.
Neighbors succeeded Monday, urging the Palo Alto City Council to limit the expansion of an assisted living facility that faces their homes.
A new Whole Foods Market is about to open in Los Gatos, with a spacious hot-food bar, indoor seating and a mural. of local birds.
San Jose is clearing one of its most infamous homeless camps again, in what city officials claim will be the last time.
Santa Clara County officials will explore a reparations policy that could compensate Black residents for historic human rights violations.
In addition to Nguyen and Garcia, Doan is also facing a challenge from East Side Union High School District Trustee Van Le.
All of Mountain View’s license plate cameras are being disabled, effective immediately, police announced this afternoon.
Cupertino is looking at a problematic increase in its contract with the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, its public safety arm.
The county fair will no longer happen in the traditional month of July. Instead, it will be held Aug. 19-23 to accommodate vendor schedules.
Persistent frustration over housing costs and affordability, even as population data suggests the region is not experiencing a mass exodus.
The San Jose City Council meets Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.