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With a $20-million budget deficit on the horizon, Santa Clara city officials say they must lay off 82 people in January unless unions representing municipal employees agree to pay cuts.
About 100 concerned Carlmont High School parents attended a presentation by the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday to learn how to identify drugs and whether their teens might be using them.
The Vice President of the Santa Clara county Board of Supervisors Dave Cortese says the strong bond with his grandfather, an immigrant from Sicily, helps him to better serve Santa Clara County’s diverse community.
The Redwood City School District will have a full year of classes ending June 9, 2011 thanks to increased funding from the state’s newly passed budget.
With reports of coyote attacks in Santa Clara County more than doubling in 2010, wildlife officials urge people to keep a safe distance and supervise pets and children when they’re outside.
Half Moon Bay must close the $500,000 budget deficit after voters rejected a one cent sales tax last week. Options include closing parks and cutting police.
As school districts across California have faced steep cuts in state funding, some education proponents have responded with fundraising efforts. The San Carlos Education Foundation raised $1.7 million.
Wo’O Ideafarm, dubbed “Mountain View sign man” by the San Jose Mercury News, has recently been arrested for several code violations and threatening public safety. He feels the arrests violate his right to free speech.
San Mateo County voters approved Measure M to fund road repairs. But, California Prop 26, which also passed, will require two-thirds of voters to pass the measure again in one year.