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BLM Banner to Be Hung at SJ City Hall, Residents Worry It Will Replace Street Art
Over the summer, Black Lives Matter street murals became a regular part of cityscapes around the world, and now the City of San Jose has announced a plan to continue honoring that tradition by installing a large banner at City Hall.
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BLM Banner to Be Hung at SJ City Hall, Residents Worry It Will Replace Street Art
Over the summer, Black Lives Matter street murals became a regular part of cityscapes around the world, and now the City of San Jose has announced a plan to continue honoring that tradition by installing a large banner at City Hall. Sergio Quintana reports.
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Sonic Runway to Return to San Jose
The San Jose City Council has approved $500,000 for the re-installation of a popular public art piece that racked up more than a million social media posts in the four months that it was installed near San Jose City Hall.
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To Preserve or Build? San Jose to Decide Fate of 7,400 Acres in Coyote Valley
A battle is brewing in San Jose over what to do with one of the last remaining corridors of undeveloped land in the Bay Area.
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New Burning Man Artwork to be Showcased in Downtown San Jose
Two artwork pieces from Burning Man will be showcased throughout Downtown San Jose in connection to its Playa to Paseo partnership. Art pieces XO and HaHa by artists Laura Kimpton and Jeff Schomberg will be up from Oct. 20 to Feb. 28, 2019 according to a release from the Office of Cultural Affairs.
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San Jose Accepts Electric Scooters, Adds Regulations
Electric scooters might have been banned from San Francisco, but in San Jose, city leaders are accepting the new form of high-tech transportation, but with regulations.
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Protests Planned Over Policy Separating Undocumented Immigrant Families
Immigration advocates on Thursday held rallies in the Bay Area and across the nation in protest against a Trump administration policy that separates some undocumented immigrant families.
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3 Falcon Chicks at San Jose City Hall to Be Tracked, Studied
Three falcon chicks from the nest on top of San Jose City Hall were outfitted with personalized bands Thursday by University of California at Santa Cruz researchers so they can be tracked and studied. UC Santa Cruz expert Glenn Stewart has been taking the elevator to the top floor of City Hall and rappelling to the nest to band 3-week-old...
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San Jose Students Join #NationalSchoolWalkout, Call for Stricter Gun Laws
Students from several South Bay schools joined in National Walkout Day at San Jose City Hall to push for stricter gun control laws.
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State AG, Local Officials Discuss Prescription Drug Use, Disposal
Santa Clara County and San Jose elected officials joined California Attorney General Xavier Becerra at San Jose City Hall on Monday to discuss ongoing efforts to limit prescription drug addictions ahead of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
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San Jose Artist Shows Some Love for Silicon Valley's Forgotten Creeks
For an entire year, artist Donald Neff visited unremarkable, overlooked scenes like this all around Silicon Valley, painting them in a rustic impressionism that seemed to suggest the majesty of the great wide open. Except, these were the kind of mundane suburban scenes people passed every day without a second thought.
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Renters' Rights Advocates Protest at San Jose City Hall
Protesters made up of a coalition of community groups supporting renters’ rights gathered at San Jose City Hall Thursday to confront Mayor Sam Liccardo ahead of next Tuesday’s City Council meeting where amendments to the city’s Rent Control Ordinance will be discussed.
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DACA Rallies Slated Across the Bay Area
Thousands on Thursday are expected to rally in the Bay Area and across America for DACA recipients. Those participating are calling on Congress to pass new legislation and pressing for permanent protections for DACA recipients. Local rallies are being planned at San Francisco State University, San Jose City Hall and Richmond City Hall.
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New Art Installation Brightens Up Downtown San Jose
A new public art piece called Sonic Runway unveiled in front of San Jose City Hall, along Santa Clara Street, on Friday night.
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Hundreds Mourn Loss of Las Vegas Mass Shooting Victim During a San Jose Vigil
More than 200 people came together at San Jose City Hall to honor Michelle Vo, one of the victims who was gunned down in Las Vegas on Monday.
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Violence in Virginia Sparks Bay Area Demonstrations
People across the Bay Area on Sunday gathered at a number of rallies and anti-hate demonstrations in response to Saturday’s deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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10 LGBT Pride Events Around the Bay Area in June
Following the opening of its first LGBTQ Pride Center, San Mateo County is set to celebrate LGBT Pride Month with festivities Saturday in Central Park. And while Silicon Valley Pride is set for late August, several cities will be hosting their annual pride events over the next three weeks:
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Deadline Fast Approaching to Request Financial Aid Following San Jose Floods
Roughly two months after rising water inundated several neighborhoods and cars in San Jose, the deadline to request financial assistance has arrived.
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Protesters Push Proposal for Renters' Rights in San Jose
Many South Bay community groups gathered in San Jose Wednesday for a protest march on renters’ rights.