News – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:36:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 Bay Area Car Dealer DGDG Must Pay Almost $300K Fine for Hazardous Waste https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/201209575/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/201209575/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:33:22 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209575 A judge ordered civil penalties to be paid by DGDG, which does business at more than 16 locations in Northern California, including Capitol Volkswagen, Capitol Chevrolet, and Stevens Creek Mazda.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/201209575/feed/ 0 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Named Outstanding Public Transportation System https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-valley-transportation-authority-named-outstanding-public-transportation-system/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-valley-transportation-authority-named-outstanding-public-transportation-system/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:23:16 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209571 The top industry award from the American Public Transportation Association honors a public transportation system member that has demonstrated achievement in efficiency and effectiveness.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/santa-clara-valley-transportation-authority-named-outstanding-public-transportation-system/feed/ 0 Meta Reaches $1.4B Settlement With Texas Over Privacy Violations https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/meta-reaches-1-4b-settlement-with-texas-over-privacy-violations/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/meta-reaches-1-4b-settlement-with-texas-over-privacy-violations/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:19:43 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209567 The parent company of Facebook and Instagram faced allegations that it had collected facial identification information on millions of users in violation of a state law.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/meta-reaches-1-4b-settlement-with-texas-over-privacy-violations/feed/ 0 It’s Silicon Valley vs. Silicon Valley as Political Fights Escalate https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/its-silicon-valley-vs-silicon-valley-as-political-fights-escalate/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/its-silicon-valley-vs-silicon-valley-as-political-fights-escalate/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:57:43 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209558 Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman and other tech billionaires, many of whom are part of the “PayPal Mafia,” are openly brawling with one another over politics as tensions rise in the presidential campaign.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/its-silicon-valley-vs-silicon-valley-as-political-fights-escalate/feed/ 2 Los Gatos Meadows Developer Agrees to $1.1M Asbestos Settlement https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/los-gatos-meadows-developer-agrees-to-1-1m-asbestos-settlement/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/los-gatos-meadows-developer-agrees-to-1-1m-asbestos-settlement/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:31:25 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209555 The Los Gatos Meadows project was granted a story pole exception so it only has to produce a visual rendering, not put up physical structures to indicate where buildings would appear. 

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/los-gatos-meadows-developer-agrees-to-1-1m-asbestos-settlement/feed/ 0 Newsom Orders CA Agencies To Move Homeless People Out of Camps — But to Where? https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-orders-ca-agencies-to-move-homeless-people-out-of-camps-but-to-where/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-orders-ca-agencies-to-move-homeless-people-out-of-camps-but-to-where/#comments Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:21:14 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209549 A month after the U.S. Supreme Court OK'ed a crackdown on homeless camps, Gov. Gavin Newsom is issuing a statewide call to action.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-orders-ca-agencies-to-move-homeless-people-out-of-camps-but-to-where/feed/ 3 CA Supreme Court Allows Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Workers To Remain Contractors https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/ca-supreme-court-allows-uber-lyft-doordash-workers-to-remain-contractors/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/ca-supreme-court-allows-uber-lyft-doordash-workers-to-remain-contractors/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:00:41 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209547 State’s highest court refuses to overturn voter-backed Prop. 22, a law written by the gig industry allowing some independent contractors.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/ca-supreme-court-allows-uber-lyft-doordash-workers-to-remain-contractors/feed/ 0 CSU System Works to Rebuild Trust in Shadow of Sex Discrimination and Assault Cases https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/csu-system-works-to-rebuild-trust-in-shadow-of-sex-discrimination-and-assault-cases/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/csu-system-works-to-rebuild-trust-in-shadow-of-sex-discrimination-and-assault-cases/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:45:25 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209540 Changes are underway one year after scathing audits showed how the California State University system failed to handle reports of sexual discrimination, harassment and assault in its Title IX offices.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/csu-system-works-to-rebuild-trust-in-shadow-of-sex-discrimination-and-assault-cases/feed/ 1 As Biggest Delegation, CA Delegates Will Wield Influence at August Convention https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/as-biggest-delegation-ca-delegates-will-wield-influence-at-august-convention/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/as-biggest-delegation-ca-delegates-will-wield-influence-at-august-convention/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:15:50 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209533 With President Joe Biden's announcement that he won’t seek reelection and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, some California Democratic delegates quickly went along.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/as-biggest-delegation-ca-delegates-will-wield-influence-at-august-convention/feed/ 3 President Kamala Harris? What Her California Years Reveal https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/president-kamala-harris-what-her-california-years-reveal/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/president-kamala-harris-what-her-california-years-reveal/#comments Sun, 21 Jul 2024 19:13:30 +0000 Senate]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209498 Is Vice President Kamala Harris on track to be the first Democratic president from California?

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