San Francisco Chronicle, USA
Value pricing raises tolls during the most congested travel times to encourage some drivers to change when they drive or to use public transportation. A similar grant three years ago offered to fund San Francisco's ill-fated plan to toll Doyle Drive or …
San Jose Mercury News, USA
By Rose Meily Project Cornerstone is a top priority for Los Gatos Mayor Mike Wasserman. In fact, it is so important to him, he has taken it upon himself to promote the program to individuals, business and organizations in Los Gatos. …
San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News, USA -
Bill Tysseling, who has a law degree and heads the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce, said the agreement is tough to analyze because so many factors are involved. Among them, he said, is the complexity of the site with historical impacts, the hillside …
Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA -
Locally, Gabriella Cafe and Ristorante Avanti are among those donating a portion of sales to the Grow a Farmer campaign to keep free housing for students. Most students could not afford to rent a place in town. "If I had to pay for housing while I was …
Scotts Valley/San Lorenzo Valley Press-Banner, CA
Benjamin quit her studies and became a full-time apprentice at the garden, which turned out to be a major American center for organic gardening and farming before it was mainstream. “It was like being a garden monk,” she said. …
Long Beach City College Viking
Wired News
By John C Abell It's hard to read anything into Steve Jobs' condition as he remains on medical leave and even further from the spotlight, but the Apple CEO's lawyer said his client missed a hearing Tuesday night about a continuing sage to demolish his …
Tri Valley Herald, CA
By Shaun Bishop A 24-unit housing project won unanimous approval Tuesday from the Redwood City Planning Commission despite concerns from neighbors that the complex is too large and could cause a parking crunch. The proposed development on Kentfield …
San Jose Mercury News, USA
group founded in 1996 to help immigrants find hourly jobs like gardening and temporary construction with employers, many of them homeowners. During the height of the construction boom in the Bay Area, as many as a 100 workers a day found jobs from the …
San Jose Mercury News, USA
Madrigal, who works as a union organizer, said the other council members caved to the promise of future revenue during tough economic times and said the project is not right for the community. "My vote is going to be for the people now and the …
San Jose Mercury News
Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA
The group rejected the proposed rezoning of the Poor Clares property for another high density affordable housing project in Seacliff Beach, which is scheduled for Planning Board approval on April 15. Supervisor Ellen Pirie thought that suggesting this …