Archive for October 2024
Sources: San Jose official under investigation for child sexual abuse materials
Councilmember Omar Torres is pictured at a news conference in this file photo. San Jose police have served a search warrant on Councilmember Omar Torres on suspicion of child sexual abuse material and underage relationships, multiple sources have told San José Spotlight. A San Jose Police Department spokesperson confirmed Thursday night that a criminal investigation…
Read MoreCase study Sacramento: When sanctioned encampments go wrong—lessons for SJ
Sacramento’s Camp Resolution was supposed to be a national model of managed encampments for the unhoused. It recently closed in turmoil. The Sac Bee wades through the finger-pointing, providing further warnings and recommendations for San Jose’s upcoming Watson Park sanctioned encampment. When Sacramento officials signed a first-of-its-kind lease with a local nonprofit that allowed unhoused residents…
Read MoreSF Chron is No on Prop 5: says “Frankenstein” initiative would raise taxes, then ban local gov’ts from using proceeds on 96% of CA’s residential land
The more Bay Areans learn about Prop 5, the less they like it. Even the historically liberal Chronicle Editorial Board now joins the San Jose Mercury News & East Bay Times in opposition to the constitutional amendment, which makes it easier to pass local housing and infrastructure bonds. Where would Prop 5’s new tax money…
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