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    Sunday, December 28th 2025

    Today's e-Edition

    Santa Clara County

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    Santa Clara County

    Featured

    VANCOUVER, CANADA - DECEMBER 27: William Eklund #72 of the San Jose Sharks celebrates after scoring a goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period of NHL action at Rogers Arena on December 27, 2025 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)

    Sharks beat Vancouver after fast start, snap three-game losing streak as Igor Chernyshov scores first career goal

    NHL: San Jose Sharks get back on track, back into playoff position with hard-fought win over Vancouver Canucks as Igor Chernyshov scores first career goal.

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    Hoover Tower rises above the Stanford University campus on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Stanford, Calif.

    Filipino tech entrepreneur Diosdado “Dado” Banatao died at the age of 79

    SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 28: William Eklund #72 of the San Jose Sharks and David Kampf #64 of the Vancouver Canucks battle for control of the puck in the first period at SAP Center on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

    Sharks look for reset in Vancouver after Christmas break, trying to snap three-game losing streak

    A tour was given to the media at the Stanford Outpatient Center on Tuesday showing their state-of-the-art medical facility located in Redwood City. The outpatient center opens its doors on February 17th. (Konstandinos Goumenidis / Daily News)

    Fired Stanford researcher gets probation for altering cancer data with insults like ‘doctor too stupid’

    Latest Headlines

    • San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy #13 looks to pass in the second quarter of their NFL game against the Carolina Panthers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

      Kurtenbach: The playoffs start early with 49ers – Bears. My three predictions

    • A customer enters The Booksmith on Haight Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. Co-owner Christin Evans provides four of her employees with 100% free health insurance. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

      Why California workers, businesses are paying more for health insurance

    • San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) and Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) greet each other after an NFL football game, Sunday, December 8, 2024, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Scot Tucker)

      49ers’ 5 keys to beating Chicago Bears on ‘Sunday Night Football’

    • San Francisco 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey (23) runs against the Tennessee Titans in the fourth quarter at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

      How to watch 49ers vs. Bears on Sunday Night Football

    • San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory Science Director Katie LaBarbera checks a mist net used to capture birds for banding before releasing them back into their natural habitat at the Coyote Creek Field Station in Milpitas, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

      Scientists are learning how noise affects Bay Area wildlife as they work to conserve wetland birds amid a roaring urban soundscape

    • Protestors gather outside the Concord Immigration Court during an anti-Trump deportation and immigration policy in Concord, CA, on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Immigrant rights advocates, legal counsel, and community members gathered outside the court to outline Trump policy details which use fearmongering, lack of due process, and misinformation tactics to deport migrants from other countries.  (Don Feria for Bay Area News Group)

      ‘They treated us like animals’: ICE arrests at Bay Area courthouses left immigrants in fear, but judge’s order gives reprieve

    San Jose

    VANCOUVER, CANADA - DECEMBER 27: William Eklund #72 of the San Jose Sharks celebrates after scoring a goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period of NHL action at Rogers Arena on December 27, 2025 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)

    Sharks beat Vancouver after fast start, snap three-game losing streak as Igor Chernyshov scores first career goal

    NHL: San Jose Sharks get back on track, back into playoff position with hard-fought win over Vancouver Canucks as Igor Chernyshov scores first career goal.
    • Sharks look for reset in Vancouver after Christmas break, trying to snap three-game losing streak

    • Scientists are learning how noise affects Bay Area wildlife as they work to conserve wetland birds amid a roaring urban soundscape

    • ‘They treated us like animals’: ICE arrests at Bay Area courthouses left immigrants in fear, but judge’s order gives reprieve

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    • VTA Honors Veterans with Discounted Fare Pass

    • Extending VTA’s Orange Line

    • Exciting Changes Are Here on VTA SmartCommute!

    Palo Alto

    Hoover Tower rises above the Stanford University campus on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Stanford, Calif.

    Filipino tech entrepreneur Diosdado “Dado” Banatao died at the age of 79

    Diosdado "Dado" Banatao, a Silicon Valley tech developer, entrepreneur and venture capitalist died on Dec. 25 at the age of 79. He is credited for inventing the chipsets that would be used in all personal computers today.
    • Fired Stanford researcher gets probation for altering cancer data with insults like ‘doctor too stupid’

    • Scientists are learning how noise affects Bay Area wildlife as they work to conserve wetland birds amid a roaring urban soundscape

    • South Bay’s Furry Friends brings fuzzy love to South Bay kids, seniors, patients, families, veterans, inmates

    Los Gatos

    Jim Holtshouse watches video through a Rendever virtual-reality headset at the Forum at Rancho San Antonio retirement community in Cupertino, Calif. on June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

    Virtual reality opens doors for older people in South Bay retirement community to build closer connections in real life

    Like many retirement communities, The Terraces in Los Gatos serves as a tranquil refuge for a nucleus of older people who no longer can travel to faraway places or engage in bold adventures.
    • PG&E restores power for West Valley residents

    • Letters: Public safety is lost in bureaucratic speech about gas explosion

    • More than 125,000 ballots cast in Santa Clara County assessor runoff ahead of deadline

    Sunnyvale

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    Man and woman killed in Interstate 280 Christmas Eve crash

    An elderly man and woman were killed Wednesday evening after their vehicle crashed into the central median on Interstate 280 near State Route 85.
    • PG&E restores power for West Valley residents

    • Letters: Public safety is lost in bureaucratic speech about gas explosion

    • More than 125,000 ballots cast in Santa Clara County assessor runoff ahead of deadline

    Cupertino

    San Jose has approved permits for a seven-story, 118-unit housing development at 1000 S. De Anza Blvd. (Courtesy of LPMD Architects)

    7-story apartment building approved in San Jose, adding 118 homes near Cupertino border

    San Jose has approved permits for a seven-story, 118-unit housing complex at 1000 S. De Anza Blvd
    • Trump administration moves to end H-1B lottery system

    • Letters: Schools must teach about evil of antisemitism

    • Celebrate Noon Year’s Eve at the Cupertino Library

    Milpitas

    Ballots are counted at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters building in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

    More than 125,000 ballots cast in Santa Clara County assessor runoff ahead of deadline

    Vote centers will also be open on Christmas Day and through the weekend
    • Trump administration moves to end H-1B lottery system

    • San José City College names new president

    • Boys basketball: Milpitas rallies to beat San Ramon Valley, stay undefeated

    Saratoga

    Chaeyong Park, classical pianist from South Korea, will make her debut with The Steinway Society–Bay Area in Saratoga on Jan. 31. (Courtesy photo)

    New Year brings new pianist to Saratoga for concert

    An acclaimed pianist from South Korea will be performing at McAfee Performing Arts Center in January. The Santa Clara County Firesafe Council will be working with Fire Safe San Mateo County to help create a wildfire resilient evacuation road.
    • Saratoga leaders reflect on 2025 and look ahead to 2026

    • Local restaurants have delicious ways to ring in the New Year

    • It’s the culture: For the Bay Area’s pro fermenters, kombucha is more than a fad

    Campbell

    Chef Jeff Chen selects a variety of fish to prepare a dish for customers during an omakase dinner at Tancho Japanese Restaurant in Castro Valley on Dec. 10, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

    Omakase: The Bay Area experience in four restaurants

    The 'chef's choice' sushi meals may have been 2025's biggest trend in Bay Area high-end restaurants.
    • More than 125,000 ballots cast in Santa Clara County assessor runoff ahead of deadline

    • South Bay school district to pay $5.75 million amid claims teacher impregnated 15-year-old student, forced abortion

    • Local restaurants have delicious ways to ring in the New Year

    Mountain View

    Building on a 1.5-acre lot at 494 South Bernardo Avenue in Sunnyvale.

    Google unit Planetary Ventures sells Sunnyvale property

    A high-profile Google subsidiary behind the Hangar One renovation has just sold a Sunnyvale building to a developer.
    • Waymo robotaxis blink out and block traffic in SF blackout. What happens in the next emergency?

    • Assemblymember hosts toy drive for local nonprofit

    • People of the Parks: Meet the folks committed to preserving and celebrating Bay Area parks 

    Gilroy

    Jessica Reed, of Gilroy, a Gavilan College student, gets a hug from her 4-year-old daughter Lehlani at their home in Gilroy, Calif., Dec. 12, 2025. South County Community Services secured Reed a place to live and stability. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

    South County Community Services helps those in need move from homelessness and hunger to hope

    South County Community Services helps those who face poverty, homelessness and food insecurity in southern Santa Clara County move forward towards stability.
    • She unknowingly became addicted to fentanyl as a teenager. A first-in-the-nation program for Santa Clara County youth helped her get sober.

    • San Jose family arrested on suspicion of running network of 10 Bay Area brothels, trafficking 40 women

    • Suspect arrested in stabbing of Gilroy grocery store worker

    Morgan Hill

    Ballots are counted at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters building in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

    More than 125,000 ballots cast in Santa Clara County assessor runoff ahead of deadline

    Vote centers will also be open on Christmas Day and through the weekend
    • Google buys Mountain View building near tech titan’s iconic office hubs

    • South County Community Services helps those in need move from homelessness and hunger to hope

    • Letters: Renaming Kennedy Center is merely a marketing stunt

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