Car dealership chain buys choice Palo Alto property
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PALO ALTO — The owner of a chain of automobile dealerships has bought a Palo Alto site where the controversial development of a new dealership …
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Single-family housing in the Bay Area linked to more racially segregated cities: report
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With California cities under mounting pressure to boost housing density, a new report suggests that coveted single-family neighborhoods may be a key driver of racial …
Bill to delay newspaper labor changes passes key Senate committee
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A bill that would grant the newspaper industry two extra years to meet new labor standards passed a key state Senate committee on Thursday, Aug. …
Being a renter has become the national nightmare
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If homeownership is the American dream, then being a renter has become the national nightmare. Coronavirus has awkwardly exposed, no less amplified, the huge gap …
Mountain View: Densest apartment complex in the city proposed for East Whisman neighborhood
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MOUNTAIN VIEW — A 407-unit apartment complex project poised to be one of the densest and tallest residential developments in the city is moving closer to …
Feds say Ex-Uber security boss tried to cover up massive 2016 hack
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Former Uber Chief Security Officer Joseph Sullivan has been charged with obstruction of justice and concealment of a felony for his role in the attempted …
Coronavirus: Emergency state funding for homeless housing falls far short
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When he launched Project Homekey, Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the new program as part of a permanent solution to homelessness that would outlast the coronavirus …
Court: Uber, Lyft don’t have to treat drivers as employees yet
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By Tina Bellon | Reuters A California appeals court on Thursday halted a lower court order that would have forced Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft …
Big Milpitas office complex is bought by East Bay investors
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MILPITAS — A big office and research complex in Milpitas has been grabbed by investors from the East Bay in a deal that suggests the …
Thousands of chicks arrive dead amid USPS slowdown
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Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — At least 4,800 chicks shipped to Maine farmers through the U.S. Postal Service have arrived dead in recent weeks after …
Coronavirus unemployment: California jobless claims fall to lowest level in five months
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The number of first-time unemployment claims in California fell to their lowest level in five months last week, the government reported, in a hopeful sign …
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By Barbara Ortutay | Associated Press OAKLAND — Facebook says it will restrict the right-wing conspiracy movement QAnon and will no longer recommend that users …
$2 trillion tech titan: Apple
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CUPERTINO — Apple, a tech titan with a reputation for cutting-edge and user-friendly innovation, on Wednesday became the first company to power to a market …
Watch: California home prices set 7th record high in 27 months
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Look at the data visualization above to see California’s home pricing in July hit its seventh record high in 27 months, according to one key …
PG&E settles Ghost Ship fire lawsuit
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OAKLAND — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has settled a civil lawsuit filed on behalf of 32 of the 36 people who died in the …
Milpitas leaders approve $2 million in employee raises on same night as sales tax measure
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MILPITAS — On the same night Milpitas officials decided to place a sales tax increase measure on the November ballot to shore up revenues they …
Fremont parents, teachers zoom into debate over how much ‘live” online instruction is needed
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FREMONT — With roughly 35,000 students about to start classes again on Aug. 26, Fremont educators say they’re confident their distance learning plans will be …
Huge Santa Clara industrial site is grabbed by East Coast data center firm
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SANTA CLARA — A data center company has grabbed big industrial buildings in Santa Clara in a deal that provides a reminder that investors have …
Tech giant Amazon buys big chunks of Gilroy farmland
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GILROY — Amazon’s cloud and data services unit has bought big chunks of farmland in Gilroy in an unexpected deal that suggests the e-commerce behemoth …
California locks in emissions deals with automakers
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By David Shepardson | Reuters WASHINGTON – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and major automakers on Monday confirmed they had finalized binding agreements to …
MercuryNews.com launches new commenting platform
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This week we are launching a new commenting platform to improve the experience for readers who want to comment on articles on MercuryNews.com. The new …
H-1B: Bay Area foreign tech workers stranded in India after President Trump’s visa order
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Poorva Dixit left her husband and daughters in Fremont five months ago to care for her dying mother in India. Now, she’s grieving and stranded near …