San Jose Pet Licensing Amnesty Program
SAN JOSE Calif. (DNR) – The city of San Jose is offering a pet licensing amnesty program through October 31.
Residents inside the incorporated cities of San Jose, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Milpitas, and Saratoga are required to license their dogs and cats. Pet owners need to provide proof that their rabies vaccinations are [...]
California Dream Act Singed by Governor Brown
Digital News Report – Governor Jerry Brown signed the Dream Act Friday which allows undocumented students the ability to receive both private and public financial aid.
The governor signed the first part of the Dream Act on July 25th 2011. AB 130 changed California law to allow students of illegal immigrants to apply [...]
Milpitas Upgrades Their Free WiFi Service
MILPITAS Calif. (DNR) – The city of Milpitas has begun to upgrade their free WiFi Internet service. City officials say the current system has “begun to strain” under the increased load.
Last month Milpitas began to upgrade their fiber-optic cabling. They divided the city into 80 neighborhood clusters with four fiber connected [...]
San Jose Draws District Lines
Digital News Report – The city of San Jose has compiled their new district map (see below). The district maps are a culmination of a year-long redistricting process.
Since 1978 there have been ten districts, with one mayor elected at-large from all of the districts. Before 1978, there were only seven districts which included [...]
Police Ask for Help in Santa Clara Car Accident
SANTA CLARA Calif. (DNR) – Last week there was a car accident at the intersection of Homestead Road and Pomeroy Avenue. Police are asking for the public’s help in apprehending a suspect in the hit-and-run death of Robert Schmidt.
Police investigators say Mr. Schmidt was crossing Homestead Road near Quince Avenue in a wheelchair [...]
Sunnyvale Creates City Department for Environment
SUNNYVALE Calif. (DNR) – California is known as an environmentally friendly state, but the Bay Area is even more-so.
This month the city of Sunnyvale created a special “Environmental Services Department”. City Manager Gary Luebbers says this new department will be carved from the Department of Public Works.
“Creation of the Environmental Services Department is [...]
San Francisco Begins Construction of Public Safety Building
Digital News Report – The city of San Francisco broke ground on a new public safety building located on 3rd Street at Mission Rock in the Mission Bay Redevelopment Area.
Funding for the project is coming from Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) bonds. Voter passed a measure in June 2010 that allowed the city [...]
Emergency Storm Drain Relocation Project Begins in Santa Cruz
Digital News Report – On Wednesday the city of Santa Cruz began begin improvements on the manhole and storm-drains at the intersection of Water Street and Market Street.
Expect delays as Graniterock begins constructing a manhole at the intersection. The company will also replace the storm drains. They will continue working Monday through [...]
Redistricting in Watsonville and Santa Cruz
Digital News Report – The city of Watsonville and the County of Santa Cruz will both be altering their district boundaries following the 2010 census results.
The County of Santa Cruz will be readjusting their five districts while Watsonville will make changes to their seven city districts. Every ten years, states, counties and cities are [...]
Santa Cruz Loch Lomond Recreation Area Closed July 7
Digital News Report – The City of Santa Cruz announced that Loch Lomond Recreation Area will be closed on Thursday, July 7, 2011, for maintenance. The park will re-open on July 8, 2011 with the regular hours of operation from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The closure was necessary to work on the lake to [...]