Totally normal day at San Jose City Council

The #CA16 recount is underway this morning — a machine count that could break a historic tie between Evan Low and Joe Simitian

Here's what we know about how this process will work:

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Protesters Shut Down 880 Freeway in Oakland as Part of ‘Economic Blockade’ for Gaza dlvr.it/T5XP89

BREAKING: The scandal-plagued Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin is closing, KTVU has learned. bit.ly/3JkBjuk

Requests for Recount Could Upend Silicon Valley Race for Congress

Evan Low campaign accuses Sam Liccardo of 'dirty tricks to attack democracy' after recount request in Santa Clara County.

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My first digital story for KQED News is up. San José leaders approved new rules today barring people experiencing homelessness from living near schools, and greenlit new limits on where people in RVs can park. Photos by Beth LaBerge.
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.KQED News just won a legal victory in its fight to get internal use of force and misconduct records from the largest employer of peace officers in the state: The California Dept of Corrections and Rehabilitation. kqed.org/news/11982270/…

The VTA megaproject to bring BART to downtown San Jose and Santa Clara, with a cost estimate that’s already ballooned to more than two and a half times its original target, is now facing yet another $$ increase and timeline delay. San José Spotlight
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South Bay transit leaders have approved a $437 million contract award to get construction underway on a long-planned light rail extension project in East San Jose: The Eastridge to BART Regional Connector.
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Big news out of Fremont on a story I broke in 2022. Former Fremont City Manager Mark Danaj, previously charged with embezzlement, gets plea deal & will pay Fremont back most of the severance $$ he got on his way out. Great reporting from Jakob Rodgers

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Today I learned Caltrans has Teslas

Leaders of San Francisco-based Bay Area Council and San Jose-based SV Leadership Group are formally exploring a partnership “to create the nation’s most influential business association representing the world’s most dynamic economic region.' sanjosespotlight.com/bay-area-busin…