Santa Clara County property owners to pay fee for assessment appeals
Santa Clara County homeowners and businesses will have to pay hundreds of dollars in fees to challenge how much they pay in property taxes every year.
Becker bill aims to curb fraud involving AI deepfakes
State Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, has introduced a bill in the California Senate designed to protect people from AI-related fraud and impersonation. Photo by Magali Gauthier from March 2, 2021. Seeking to combat the increasing use of artificial intelligence for fraud and defamation, State Sen. Josh Becker introduced legislation on Feb. 19 that would…
Mountain View police recommend terminating license plate camera contract
In the wake of intense public scrutiny, Mountain View’s police chief is advising the City Council to cut ties with Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company, after discovering that unauthorized agencies had access to sensitive information captured by the city’s automatic license plate cameras for more than a year.
Super Bowl sets South Bay public transit ridership record
Public transit ridership to and from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara for the Super Bowl hit an all-time high with 30,000 trips — although not without a few bumps along the way.
City government
Where to find cold weather shelter, resources in Mountain View this week
With rain and strong winds in the forecast through Friday evening, and a cold weather…
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education
Berman bill aims to enhance suicide prevention training at schools
With Palo Alto facing increased pressure to address youth mental health, Assembly member Marc Berman introduced legislation this week aimed at providing access to free…
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Other local news
County supervisors take step toward saving allcove Palo Alto
The Santa Clara County Health and Hospital Committee recommended on Wednesday that the Board of Supervisors allocate $1.75 million to allcove Palo Alto over the…
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