Annalise Freimarck

1 week ago | nbcbayarea.com | Annalise Freimarck |San Jose Spotlight

A long-awaited project to alleviate Los Gatos beach traffic has received funding -- but it's a drop in the bucket compared to the money needed to address bumper-to-bumper gridlock on summer weekends. The VTA board of directors has allocated $11.3 million for the State Route 17 Corridor Congestion Relief Project as part of its budgets for fiscal year 2025-26 and 2026-27.

1 week ago | sanjosespotlight.com | Annalise Freimarck

San Jose resident Cathie Bacosa woke up around midnight last year to a fire ravaging her backyard in the neighborhood she’s lived in for 28 years. She thinks it was likely from fireworks. It was July 4, and more than 30,000 people had crowded into the small neighborhood to watch the annual Almaden Lake Park fireworks display near her home. The fire destroyed Bacosa’s kitchen and backyard, forcing her and her family to live in a hotel for five months.

1 week ago | sanjosespotlight.com | Annalise Freimarck

A long-awaited project to alleviate Los Gatos beach traffic has received funding — but it’s a drop in the bucket compared to the money needed to address bumper-to-bumper gridlock on summer weekends. The VTA board of directors has allocated $11.3 million for the State Route 17 Corridor Congestion Relief Project as part of its budgets for fiscal year 2025-26 and 2026-27.

1 week ago | localnewsmatters.org | Annalise Freimarck |San Jose Spotlight

CUPERTINO IS IN THE MARKET for a new leader after settling with its city manager. The Cupertino City Council voted 4-1 in closed session June 3 to settle with City Manager Pamela Wu, who was placed on paid leave last month. Vice Mayor Kitty Moore voted no. Wu stepped down as part of the settlement and will walk away with $311,098.53 in severance pay with some benefits, according to an agreement between Wu and the city.

2 weeks ago | sanjosespotlight.com | Annalise Freimarck

More than 100 people packed the Camden Community Center Wednesday to speak against a West Valley hotel converting to temporary homes for homeless women and children. They stood against the walls when seats ran out, booed, shouted over each other and yelled at San Jose officials, “You’re our elected officials! You need to listen to us!”The conversion of the Bristol Hotel, located on the San Jose-Campbell border at 3341 S. Bascom Ave., is already in the works.