NBC Bay Area - San José Spotlight https://sanjosespotlight.com/news/nbc-bay-area/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:10:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 NBC Bay Area: San Jose special ed student’s diploma blocks future services https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-san-jose-special-ed-students-diploma-blocks-future-services/ https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-san-jose-special-ed-students-diploma-blocks-future-services/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:59:15 +0000 https://sanjosespotlight.com/?p=202605 A Leigh High School student who is hard of hearing says he’s reading at a second or third grade level but was issued a diploma anyway. That diploma, he says, resulted in the Santa Clara County Office of Education denying him post-secondary vocational services his family believes he needs to succeed.

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]]> A Leigh High School student who is hard of hearing says he’s reading at a second or third grade level but was issued a diploma anyway. That diploma, he says, resulted in the Santa Clara County Office of Education denying him post-secondary vocational services his family believes he needs to succeed.

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]]> https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-san-jose-special-ed-students-diploma-blocks-future-services/feed/ 2 NBC Bay Area: Safety concerns about plans for deep BART tunnel in San Jose https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-safety-concerns-about-plans-for-deep-bart-tunnel-in-san-jose/ https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-safety-concerns-about-plans-for-deep-bart-tunnel-in-san-jose/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2024 22:04:39 +0000 https://sanjosespotlight.com/?p=198472 BART officials warned the head of the Valley Transportation Authority in 2017 that the single-bore tunnel design planned for the San Jose extension posed “serious risks to safety.”

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]]> BART officials warned the head of the Valley Transportation Authority in 2017 that the single-bore tunnel design planned for the San Jose extension posed “serious risks to safety.”

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]]> https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-safety-concerns-about-plans-for-deep-bart-tunnel-in-san-jose/feed/ 2 NBC Bay Area: CA banned ‘hidden’ fees, but we still found them in San Jose https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-ca-banned-hidden-fees-but-we-still-found-them-in-san-jose/ https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-ca-banned-hidden-fees-but-we-still-found-them-in-san-jose/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:00:49 +0000 https://sanjosespotlight.com/?p=193277 The price you see is now supposed to be the price you pay for concert tickets, sporting events, and most other entertainment in California. But NBC Bay Area Responds put it to the test and found a number of violators in San Jose and beyond.

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]]> The price you see is now supposed to be the price you pay for concert tickets, sporting events, and most other entertainment in California. But NBC Bay Area Responds put it to the test and found a number of violators in San Jose and beyond.

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]]> https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-ca-banned-hidden-fees-but-we-still-found-them-in-san-jose/feed/ 1 NBC Bay Area: DOJ investigating complaints of rideshares refusing service dogs https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-doj-investigating-complaints-of-rideshares-refusing-service-dogs/ https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-doj-investigating-complaints-of-rideshares-refusing-service-dogs/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:08:32 +0000 https://sanjosespotlight.com/?p=192945 Advocates for the blind say the U.S. Department of Justice has requested data and complaints of Uber and Lyft drivers refusing to transport service dogs with their owners.

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]]> Advocates for the blind say the U.S. Department of Justice has requested data and complaints of Uber and Lyft drivers refusing to transport service dogs with their owners.

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]]> https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-doj-investigating-complaints-of-rideshares-refusing-service-dogs/feed/ 0 NBC Bay Area: Feds investigating Santa Clara County Office of Education’s use of Head Start funds https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-feds-investigating-santa-clara-county-office-of-educations-use-of-head-start-funds/ https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-feds-investigating-santa-clara-county-office-of-educations-use-of-head-start-funds/#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2024 22:37:22 +0000 https://sanjosespotlight.com/?p=192205 Investigators from the federal Head Start program visited the Santa Clara County Office of Education in person as part of an on-going process to determine if federal funds were used to pay salaries and other expenses for non-Head Start employees.

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]]> Investigators from the federal Head Start program visited the Santa Clara County Office of Education in person as part of an on-going process to determine if federal funds were used to pay salaries and other expenses for non-Head Start employees.

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]]> https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-feds-investigating-santa-clara-county-office-of-educations-use-of-head-start-funds/feed/ 1 NBC Bay Area: Copacabana movie remake underway in San Jose https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-copacabana-movie-remake-underway-in-san-jose/ https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-copacabana-movie-remake-underway-in-san-jose/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2024 22:50:11 +0000 https://sanjosespotlight.com/?p=191739 Lorena Cortez is producing and directing a short film adaptation of the 1940s movie Copacabana in San Jose, best remembered now from Barry Manilow’s hit song in 1978. Unlike the original movie, Cortez’s version will feature mostly women of color both in front of and behind the camera.

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]]> Lorena Cortez is producing and directing a short film adaptation of the 1940s movie Copacabana in San Jose, best remembered now from Barry Manilow’s hit song in 1978.

Unlike the original movie, Cortez’s version will feature mostly women of color both in front of and behind the camera.

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]]> https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-copacabana-movie-remake-underway-in-san-jose/feed/ 0 NBC Bay Area: Uber and Lyft drivers frequently refuse service dogs https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-uber-and-lyft-drivers-frequently-refuse-service-dogs/ https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-uber-and-lyft-drivers-frequently-refuse-service-dogs/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 21:49:44 +0000 https://sanjosespotlight.com/?p=189639 A legally blind San Jose teacher keeps getting left at the curb when ride share drivers see her service dog and say they don’t allow “pets.”

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]]> A legally blind San Jose teacher keeps getting left at the curb when ride share drivers see her service dog and say they don’t allow “pets.”

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]]> https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-uber-and-lyft-drivers-frequently-refuse-service-dogs/feed/ 0 NBC Bay Area: School crossing guards dodging driverless cars https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-school-crossing-guards-dodging-driverless-cars/ https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-school-crossing-guards-dodging-driverless-cars/#comments Tue, 28 May 2024 19:19:48 +0000 https://sanjosespotlight.com/?p=189148 As state leaders approve expanding the testing of driverless cars into San Mateo County and Sunnyvale, school crossing guards in San Francisco say they’ve had some close calls with autonomous vehicles during the past year.

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]]> As state leaders approve expanding the testing of driverless cars into San Mateo County and Sunnyvale, school crossing guards in San Francisco say they’ve had some close calls with autonomous vehicles during the past year.

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]]> https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-school-crossing-guards-dodging-driverless-cars/feed/ 1 NBC Bay Area: Homeless San Jose artist creates and wears elaborate suits of armor https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-homeless-san-jose-artist-creates-and-wears-elaborate-suits-of-armor/ https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-homeless-san-jose-artist-creates-and-wears-elaborate-suits-of-armor/#respond Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:41:12 +0000 https://sanjosespotlight.com/?p=185015 Jared Clark displays his life-size creations, based on characters from a game called Warhammer 40K, atop a bridge on Curtner Avenue. Underneath that same bridge is where Jared has called home for the past three years. Garvin Thomas reports.

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]]> Jared Clark displays his life-size creations, based on characters from a game called Warhammer 40K, atop a bridge on Curtner Avenue. Underneath that same bridge is where Jared has called home for the past three years.

Garvin Thomas reports.

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]]> https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-homeless-san-jose-artist-creates-and-wears-elaborate-suits-of-armor/feed/ 0 NBC Bay Area: Lawsuits claiming sexual assault by Uber drivers could take a decade to decide https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-lawsuits-claiming-sexual-assault-by-uber-drivers-could-take-a-decade-to-decide/ https://sanjosespotlight.com/nbc-bay-area-lawsuits-claiming-sexual-assault-by-uber-drivers-could-take-a-decade-to-decide/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:53:12 +0000 https://sanjosespotlight.com/?p=184709 Thousands of women are suing San Francisco-based Uber claiming their driver sexually assaulted them during a ride. Some are now being told due to the backlog of cases and legal motions, their cases may not be resolved until the next decade.

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]]> Thousands of women are suing San Francisco-based Uber claiming their driver sexually assaulted them during a ride.

Some are now being told due to the backlog of cases and legal motions, their cases may not be resolved until the next decade.

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