Tony Bowden appointed new Santa Clara County fire chief
By Khalida Sarwari Tony Bowden has been promoted to fire chief of the Santa Clara County Fire Department. The former assistant chief replaces outgoing fire …
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Sunnyvale to consider freezing minimum wage to $15 per hour for a year
By Khalida Sarwari Sunnyvale, which considers itself a trailblazer for having one of the higher minimum wage requirements in a region where the soaring cost …
Sunnyvale bans anyone younger than 21 from buying semi-automatic rifles
By Khalida Sarwari Starting next month, no one younger than 21 will be allowed to buy a semi-automatic centerfire rifle from any of Sunnyvale’s five gun …
Cupertino council reflects on decision to postpone ‘Apple tax’
By Khalida Sarwari The ballot language was prepared and the polls supported it. But as it considered following in Mountain View’s footsteps by placing a …
Cupertino shelves proposed ‘head tax’ on Apple employees for now
By Khalida Sarwari The Cupertino City Council on Tuesday night put the brakes on a controversial plan to impose an employee “head tax” on Apple …