The wording makes these look like three separate issues, but they're directly connected.

If Prop 41 or Prop 42 passes AND gets more YES votes than Prop 40, it could block Prop 40 from taking effect even if Prop 40 also wins a majority.

So if your intention is specifically to pass the billionaire tax, the consistent vote is:

YES on 40

NO on 41

NO on 42

This interaction is very easy to miss just from reading the proposition titles, so double-check all three before submitting your ballot.

I go through the city council meeting agenda on Sunday mornings because I am alone and sad find it helps write the summary on Tuesday evening. I came across this item and knowing how the folks here feel about data centers I figured I should highlight it so folks who are interested will have time to send in public comments (send them to city.clerk at sanjoseca.gov, they'll be posted to the agenda before about 2:00pm on Monday), or to set up time to be on the zoom link to make a verbal comment if you can't attend in person.

If you read the memorandum you'll get all the details of the session item. The tl;dr is that the building st 300 Holger Way would like to add a data center to its existing facility, the building already exists and already is occupied and doing work, the data center would be inside the existing structure and they claim there will be no change in quality of life. A group has appealed the permit on several grounds and will present their case as to why the permit should be revoked. If revoked the company would have to either come up with a new plan and present that to the council again later or they could drop the project all together. What this means is that if you're submitting a comment you don't need to go all Erin Brockovich on it, she's already done that, all you would need to do is voice your opinion either for or against and back that up a little, keeping in mind that you only have 60 seconds so skip the preamble and purple prose.

Now all that said... Looking at the memo and looking at the address it feels like this is probably going to go through. I don't like data centers, but if you were going to make one this is more or less how you would do it--add it to an existing structure out in the boonies and in the middle of an existing industrial area. There are some homes nearby, but not many, and it's not like this land could reasonably be repurposed for anything else since it's already occupied (ie: "Don't build a data center, build housing" wouldn't work unless you're saying the city should evict the tenants of an office park in the middle of an industrial area, demolish it, and put houses there.). The group prepresenting the appeal will take care of that. What I would suggest, if you're against this, is voicing concerns about the noise and possible light pollution, call back to that news segment last month (maybe early this month) where Mahan was brought to the home of residents to experience the noise firsthand. Ultimately, though, as I said, this seems like a foregone conclusion since the area is more or less where you'd expect a data center to be located. What you're doing by calling in isn't necessarily preventing this one, it's prophylaxis against the next one.

(If anyone is a science person--couldn't be me, I almost didn't graduate except Mr Smith took pity on me and gave me a D in physics--now would be a good time to take noise measurements and get a good Before picture. Presumably water consumption is a public record so you wouldn't need to take any measurements and can get a good Before and After at any time.)

Watch out guys!

This morning, Oct 17th 2026 at about 0815, I arrived for an event at RoadRunner Sports in Hamilton Shopping Center and parked in front of B12 Love and See's Candies.

The event was from 0800 to 1000, promoting running shoes that participants got to try on, take for a run and after the run enjoy beverages and prizes.

As I made my way from my car to sign in at the event, I heard a sound and turned to see that a female from a white 2018 Honda Accord (CA: 9TXN993) parked next to me had opened their car door and slammed it into the side of my vehicle.

I took pictures of them, quickly signed in and went back to my vehicle. They were still leaning on their door which was pressed into the side of my car. I told her that she hit my car, she said she was sorry and only then did she move her door off my car, but the damage was done. I went back into RRS to change into the new shoes for the run, came back to leave my shoes in my car and take more photos. The white Honda Accord was still running and I tapped on the window. A different female rolled down the window. I asked her if she was the owner of the car and she denied it. I told her the car is running and it looks like she has the keys so it's either her or the other female and she tried to play dumb. I asked her where the other female was and she pointed at House of Bagels and said she didn't know. I told her I needed insurance information because they've dented my car and she said she won't provide that. I told her she should get a hold of the other person then or I would start making calls and she said "Call whoever you need to call" and rolled up her window.

I called non-emergency 911. While I was on the phone with dispatch reading the license plate number, she got out of the car, locked it and walked toward RRS, confirming that she and her friend were there for the same event, and the run was about to start. Dispatch said it would take a while for an officer to get there so I waited. The organizers for the event started taking everyone to the side-walk to begin the run but I didn't go with the group and waited. The female who had the keys to the car, came back to her car, took pictures of the damage to the side of my car and nonchalantly walked off to join the group on the run.

When the officer got to the parking lot, they verified my information, ran her license plates to get her information and tried to call her to come back to the parking lot. She ignored their calls so the officer went to RRS to confirm how long the run was going to take and see if their cameras captured the parking lot as well. She eventually came back and completely changed her demeanor for the officer. She admitted that she was the owner of the car and tried to say that her friend did it but she didn't see it. Then she tried to say that the dent to my car did not exactly line up with her door, knowing that she had moved her car and the proof of that would be on the businesses security cameras. The officer could not make her give me her insurance and since she did not drive the car away, it was not classified as a hit and run. Also because B12 Love wasn't yet open the officer couldn't confirm with their cameras that this liar had indeed moved her car but the dent was on the same height as her car door.

Posting this as a warning to everyone in the area and the running community.

Is this a safe space to vent because I got stuck going the wrong way home and ended up in the f***ing hellhole that is the traffic jam to spina farms. How hasn’t the city/county come in and try to fix this situation? It’s become a hazard to the people who actually live in the area. Took me 30 mins to get home.

All 3 are good!

Hi everyone, my mom is 58 and she comes from a background of accounting and engineering, but it's been a rough past 5 years for us which forced my mom to pick up a weekend job at a farmers market. Her employer is super abusive(hasn't paid her in 3 months) and the pay isn't great and my mom is old and can't handle the physical labor anymore. We just really need the money to put food on the table we've been living paycheck to paycheck.

My mom has worked a lot of customer service, admin, accounting, and engineering related jobs but it's nothing big to where she makes life changing money. She was hoping to find a weekend job to help earn some extra money but I know most places want full availability. My mom works full time during the weekday but she can do friday evenings, and full open Saturday and Sunday. She's a hardworking woman and she learns fast, she loves to work and she's loved by customers and everybody at the farmers markets.

If anyone has any idea or looking for someone to hire, feel free to get in contact with me. My mom is an amazing woman and she just really wants to work.

Also, for those that will ask or assume, yes I work. I pay for school by myself by working at In-N-Out and am an EMT, but I'm making barely enough for school.

Thank you for your time!

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I have a rav4 2008 that needs some repairs like brakes, struts, shocks, etc.

Lots of police vans, couldn't see what exactly happened. Is anyone hurt? Wondering why there have been so frequent accidents here. It is just a 35mph road

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Did anyone else witness the accident around 12:45 a.m. on 101 South between Blossom Hill and Bernal?
I’m pretty sure it involved a motorcyclist I had seen weaving in and out of traffic. I suddenly saw a huge cloud of dust and a light in the median. I’m guessing the bike slid, but it all happened so fast.
It was really upsetting to see, and I’ve been thinking about it since. Just wondering if anyone knows what happened or has an update. Really hoping they’re okay.

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Plugging the show because:

• I've had fun at past ones
• It's rare that a local indy runs a venue this big
• It's rare that BTW runs in SJ instead of Newark
• There's always discussion here when WWE, AEW, and NJPW come to SJ, and there are probably a lot of SJ wrestling fans who don't follow the local indies, who'd want to check this out if they knew it was happening

It's a stacked show for their 30th anniversary and will hopefully be a ton of fun.

Card

RVD + Bad Dude Tito vs. Mustafa Ali + LJ Cleary
QT Marshall (c) vs. Andrade El Idolo
Aaron Solo (c) vs. Starboy Charlie
VertVixen (c) vs. B3CCA
Viva Van vs. Joey Janela
Jeff Cobb vs. Alan Angels
Bandido + Gravity vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey + Marcus Lewis
Allie Katch vs. Zoey Serrano vs. La Pescadita vs. Aleah James vs. Brittnie Brooks
Jheri Giggalow vs. Jiah Jewell

Tickets
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A few months ago, the city cleaned up unhoused folks along the bike path on highway 87 (south of Tamien station), and it was pleasant to commute on the path for a short while. The unhoused folks didn't really bother anyone, but unleashed dogs were a BIG problem. I carry a pepper spray just for them.

But, now those unhoused folks with the SAME unleashed dogs are back, and I've had encounters of those dogs chasing me again while I am commuting on bike.

If you have encountered same issue, I urge you to please send the mayor and city council members an email(s). I have reached out to them in the past, and I think it had an effect an clean-up of the area before.

They really need to fix fences and sweep the area regularly (like once a month) AFTER clean-up to keep the places safe for commuters, bikers, and hikers.

These are public emails available on city/council websites.

• [district6@sanjoseca.gov](mailto:district6@sanjoseca.gov) - District 6 Office
• [district7@sanjoseca.gov](mailto:district7@sanjoseca.gov) - District 7 Office
• [district9@sanjoseca.gov](mailto:district9@sanjoseca.gov) - District 9 Office
• [mayor@sanjoseca.gov](mailto:mayor@sanjoseca.gov) - Mayor Matt Mahan / Office of the Mayor 
• [acs@sanjoseca.gov](mailto:acs@sanjoseca.gov) - San José Animal Care & Services

I spend most of my time up near RWC, and typically go for Mexican food up there. Vs when I have business down in San Jose, where I go for Vietnamese food bc it’s much less available outside of SJ etc.

I suspect San Jose has corners of Mexican food that’s not rep’d in RWC.

What should I add to my short list?

Mostly looking for sit-down style, though I guess if there’s a type of antojito that’s only in San Jose I would love to know that.

I'm trying to find a version of my parents old rice dispensers. I think it was about 3ish feet high with buttons to dispense 1, 2, 3 cups of rice at a time. I've tried going to my local Lions, H-Mart, and a few other Asian super markets, but I can only ever find the tiny, counter-top rice dispensers. Does anybody know where I might be able to find one?