Cupertino News

Q: The latest accident on the Bay Bridge got me thinking: We may be stuck with the S-curve on the bridge until the new span is completed in four more years, and nothing the CHP has done seems to slow drivers down.

A bicyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle near De Anza College in Cupertino Tuesday morning, a Santa Clara County sheriff's sergeant said.

Cities statewide are deciding this month whether to sign up for a program allowing them to get back property tax revenues that the state is borrowing in its effort to balance California's budget or to wait until 2013 to be reimbursed with interest.

The Cupertino Union School District has saved $2 million since the 2004-2005 academic year with an aggressive energy-saving policy, and the Environmental Protection Agency has taken notice.

All northbound lanes were back open on Interstate Highway 280 just south of Wolfe Road in Cupertino after a major crash involving an overturned utility truck that caught fire, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The Cupertino Symphonic Band is scheduled to perform its annual Veterans Day Concert on Nov.

Santa Clara County has agreed to pay $800,000 to the father of Kristy Gough, the bicyclist killed in a traffic accident involving a sheriff's deputy.

Dogs off-leash or not? That's the big question a team of surveyors has been asking Cupertino park users in recent weeks as part of the city's second phase of collecting community feedback on a proposal to allow dogs off leash during set hours at four city parks.

Cathy Egan watches as election volunteer, Raymond Yi, loads her ballot into the ballot box during election day in Sunnyvale on Nov.

Voters in a handful of local cities and school districts will vote Tuesday to fill council and school board seats and weigh in on proposed taxes.

Cupertino city leaders gave business owners the green light to be more creative with their store signs.

The Nov. 3 election will bring at least one new face to a board known for its long-held positions and typically uncontested races.

Nelson Wei would have turned 6 on Sunday. But instead of a birthday party to celebrate another year for their only child, Nelson's parents and friends held a ceremony to honor the young but tragically short life of a boy born to smile.

The Emergency Notification System came through e-mail information and voice messages.

The Foothill-De Anza Community College District board of trustees is seeking applicants for four seats on its Measure C Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee to replace outgoing committee members.

Volunteer amateur HAM radio operator Christopher Tracey speaks on a cell phone about future volunteer opportunities later in the day.

All seven candidates running for the three open seats on Cupertino City Council Nov.

The city of Cupertino is looking to fill upcoming vacancies on several of its commissions and committees, and residents are encouraged to apply.

Staff cuts may be inevitable in the Cupertino Union School District next year, Superintendent Phil Quon told parents during a community budget meeting at Kennedy Middle School on Oct.

In an Oct. 7 letter, Carol Miller and Mike Hsu imply that the Cupertino City Council action on July 21 that set the stage for unfenced off-leash dog hours trials in four Cupertino parks decision was based on the work of a citizens' committee formed in April to make a consensus recommendation on dog laws in Cupertino.