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Obama Condemns Violent Anti-Trump Protesters

“We saw in San Jose these protesters starting to pelt stuff on Trump supporters,” Barack Obama says. “That’s not what our democracy is about. That’s not what you do. There’s no room for violence. There’s no place for shouting.”

A Trump hat burns during a protest near where Republican presidential candidate Donald Tru

Jerry Brown’s High-Speed Rail Costs Under Scrutiny

Both Democratic and Republican members of the California State Assembly Transportation Committee discussed the financial risks and the estimated $64 billion dollar price tag for Gov. Jerry Brown’s legacy-defining high-speed rail system in nearly three hours of discussions in Sacramento on Monday, focusing on concerns as to where the funding for the massive project will be found.

Brown at High-Speed Rail Groundbreaking (AP)

Obama to California for Fundraisers, Golf and More

President Barack Obama arrives in California on Wednesday for a week-long trip filled with a host of Democratic fundraisers, including one at the home of Hillary Clinton donor Steve Westly, who spent more than $35 million on an unsuccessful 2006 run for governor.

The Associated Press

Super Bowl Week Brings Sex Trafficking Surge

On Sunday, in Sunnyvale, California, roughly two dozen volunteers, including many teenagers, joined the Grateful Garment Project, an organization based in San Jose, California, to stuff survival backpacks for victims of sex trafficking during Super Bowl week.

Grateful Garment Project (Facebook)

Sikh Separatists Protest PM Narendra Modi in San Jose

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted by well over 20,000 supporters on Sunday for his historic visit, but several hundred opponents — primarily members of a Sikh group — were also present to protest the leader of the Indian diaspora.

Modi Rally

Ro Khanna Wins 3 Endorsements over Mike Honda

Democratic congressional candidate Ro Khanna received the endorsement of three major Democrats on Friday, dealing a potentially fatal blow to his fellow Democratic opponent, eight-time incumbent Congressman Mike Honda.

Khanna-Honda (Breitbart News, wires)

CBS: Russian Lawmaker Opposing Putin Exiled, Stuck in Bay Area

Ilya Ponomarev, the lone figure in Russia’s Duma to vote against Russia’s annexation of the Crimea in 2014, thus opposing Russian President Vladimir Putin, cannot return to his wife and children in his native country after he visited San Jose nine months ago. Putin has effectively barred Ponomarev from returning, as the Russian government accused him of using $750,000 in public funds for his own benefit and he could be arrested if he travels back to Russia.

Ponomarev (Ivan Sekretarev / Associated Press)

Worst Cities for Renters: Bay Area Sweeps 1, 2, 3 Spots

What are the worst three cities for renters in America? Surprise. Manhattan does not make the cut. According to Forbes, they are San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose–based on price-per-listing, market availability, median income and comparing the price of a mortgage versus that of renting.

San Francisco Rent (torbakhopper : Flickr : CC)

Rep. Honda Nods Off in Congress

The old adage “The camera doesn’t lie” was fully realized last week when United States Congressman Mike Honda (D-California) dozed off on the House floor before CSPAN cameras as his colleagues debated funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Honda sleeping (Lauren Boyer / Twitter)

San Jose, Capital of Silicon Valley, Out of Money

San Jose, once viewed as a jewel, called “America’s safest big city” and known as the prime bedroom community of Silicon Valley, now has little money. Its libraries close some of the time, its potholes remain unfixed, and its police force goes understaffed.

San Jose (Michael / Wikimedia Commons)