Community leaders in East San Jose hopeful new youth center can rise from ashes of one that burned

in East San Jose, demolition work wrapped up on the site of the former Mexican American Community Services Agency or MACSA. The historic site had been a youth center and community landmark, though it sat vacant for the last decade. In August, fire destroyed the structure just as plans to renovate it were getting underway. But community leaders say a youth center may still rise from the ashes.

San Francisco leaders reject Benioff’s comment about National Guard

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie joined city law enforcement leaders Tuesday to push back against the idea of National Guard troops patrolling city streets — a proposal that drew attention after Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff first suggested he’d welcome it.