PALO ALTO, California — After a day of driving the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz compact pickup from sweeping highways to twisting mountain roads, I knew two things: —The Santa Cruz is one of the best and most surprising new vehicles I’ve driven this year: Fun to drive, unique, attractive, comfortable and versatile. —I have no […]

Share Tweet Share Share Email Just weeks after reopening, following the coronavirus lockdowns, the Scotts Valley Branch Library—one of the most frequented branches in the county—has closed. This time it’s not because more people are contracting Covid-19—although case numbers are rising, again. The location is undergoing a series of upgrades, from sound dampening to structural […]

If you’ve ever shopped for a compact pickup truck, you know that most entry-level trucks aren’t very compact. They’re midsize, and when typically equipped, their price tags come uncomfortably close to large trucks. This will change with the introduction of the 2022 Ford Maverick and 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz. Both are small pickup trucks. They’re significantly smaller than […]

If you’ve ever shopped for a compact pickup truck, you know that most entry-level trucks aren’t very compact. They’re midsize, and when typically equipped, their price tags come uncomfortably close to large trucks. This will change with the introduction of the 2022 Ford Maverick and 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz. Both are small pickup trucks. They’re significantly smaller than […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – A 51-year-old Santa Clara homeowner shot an alleged prowler who police say was sneaking around in the backyard and then broke a window and kicked in the back door to get in.  Santa Clara police said that the suspect, Spencer Olson, 26, of Los Gatos, was taken to the hospital after […]

Two of today’s most popular SUVs have just landed in hybrid versions at Canadian dealerships: the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid and the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid. We therefore tested them simultaneously — on the same roads, in the same weather and at the same time. Our first observation? Not everyone can be hybrid. Overview […]

Two of today’s most popular SUVs have just landed in hybrid versions at Canadian dealerships: the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid and the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid. We therefore tested them simultaneously — on the same roads, in the same weather and at the same time. Our first observation? Not everyone can be hybrid. Overview […]

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has released body-worn camera footage from the department’s response to the mass shooting at the VTA maintenance yard last Wednesday — which happened relatively quickly after the shooting began, because the Sheriff’s Office San Jose headquarters is next door to this rail yard. The shooting was said to have […]