News September 3, 2020 San Jose Quietly Drops Curfew Citations Amid Claims of Selective Enforcement By Jennifer Wadsworth While cops used the blunt instrument of a time limit to disband protests, Sam Liccardo repeatedly flouted the curfew to squeeze in a bike ride. Read More 18
News August 31, 2020 Breaking: CCW Defendants Seek to Disqualify DA as CEO Pleads By Jennifer Wadsworth Attorneys for some of the defendants in the case say District Attorney Jeff Rosen has conflicts that precludes a fair prosecution. Read More 18
News August 29, 2020 EXCLUSIVE: Witnesses Describe Two-Track System for CCW Permits in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth In Santa Clara County, it seems the vast majority of applicants for the permits, known as CCWs, never got past the first step. Read More 7
News August 28, 2020 Exclusive: Sheriff Smith, Second-in-Command Take the Fifth By Jennifer Wadsworth Laurie Smith and Rick Sung spent the the whole of their testimony in a CCW bribery case invoking their right against self-incrimination. Read More 19
News August 27, 2020 Facebook Exec Security Team Escapes Prosecution in Gun Permit Scandal—So Far By Jennifer Wadsworth The alleged mastermind of an bribery plot managed to duck charges for now. As did many of his apparently perjurious colleagues. Read More 6
News August 26, 2020 SCU Fires 25 Percent Contained By Jennifer Wadsworth Firefighters made significant progress against the SCU Complex in the past day, allowing Cal Fire to ease some evacuation orders. Read More 0
News August 26, 2020 Bay Area Gets Devastating Welcome to Era of Megafires By Jennifer Wadsworth California has never seen anything like the lightning fires that struck amid a pandemic, rolling blackouts and a record heatwave. Read More 13
News August 25, 2020 Some Evacuation Orders Ease Up, But Officials Say California ‘Megafires’ Could Burn for Weeks By Jennifer Wadsworth The fires east of Santa Clara Valley have grown to more than 365,000 acres, making it the largest active fire in California. Read More 1
News August 24, 2020 Lightning Mostly Spares South Bay; Red Flag Warning Lifted By Jennifer Wadsworth Fires raging all around the South Bay continue to close in, prompting new evacuation orders in the Tri-Valley, Morgan Hill and Los Gatos. Read More 0
News August 23, 2020 340,000-Acre SCU Complex Triggers New Evacuation Orders By Jennifer Wadsworth With just 10 percent containment this morning, Cal Fire officials issued new evacuation orders for Sunol, Livermore and Fremont. Read More 3
News August 22, 2020 SCU Complex Continues Southeastward Spread, Grows Overnight to 291,000 Acres By Jennifer Wadsworth Wildfires east of Santa Clara Valley have burned through nearly 300,000 acres with only 10 percent containment today, per Cal Fire. Read More 0
News August 21, 2020 Former Executive Protection CEO Indicted in CCW Bribery Probe By Jennifer Wadsworth AS Solution founder Christian West, 51, faces two felony counts of bribery and falsifying records. An arraignment has been set for Aug. 31. Read More 7
News August 21, 2020 Overnight Growth Makes SCU Complex California’s Biggest Fire By Jennifer Wadsworth In three major clusters, they darkened skies, forced thousands to flee home and pushed California’s firefighting capacity to the brink. Read More 0
News August 20, 2020 Lick Observatory Survives Fire, But SCU Complex Continues Rapid Spread in East Foothills By Jennifer Wadsworth Mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect for the San Jose foothills, with an advisory issued for the city’s East Side. Read More 1
News August 20, 2020 SCU Complex Grows to 140,000 Acres; Just 5 Percent Contained By Jennifer Wadsworth The skies may have cleared up, but evacuation orders and advisories remain in effect today as the SCU Complex continues to rage. Read More 0
News August 19, 2020 Santa Clara County Opens Resource Hub for Fire Evacuees By Jennifer Wadsworth Resident ordered to evacuate to escape the SCU Lightning Complex fire can find shelter at the Milpitas Library starting at 5pm. Read More 0