October 8, 2018 Election 2018: SJUSD’s Area 4 Race Pits Seasoned Educator Against Tech Industry Veteran By Julia Baum Come Election Day, local voters will choose between a seasoned educator or a tech industry veteran in the race for SJUSD Area 4. Read More 1
September 17, 2018 San Jose’s ‘Hope Village’ Camp Forced to Relocate; Search Continues for Alternate Site By Jennifer Wadsworth Though its future remains uncertain, Hope Village accomplished what no local elected leader has had the political will or vision pull off. Read More 6
August 3, 2018 Embattled Child Care Nonprofit 4Cs Breaks Rules Yet Again with Late Payments to Contractors By Jennifer Wadsworth Last month, 4Cs failed to pay its child care providers on time, violating the terms of their state grants and putting payees in a tough spot. Read More 3
May 30, 2018 Alum Rock Schools Chief Spared the Axe; Trustees Partially Cut Ties With Shady Contractor By Jennifer Wadsworth Reform advocates in Alum Rock Union Elementary School District celebrated some major victories Tuesday. Read More 2
May 27, 2018 South Bay Lawmakers Request State Audit of Embattled Alum Rock Union School District By Jennifer Wadsworth State lawmakers are pushing for an audit to investigate claims of fraud and self-dealing at the embattled Alum Rock Union School District. Read More 3
April 9, 2018 San Jose City Council Considers Supporting State Sen. Beall’s Water Rate Transparency Bill By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose considers whether to support a state bill that would demand greater transparency from water companies about rate changes. Read More 1
April 6, 2018 State Audit Reveals Startling Abuses at 4Cs, Silicon Valley’s Largest Child Care Nonprofit By Jennifer Wadsworth A scathing new report found that 4Cs child care nonprofit mismanaged state grants and caused undue financial hardship for countless families. Read More 20
March 22, 2018 San Jose Students Ready to March Against Gun Violence By Stephen Perez Silicon Valley students will descend on downtown San Jose this weekend as part of a worldwide day of protest against gun violence. Read More 15
February 14, 2018 Q&A: Gavin Newsom Makes His Case for California Governor By Jennifer Wadsworth Lieutenant Gov. Gavin Newsom swung through the South Bay to talk about education, tech, income inequality, Trump and more. Read More 9
August 30, 2017 Director of Embattled Child Care Nonprofit 4C Council Steps Down Amid Five Ongoing Audits By Jennifer Wadsworth After 45 years at the helm of Silicon Valley’s largest publicly funded child care agency, the head of 4Cs has called it quits. But the audits go on. Read More 7