May 22, 2020 Proposal Would Force California Counties to Pay Cash Rebates to Commercial Landlords By Jennifer Wadsworth For a scheme with such potentially devastating consequences on schools and local governments, it’s garnered surprisingly little attention. Read More 26
March 22, 2020 Santa Clara County Can’t Change When Property Taxes Are Due, But It May Waive Late Fees By Jennifer Wadsworth We get a little more time to pay federal and state taxes, but the due date for local property taxes is what it is. And it’s still April 10. Read More 10
March 20, 2020 Coronavirus Live Updates, March 20, 2020: Local Lockdown Goes Statewide With No End in Sight By Jennifer Wadsworth That Bay Area stay-at-home order meant to last three weeks? It applies to all of California now and no one’s sure how long it’ll last. Read More 7
August 23, 2019 SVO Endorses Matt Mahan in San Jose’s D10 City Council Race By Nicholas Chan The battle lines have officially been drawn in the 2020 race to replace San Jose’s Almaden Valley Councilman Johnny Khamis. Read More 8
July 11, 2019 County Assessor: Silicon Valley Property Values are Booming By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose helped spearhead a record-setting year for property values in Santa Clara County, according to a recently released report. Read More 7
May 22, 2019 Santa Clara County Takes 49ers to Court Over Stadium Tax Fight By Jennifer Wadsworth County Assessor Larry Stone is suing over what he calls a stunningly flawed decision to give the NFL team a massive tax break. Read More 16
November 28, 2018 Santa Clara County Officials Spar Over Who Should Influence Billions of Dollars in Tax Appeals By Jennifer Wadsworth What would’ve been a routine nomination erupted into a political brawl between county Assessor Larry Stone and Supervisor Dave Cortese. Read More 14
July 3, 2018 Santa Clara County’s Property Tax Roll Hits Record $483 Billion By Silicon Valley Newsroom The value of Santa Clara County’s taxable property hit an all-time high of $483.2 billion, according to the latest assessment. Read More 15
June 4, 2018 June Primary 2018: Elections to Watch in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth California’s long-awaited primary comes Tuesday, which means it’s down to the wire for a number of hotly contested South Bay races. Read More 5
March 7, 2018 Poll: Voters Likely to Re-Elect San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo in June By The Fly The first polling in the San Jose mayor’s race came out this week, showing that Sam Liccardo can coast his way to re-election. Read More 18
February 2, 2018 Cash Continues Pouring into Santa Clara County Races By Jennifer Wadsworth All but one of the candidates vying for county Supervisor Ken Yeager’s seat have surpassed the quarter-million dollar fundraising mark. Read More 4
January 10, 2018 Mayor Sam Liccardo Off to a Running Start in Re-Election Bid By The Fly Mayor Sam Liccardo beat his own record for the opening campaign fundraising period of his 2018 re-election bid. Read More 11
September 6, 2017 Deanna Santana: The South Bay’s Most Prolific Public Mercenary By Josh Koehn Deanna Santana, the South Bay’s most prolific public mercenary, is taking her talents to Santa Clara. Read More 41
July 3, 2017 David Vossbrink Retires after 40-Plus Years as Public Spokesman By The Fly David Vossbrink, the city of San Jose’s longtime airport and City Hall communications director, called it a career after four decades. Read More 7
November 6, 2015 Santa Clara County Repeals Fee for Property Assessments By Silicon Valley Newsroom As of this week, Santa Clara County will no longer collect a $40 fee from people who appeal their property assessment. Read More 4
November 5, 2014 Election Night 2014 Slideshow By Silicon Valley Newsroom The votes have been counted—most of them anyway—and it's time to reflect on all that went into the 2014 Midterm elections. But before we do that, here's a collection of photos from the night that was make or break for local politicos. Read More 4