News March 23, 2018 Candidates Vie for LGBTQ Support in Bid to Succeed Santa Clara County Supe Ken Yeager By Jennifer Wadsworth Several people running to replace Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager made their case Thursday for the BAYMEC endorsement. Read More 15
News March 20, 2018 District 9 City Council Hopefuls Share Their Vision for San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth Five folks running for the Cambrian council seat aired their views Monday in a forum hosted by the Santa Clara County Democratic Club. Read More 41
News March 19, 2018 San Jose Falls Far Short of State-Set Affordable Housing Goals By Jennifer Wadsworth A new report coming before the City Council shows just how far San Jose has fallen short of its state-assigned affordable housing goals. Read More 9
News March 18, 2018 Consumers Up Against Lobbyists in Fight over San Jose Water Company’s Proposed Rate Hike By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Water Co.’s latest pitch to raise rates comes before the CPUC Thursday, and irate customers are gearing up for a showdown. Read More 9
News March 16, 2018 Donations More Than Double for San Jose Catholic Girls School Accused of Ignoring Sex Abuse By Jennifer Wadsworth Donors angered by the accusers have reportedly chipped in $126,000 to Presentation High School’s crowdfunding campaign. Read More 5
News March 12, 2018 San Jose Mayor’s Draft Budget Calls for $15Mil Rainy-Day Fund By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo rolled out a spending plan that would plunk $15.5 million into a rainy-day fund to brace for future deficits. Read More 3
News March 12, 2018 Citing Transparency Issues, San Jose May Part Ways with Santa Clara County Housing Authority By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose wants to wrest control of its subsidized rent programs from the Santa Clara County Housing Authority. Read More 10
News March 9, 2018 Filing Deadline Closes with No Formidable Challengers in San Jose’s 2018 Mayoral Race By Jennifer Wadsworth The deadline to jump in the San Jose mayor’s race closed Friday with no realistic challengers for Sam Liccardo. Read More 12
News March 9, 2018 Schools Trustee Admonished for Undermining Board Colleagues By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County Board of Education trustee Joseph DiSalvo came under fire for what some viewed as an effort to subvert his colleagues. Read More 31
News March 6, 2018 Rep. Ro Khanna Named 4th Richest Californian in Congress By Jennifer Wadsworth With a minimum net worth of $27 million, freshman lawmaker Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) is the fourth-richest member of Congress. Read More 8
News March 6, 2018 District-Wide Walkout Planned to Protest Alum Rock School Board By Jennifer Wadsworth Parents frustrated by the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District’s dysfunctional leadership are planning a walkout later this week. Read More 1
News March 5, 2018 San Jose Debates Whether to Submit Rebuttal Arguments to Evergreen Housing Measure By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s City Council will vote this week on whether to include rebuttal arguments on the ballot for the Evergreen homes initiative. Read More 1
News February 26, 2018 Silicon Valley Workers Rally for Union Rights as U.S. Supreme Court Hears Janus v. AFSCME By Jennifer Wadsworth Silicon Valley workers rallied as the U.S. Supreme Court sparred over a case that could undermine the financial footing of labor unions. Read More 6
News February 26, 2018 San Jose City Council to Vote on Ambitious New Climate Plan By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose aims to become one of the first cities in the U.S. to curb greenhouse gas emissions to the levels set in the Paris accord. Read More 16
News February 22, 2018 SVO Endorses Pierluigi Oliverio for Santa Clara County Supervisor By Jennifer Wadsworth The Silicon Valley Organization has endorsed Pierluigi Oliverio in the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors race. Read More 28
News February 20, 2018 Poll: San Jose Voters Support Proposed Google Village By Jennifer Wadsworth A new poll shows that San Jose voters largely favor Google’s plans to build a massive new headquarters in downtown. Read More 10