News December 12, 2017 South Bay Leaders Mourn Death of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee By Jennifer Wadsworth Bay Area political leaders are mourning the loss of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who suffered an apparent heart attack early Tuesday. Read More 36
News December 11, 2017 San Jose City Council Gives Tiny Homes Proposal Another Chance By Jennifer Wadsworth After public backlash quashed plans earlier this year to build tiny cabins for the homeless in San Jose, city officials are giving it another shot. Read More 83
News December 8, 2017 China’s Recycling Crackdown Will Make Waste Disposal a Whole Lot Harder in Silicon Valley By Jennifer Wadsworth China’s crackdown on imported scraps is about to shake up the global market and will likely bring major changes to local waste management. Read More 7
News December 7, 2017 Report: Appellate Judge Retires Following Harassment Probe By Jennifer Wadsworth The presiding judge of the Sixth District Court of Appeal in San Jose stepped down this week amid allegations of sexual harassment. Read More 8
Investigative Reports December 6, 2017 Rehab Owners Who Lost License Amid Shocking Allegations Deny Charges, Get Back to Business By Jennifer Wadsworth Shocking allegations shut down Life Choices rehab in 2014, but the people in charge dispute the charges and are back in business. Read More 21
News December 4, 2017 San Jose City Council Debates Financing Plan for Urban Villages By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose officials will discuss how to finance public amenities in its future urban villages, pockets of dense mixed-use development. Read More 1
News November 28, 2017 Q&A: Congressman Ro Khanna on Stealthing, Sexual Assault and the Post-Weinstein Reckoning By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Inside caught up with Rep. Khanna to discuss the national conversation about sexual assault that seems to amplify by the day. Read More 19
News November 27, 2017 Stanford Study: Rising Cost of Public Employee Pensions Eat Up San Jose’s New Tax Revenue By Jennifer Wadsworth A study up for review by the San Jose City Council affirms that revenue from two new tax measures is being eaten up by pension costs. Read More 48
News November 21, 2017 Federal Judge Blocks President Trump’s Order to Withhold Funding from Sanctuary Cities By Jennifer Wadsworth A judge has blocked President Trump’s decree to withhold funding from jurisdictions that limit cooperation with immigration agents. Read More 47
News November 20, 2017 Local Charities Need Volunteers, Donations for Thanksgiving Drive By Jennifer Wadsworth To ensure that everyone can enjoy the holiday, local charities will spend the rest of the week distributing turkeys to needy families. Read More 0
News November 17, 2017 San Jose, Santa Clara Valley Water District Improve Flood Protections in Time for Winter By Jennifer Wadsworth Since an historic flood in February, San Jose and the water district have spent the past nine months bolstering defenses against future disasters. Read More 9
News November 15, 2017 City Council Rejects Proposal to Link Rent Control Cap to Inflation By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose city leaders again rejected a proposal to link rent hikes to inflation, which advocates hoped would offer relief to cash-strapped tenants. Read More 13
News November 15, 2017 San Jose Approves the Sale of Recreational Cannabis for 2018 By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s 16 licensed pot shops can sell non-medicinal cannabis to anyone over the age of 21 starting Jan. 1. Read More 31
News November 14, 2017 Eviction of Elderly Couple Shows How Displacement Imperils Seniors, Disabled Tenants By Jennifer Wadsworth Advocates for the elderly say the housing crisis imperils the health of seniors, who are harder hit than most tenants when faced with eviction. Read More 54
News November 13, 2017 San Jose City Council to Vote on Linking Rent Hikes to Inflation By Jennifer Wadsworth With housing costs growing far faster than wages, San Jose officials are considering whether to link rent control to the rate of inflation. Read More 9
News November 10, 2017 Class-Action Lawsuit: San Jose Police Unfairly Targeted Gay Men By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose police unfairly targeted gay men when conducting lewd conduct stings, according to class-action lawsuit filed in federal court. Read More 9