News September 7, 2017 Alum Rock School Board Trustee Andrés Quintero Accuses Colleague Khanh Tran of Slander By Jennifer Wadsworth Alum Rock Union School District trustee Khanh Tran’s war of words has prompted his colleague Andrés Qunitero to threaten legal action. Read More 6
News September 6, 2017 Alum Rock Trustee Khanh Tran Goes to War with Everyone (Except George Shirakawa Jr.) By Jennifer Wadsworth The Alum Rock Union trustee’s insistence that he’s in the right led to his ouster as board president, but he’s not backing down. Read More 7
News September 5, 2017 South Bay Workers Call for Higher Pay at Series of Labor Day Rallies By Jennifer Wadsworth Union members and their allies held a series of rallies in the South Bay Monday to demand better pay and working conditions. Read More 3
News September 1, 2017 Alum Rock Union School District Ousts Fiery Board President By Jennifer Wadsworth The Alum Rock Union School District gave incendiary board president Khanh Tran the boot only to appoint a like-minded successor. Read More 2
News 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
News August 30, 2017 San Jose City Council Signs Off on Tiny Homes for Homeless, Still Unsure Where to Put Them By Jennifer Wadsworth Despite being one of the most expansive big cities in the nation, San Jose can’t figure out where to build tiny homes for the homeless. Read More 35
News August 29, 2017 Santa Clara County Takes Stand Supporting Net Neutrality By Jennifer Wadsworth With only a few days left to weigh in on the government’s plan to kill net neutrality, Santa Clara County took a stand to protect an open internet. Read More 3
News August 28, 2017 San Jose City Council Looks at Ways to Salvage Tiny Homes Plan By Jennifer Wadsworth The San Jose City Council on Tuesday will consider how to salvage its proposal to build tiny home communities for the homeless. Read More 14
News August 28, 2017 South Bay Activist Appears on MSNBC to Discuss Bail Reform By Jennifer Wadsworth A South Bay activist appeared on MSNBC this week to talk about the importance of overhauling the money bail system. Read More 8
News August 24, 2017 Activists Protest Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Taser Request By Jennifer Wadsworth Activists rallied today to protest plans by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office to arm jail and patrol deputies with Tasers. Read More 9
News August 23, 2017 San Jose City Manager Norberto Dueñas Announces Retirement By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose City Manager Norberto Dueñas announced his retirement at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. His last day is set for Oct. 13. Read More 8
News August 23, 2017 County’s Homeless Death Toll Increases 164 Percent from 2011 By Jennifer Wadsworth The number of people dying on the streets of Santa Clara County has risen by 164 percent since 2011, according to a new report. Read More 13
News August 21, 2017 San Jose Considers Controversial Wage Settlement with Republic Services, Newby Island Landfill By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may be close to resolving a drawn-out legal fight with its recycling contractor over how to enforce the city’s living wage policy. Read More 2
News August 18, 2017 Milpitas Takes First Step to Fire Embattled City Manager By Jennifer Wadsworth Milpitas’ City Council authorized the firing of its embattled City Manager Tom Williams in a 4-0 vote Tuesday. Read More 2
News August 17, 2017 SJ Councilman Tam Nguyen Clashes with Rival over Flag Ban By Jennifer Wadsworth An ongoing rivalry between two local politicians came to a head earlier this week, prompting accusations of a physical attack. Read More 6
News August 17, 2017 South Bay Pizzeria Slices Up Its Ownership, Cuts Employees In By Jennifer Wadsworth A Slice of New York became what may be the first brick-and-mortar business in the South Bay to convert to a worker-owned cooperative. Read More 18