Culture April 16, 2021 Local Leaders Work to Turn the Tide on Anti-Asian Hate Crimes By Sarah Lai Stirland As anti-Asian hate crimes spread through Silicon Valley, one Los Gatos resident has a plan to fight them that starts in the classroom. Read More 2
Business April 15, 2021 As Restrictions Lift, SJ Barber Offers Haircuts for the Unhoused By Grace Stetson San Jose-based The Barbers Inc. is taking advantage of the industry's new-found freedom by offering haircuts to homeless residents. Read More 1
News April 14, 2021 Santa Clara County Officials will Revisit Laura’s Law Debate By Madelyn Reese County elected officials punted on making a final decision about Laura’s Law in 2019, but a new state bill is forcing a vote. Read More 10
California April 13, 2021 Newsom’s Vow to Reopen is a High-stakes Political Gamble By Laurel Rosenhall, CalMatters The effort to oust the Democratic governor began before the year-long pandemic upended life in California, driven by conservative activists. Read More 4
California April 13, 2021 Vaccine Passports in California? Answers to Your Questions By Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters What does the state plan to do when it comes to proving that people are vaccinated in the coming months and years? Read More 14
Business April 9, 2021 San Jose’s Poor House Bistro Preps for Move—Building and All By Madelyn Reese Downtown San Jose’s iconic Poor House is moving, fleeing the path of development proposed in Google’s Downtown West project. Read More 4
Culture April 9, 2021 Clubhouse’s Allure and Pitfalls as the New Social Media Sensation By Liza Monroy The Clubhouse app became a social media sensation by evolving the art of conversation. Will it end up an echo chamber? Read More 0
News April 8, 2021 Scientists are Racing to Save a Finicky, Endangered Shrub Ahead of the Anderson Dam Retrofit By Madelyn Reese The badly needed project to retrofit the Anderson Dam directly threatens several thousand coyote ceanothus plants. Read More 4
News April 7, 2021 San Jose Home Prices Jumped Even During the Pandemic By Grace Stetson The pandemic has created a mixed-bag of changes for housing in San Jose, from fluctuating costs to rising vacancy rates and dwindling building approvals. Read More 21
Opinion April 5, 2021 Op-Ed: Who’s Exempt from Parcel Taxes in Santa Clara County? By Johnny Khamis Santa Clara County property taxes are due April 10, but some residents may be exempt without even knowing it. Read More 5
News April 5, 2021 San Jose Electeds Pass Rules to Throttle Chatty Colleagues By Sean Roney Elected officials say the new rules will encourage brevity and stem the notoriously long City Council meetings most weeks. Read More 7
Business April 4, 2021 Santa Cruz-based Marianne’s buys San Jose’s Treat Ice Cream By Grace Stetson Treat has been a San Jose favorite since 1951, with a manufacturing facility in San Jose’s Naglee Park. But on April 15, that facility will close. Read More 19
Covid-19 March 27, 2021 Measuring a Year of Covid-19 By Silicon Valley Newsroom From layoffs to testing, the Covid-19 pandemic had dramatic ripple effects on almost every part of life in Silicon Valley and the country. Read More 0
Covid-19 March 26, 2021 What’s Next for Guadalupe River Park and SJ’s Homeless Crisis? By Grace Stetson and Katie Lauer No one is happy with the homeless crisis in San Jose’s Guadalupe River Park and around the city, but whose vision will fix it? Read More 25
Covid-19 March 19, 2021 One Year: The Pandemic’s Timeline in Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom A look back at some of the events—big and small—that shaped the past 12 months of tumult during the pandemic. Read More 1
News March 8, 2021 San Jose: Police Investigate 3 Fatal Shootings in as Many Days By Silicon Valley Newsroom Police urge anyone with information about the shootings to call the Homicide Unit at 408.947.5283. Read More 0