February 3, 2021 Food Halls’ Draw Has Always Been Foot Traffic, But Coronavirus Changed That By Grace Stetson The South Bay’s food halls have seen better days—but there may be some hope on the horizon. Read More 0
January 27, 2021 Salons, Personal Care Services Got a Bad Rap in Pandemic, Industry Members Say By Jennifer Wadsworth Though salons can reopen now, stylists and manicurists worry how to regain public trust in the aftermath of so much negative PR. Read More 5
January 27, 2021 Opinion: Trump Era Spurred Tech Workers to Push for Social Responsibility By Ben Tarnoff and Moira Weigel The Trump era spurred them to collective action. But the work has just begun. Read More 3
January 22, 2021 Local Leaders Look to State to Keep Business as Second San Jose Company Moves HQ By Janice Bitters The announcement didn’t sit well with San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo after also losing Hewlett Packard Enterprises last month. Read More 34
January 17, 2021 As Need Grows in Silicon Valley, Business and Residents Step Up By Emanuel Lee Food banks are feeding more people than ever, but donations and new partnerships are helping them keep up Read More 10
January 16, 2021 New Gastro Lounge Prepares to Open in SJ’s SoFA District By Katie Lauer Good Spot is one part of a major transformation in downtown, including a wave of new business moving into the SoFA District while others shutter. Read More 0
January 13, 2021 New Apartment Proposal Puts Palo Alto Zoning Plan to the Test By Janice Bitters The project would use the city’s newest zoning program as city leaders grapple with new staggering state-imposed housing goals. Read More 1
January 13, 2021 Indicted SiliconSage CEO Enjoyed Access to Local Political Leaders By Jennifer Wadsworth and Janice Bitters Sanjeev Acharya branded himself as a commercial real estate innovator, but regulators call him a con man. Read More 22
January 10, 2021 Resolutions: Business Basics Are For All, Ahmad Thomas Says By Amani Hamed New Year’s resolutions aren’t for all. But for Silicon Valley influencers looking to the other side of this pandemic, they’re a start. Read More 6
January 7, 2021 Resolutions: Timnit Gebru Says Tech Equity Won’t Come Easy By Sonya Herrera New Year’s resolutions aren’t for all. But for Silicon Valley influencers looking to the other side of this pandemic, they’re a start. Read More 10
December 21, 2020 Pizzetta 408, Other Downtown Storefronts to Close for Good By Janice Bitters Three restaurants have declined to renew their leases in the SoFA Market food hall, and other downtown restaurants have called it quits. Read More 12
December 12, 2020 Good, Bad and Ugly: SJ Downtown Association Reviews 2020 By Janice Bitters Yes, 2020 was bad. But it wasn't all bad, according to the San Jose Downtown Association. Read More 2
December 11, 2020 A New Gamer Lounge is Coming to San Jose’s SoFA District By Janice Bitters Called Guildhouse, the new lounge will be a “spiritual successor” to AFKgg Gamer Lounge, which closed in 2018. Read More 3
December 9, 2020 The Silicon Valley Organization Appoints an Interim CEO By Silicon Valley Newsroom Bob Linscheid will serve as interim CEO while the organization looks for a permanent replacement for fired executive Matt Mahood. Read More 7
December 7, 2020 Santa Clara County Proposes a New Cap on Food Delivery Fees By Emanuel Lee Local leaders will consider regulating one of restaurants’ major costs when on-site dining isn’t allowed: third-party delivery charges. Read More 0
December 3, 2020 Delivery Fee Caps, Cocktails To-Go, Free Parking Considered to Spur Downtown SJ Recovery By Emanuel Lee The Greater Downtown San Jose Economic Recovery Task Force has handed down a slate of proposals to sustain the city’s core. Read More 3