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
December 1, 2020 California Extends Income Tax Deadlines, Offers Covid Relief Grants for Small Businesses By Eli Walsh, Bay City News According to Newsom, the deadline extension and penalty-free payment options will save small businesses billions during the pandemic. Read More 0
November 25, 2020 Restaurateurs Push Ahead with Openings Despite Pandemic By Janice Bitters Do you have to be crazy to open a new restaurant in a pandemic? Maybe. But you wouldn’t be alone. Read More 1
November 13, 2020 Property Tax Ballot Measures Were a Mixed Bag for Voters By Janice Bitters While one measure, Prop. 15 failed, another ballot measure to change the tax system passed, marking a bittersweet election for everyone. Read More 3
November 12, 2020 South Bay Small Businesses Just Got More Time to Pay Back Rent By Grace Hase Small businesses now have until March 21, 2021, to pay back 50 percent of past-due rent, a reprieve that comes as Covid-19 cases spike. Read More 5
November 10, 2020 DA Charges Gilroy Liquor Store Owners With Human Trafficking By Erik Chalhoub An investigation estimates that the suspects had stolen more than $150,000 in wages from the victim and three other employees. Read More 6
November 8, 2020 South Bay Firms Commit to Creating Thousands More Jobs After Receiving Tax Credits By Emanuel Lee California has awarded $80 million in tax credits to four companies to create 6,535 full-time jobs in in Silicon Valley and throughout the state. Read More 6
October 27, 2020 Twisters Sports Center Hopes Crowdfunding Saves the Day By Emanuel Lee One of the most venerable youth gymnastics organizations in Silicon Valley is in danger of becoming another statistic of the pandemic. Read More 0
October 23, 2020 Downtown SJ Restaurants Get Curfew Extension Starting Now By Janice Bitters Most restaurants and bars in the city’s “Downtown Entertainment Zone” can stay open until midnight as of this week. Read More 0
October 9, 2020 Cinebar—South Bay’s Oldest Watering Hole—Asks for Public’s Help to Stay in Business By Emanuel Lee San Jose’s beloved dive bar has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help weather the pandemic-prompted economic recession. Read More 8
September 22, 2020 3Below May Wait Out Pandemic on a Downtown San Jose Roof By Janice Bitters San Jose is about to get creative to bring one of its longtime cinemas back to downtown after a six-month, coronavirus-caused hiatus. Read More 0
September 15, 2020 SV Lawmaker Taps Local Pizza Shop for Worker Co-op Panel By Emanuel Lee Baby boomers own close to half of the nation’s privately-held businesses. Some say they should turn to worker co-ops as they retire. Read More 9
September 14, 2020 Businesses, Faith Leaders Plead for County to Loosen Restrictions By Erik Chalhoub and Janice Bitters Local leaders say the county should allow more struggling companies to open indoors as smoke- and ash-filled air has driven away customers. Read More 5
September 10, 2020 Second Round of Grants, State Tax Credits Now Available for Small Businesses in San Jose By Janice Bitters City and state leaders launched new initiatives to give struggling entrepreneurs a lifeline as the pandemic stretches into its sixth month. Read More 5
September 8, 2020 Is Cannabis an ‘Industry’ in the U.S? Depends Who You Ask By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Language is important in the pot world in surprising ways, and a new debate over what to call the business is brewing. Read More 2