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
September 6, 2020 This Cupertino Teen is Tackling the Mental Health Crisis Twofold By Emanuel Lee The 14-year-old sophomore has a lofty goal to pair a wearable device she's developing with her soon-to-launch app, LivelyKit. Read More 1
September 4, 2020 Google, SJ ‘Explore Options’ for Downtown After Legislative Blow By Janice Bitters A bill that would’ve offered a lifeline to behind-schedule projects—like Google’s San Jose mega-campus—never made it to the governor’s desk. Read More 8
August 31, 2020 Cambrian Park Plaza Proposal ‘Not Just Another Iteration’ By Janice Bitters Weingarten Realty’s new plans come about three years after their first, which got major pushback from the community. Read More 3
August 26, 2020 South Bay Sees Bizarre Mini-Boom as Thousands of Fire Evacuees Pour into Downtown By Janice Bitters The fires burning in the mountains south and west of San Jose have pushed 77,000 people to flee from Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. Read More 6
August 21, 2020 Developers Stay Bullish on Downtown SJ, Despite Pandemic By Janice Bitters Downtowns have taken a beating during the pandemic, but South Bay developers and investors say San Jose still feels like a safe bet. Read More 8
August 19, 2020 Amazon Buys Gilroy Ag Land By Erik Chalhoub Media reports this week said the company acquired the South Valley agricultural property at roughly four times its assessed value. Read More 0
August 15, 2020 Mapping Downtown San Jose’s Road to Recovery By Janice Bitters Downtown leaders aim to help small businesses on the brink and may even take on a bigger role in curbing the growing homeless population. Read More 11
August 1, 2020 Build a San Jose Empire in Virtual Reality Game ‘Landlord Go’ By Emanuel Lee The game has already registered 11,000 players who were making deals for virtual ownership of the more than 50,000 properties in San Jose. Read More 5
July 25, 2020 Valley Fair Launches New Open-Air Market in San Jose By Janice Bitters Valley Fair has a new open air market of pop-up shops showcasing retailers tucked inside the mall, away from customers during the pandemic. Read More 0
July 23, 2020 Google’s Newest Housing Promises Include Modular, Investments and Land By Janice Bitters Google has announced its latest round Bay Area housing funding, aimed at pushing forward about 24,000 new homes over the next decade. Read More 5
July 22, 2020 $1.5 Million Awarded to 142 San Jose Micro-Businesses By Emanuel Lee Thanks to generous donation from tech giants, each business received $10,000 for relief from the economic toll of the coronavirus. Read More 1