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 23, 2020 Newly Unearthed Facebook Posts Point to More Widespread Bias Among San Jose Police By Jennifer Wadsworth A blog post published today names a litany of cops whose apparent prejudice calls into question the integrity of their policing. Read More 5
October 23, 2020 One Dead After Car Careens Over Cliff Off of Highway 17 By Bay City News The crash was reported just before 8am today on northbound state Highway 17 just north of Hebard Road. Read More 0
October 23, 2020 Why Do We Keep Voting on This? Exploring Proposition 13’s ‘Tax Revolt Family Tree’ By Ben Christopher In the current election cycle, Californians are being asked to weigh in on two more changes to the tax-slashing constitutional amendment. Read More 9
October 23, 2020 Santa Clara County DA Probes Claims of Voter Fraud Against Monte Sereno Councilwoman By Grace Hase News of the inquiry comes just days after a San Jose Inside article revealed that Rowena Turner voted twice in at least seven elections. Read More 19
October 22, 2020 DAWN Revokes Endorsement of State Senate Hopeful Ann Ravel By Grace Hase The group took issue with her refusal to return donations from South Bay lawyer James McManis, who opposed the Recall Persky campaign. Read More 8
October 22, 2020 Santa Clara County Moves Forward with Title IX Review By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Title IX, a federal law, prohibits sex discrimination in educational institutions and outlines steps to protect students from sexual violence. Read More 2
October 22, 2020 Federal Grant to Expand Santa Clara County Transportation Program for Seniors By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Seniors interested in R.Y.D.E services can sign up at rydescc.org and book rides as early as a month in advance. Read More 3
October 22, 2020 DA to Dismiss Cases Linked to Cops Who Made Hateful Comments on Social Media By Jennifer Wadsworth The decision came after prosecutors reviewed hundreds of cases involving officers whose comments were first reported by SJI. Read More 10
October 22, 2020 Public School Teacher Challenges 20-Year Incumbent in Santa Clara County Board of Ed’s Area 5 By Katie Lauer Ultimately, voters will decide whether to stay with 20-year incumbent Anna Song or opt for new perspective with Victoria Chon. Read More 3
October 22, 2020 12-Year Santa Clara County Board of Ed Incumbent Joe DiSalvo Faces 2 Challengers in Area 4 By Katie Lauer Joseph Di Salvo is up against Ketzal Gómez and Lucia Garcia, two underdog challengers who want to bring a new voice to the board. Read More 6
October 21, 2020 Santa Clara County Supervisors Opt for Mental Health Treatment Center Instead of New Jail By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Construction on the 535-bed Main Jail South project in San Jose was suspended on Tuesday. Read More 3
October 21, 2020 Two Veteran School Trustees Face Off in SCCOE’s Area 1 Race By Katie Lauer Grace Mah, the incumbent since 2007, is up against Melissa Baten Caswell, a longtime Palo Alto Unified trustee. Read More 3
October 21, 2020 San Jose International Short Film Festival Kicks Off with Big Names By Daedalus Howell Woods' film, ‘David,’ is one of the 100-plus line-up of shorts that are part of the 12th Annual San Jose International Short Film Festival. Read More 0
October 21, 2020 Domestic Violence Cases Decrease During Pandemic By Emanuel Lee While the numbers are trending downward, advocates say the work to curb domestic violence is far from done. Read More 0
October 21, 2020 What Propositions Are On California’s Ballot? By Grace Hase, Janice Bitters, Josh Koehn and Will Carruthers California’s ballot measures can be as opaque as they are varied, which is why we waded through the morass to make your decision easier. Read More 2