November 5, 2020 Sacred Heart Community Service Launches Holiday Program By Grace Hase The San Jose-based nonprofit expects to provide 7,700 families with holiday food boxes and 2,400 families with gift cards for toys. Read More 0
November 5, 2020 Ex-Code Enforcement Officer Booked on Multiple Counts of Sexual Assault, Extortion By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose police say William Gerry self-surrendered on Tuesday and was booked into the Santa Clara County jail on a $550,000 bail. Read More 2
November 5, 2020 Proudly Out: Queer Silicon Valley Preserves Local LGBTQ History By Katie Lauer Spearheaded by Ken Yeager, Queer Silicon Valley offers a look into the culture, crime and organizations of LGTBQ people. Read More 1
November 4, 2020 Santa Clara County ROV Eyes 2008 Voter Turnout Record By Grace Hase Santa Clara County voters have already shattered the record for the total number of ballots cast. Read More 1
November 4, 2020 Incumbent Democrats Rule the Day in Bay Area House Races By Tony Hicks, BCN Democrats easily won all 12 Bay Areas House of Representative seats. Read More 3
November 4, 2020 Voters Support Most Education Measures in Santa Clara County By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Nearly all parcel taxes and school bonds are poised to pass as of Wednesday, although thousands more ballots remain to be counted. Read More 1
November 4, 2020 Caltrain Wins Crucial Tax Increase with Measure RR By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Measure RR, which requires a two-thirds vote from three Bay Area counties, looks like it will comfortably pass with all precincts reporting. Read More 2
November 4, 2020 Prop and Hot Race Calls: Californians Waive Labor Law for Uber and Lyft, Keep Cash Bail By Ben Christopher On two other measures, California voters continued to distance themselves from the state’s tough-on-crime approach of prior decades. Read More 2
November 4, 2020 SJ Bolsters Police Oversight, Expands Planning Commission By Silicon Valley Newsroom Measure G grants greater authority to the Independent Police Auditor and adds several members to the city Planning Commission. Read More 2
November 4, 2020 Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Open Space Authority’s Measure T By Silicon Valley Newsroom By extending the $24-a-year parcel tax, voters signaled a desire to support the continued preservation of local wildlands. Read More 1
November 4, 2020 Film Fests Go Virtual During Covid. Will Audiences Follow? By Katie Lauer The Covid-19 pandemic is still raging throughout the U.S., and has turned the film festivals world upside-down, but they're adapting. Read More 0
November 4, 2020 DA Targets Illegal Chop Shops By Emanuel Lee The Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office will prosecute the rogue auto repair shops for allegedly dismantling cars without a license. Read More 2
November 3, 2020 Activists Shut Down Part of 11th Street in Downtown San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom Organizers parked a pair of U-Haul box trucks at San Antonio and San Carlos streets while blocking traffic across 11th at San Fernando. Read More 35
November 3, 2020 Regional Medical Center of San Jose Preps for Possible Surge in Election Night Cardiac Patients By Tony Hicks, Bay City News A spokesperson for Regional Medical Center of San Jose said they have extra plasma, operating rooms available and extra trauma surgeons on call. Read More 0
November 3, 2020 Silicon Valley Faith, Community Leaders Call for Peaceful Transfer of Power After Election Day By Emanuel Lee Count All Votes, which takes place at 11am Wednesday, will include de-escalation training, a prayer vigil and peaceful rally. Read More 0
November 3, 2020 SVO Disbands PAC Amid Backlash to ‘Blatantly Racist’ Campaign Ad By Jennifer Wadsworth It’s a remarkable development for the fundraising powerhouse, which has long served as a political counterweight to South Bay Labor. Read More 4