October 12, 2020 Ann Ravel Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to SD15 Rival Dave Cortese Over Obama Photos By Grace Hase The 15th State Senate District hopeful says her opponent’s use of an image with President Obama is illegal under a federal policy. Read More 13
October 12, 2020 East Side Shooting Marks San Jose’s 33rd Homicide of 2020 By Silicon Valley Newsroom SJPD urges anyone with information about the killing to contact detectives Sgt. Lewis or Officer Meeker at 408.277.5283. Read More 1
October 12, 2020 Cars Strike Outdoor Diners Twice in a Day in San Jose’s East Side By Silicon Valley Newsroom The second such crash Sunday marked the 38th fatal traffic collision in San Jose and the 39th pedestrian fatality of 2020. Read More 4
October 12, 2020 New State Cannabis Laws Move Needle, But Only Marginally By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Hoped-for fundamental changes to state law on matters like high taxes and over-regulation will have to wait until next year. Read More 2
October 11, 2020 Elderly Driver’s Crash into San Jose Mall Hospitalizes Eight By Jacob Pierce The driver of the vehicle may have been in medical distress before the accident, which was reported around 12:30pm. 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
October 9, 2020 Plasma Shortage Intensified by Pandemic Covid-19 By Erik Chalhoub With the Covid-19 pandemic canceling donation drives, the nation is seeing a severe shortage of plasma donations. Read More 2
October 8, 2020 Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran May Sue Over Project HomeKey By Grace Hase Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran is concerned that residents won't have a fair chance to provide feedback due to the accelerated timeline. Read More 10
October 7, 2020 Racism in the Streets: How Homelessness Became a Civil Rights Issue in the South Bay By Grace Hase Experts say Silicon Valley’s homeless crisis—like that of the nation—is interwoven with its long, painful history structural racism. Read More 21
October 7, 2020 Santa Clara County Prepares to Resume Indoor Gatherings—With Certain Restrictions in Place By Emanuel Lee Indoor events could resume at up to 25 percent capacity or up to 100 people and outdoor gatherings of up to 200 people. Read More 7
October 7, 2020 San Jose Sticks to Trapping Feral Pigs—At Least For Now By Grace Hase The council on Tuesday voted unanimously to study archery as an option a little bit longer, just to work out details of the plan. Read More 20
October 6, 2020 Metro Family of Newspapers Purchases Press-Banner By Silicon Valley Newsroom The community news publication serves Scotts Valley, Boulder Creek and the San Lorenzo Valley. Read More 0
October 6, 2020 DA Declines to File Charges Against Activist Held on Extraordinary $500,000 Bail By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose police got prosecutor-turned-jurist Paul Bernal to sign off on the warrant on Sept. 28—and then waited five days to serve it. Read More 18
October 5, 2020 SJPD Arrests Three Activists; One Defendant’s Bail Set at $500K for Suspected Vandalism By Jennifer Wadsworth and Grace Hase One defendant’s attorney has filed writ of habeas corpus challenging the constitutionality of the detention and exorbitant bail amount. Read More 28
October 5, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom Vetoes Anderson Dam Bill By Michael Moore Assembly Bill 3005 would have hastened the rebuild and strengthening of Anderson Dam, which is long overdue for a seismic retrofit. Read More 5
October 5, 2020 San Jose May Allow Archery to Control ‘Trap Wise’ Feral Pigs By Grace Hase Proprietors of the Coyote Creek Golf Club say the hogs have cost them $16,000 in damages on their 414-acre property in 2020. Read More 33