September 14, 2020 San Jose City Council Considers Whether to Endorse Prop. 17 By Grace Hase The initiative coming up on the Nov. 3 ballot would amend the state Constitution to allow felons on parole to regain their right to vote. Read More 9
September 13, 2020 SJPD’s Body-Cam Footage of Protests Leaves a Lot Out By Jennifer Wadsworth While the new videos offer some fresh perspective of the George Floyd demonstrations, there’s a lot missing from the official narrative. Read More 6
September 12, 2020 Gimme MORE: Key Vote on Federal Pot Legalization Coming By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act (MORE) is slated for a vote in the House later this month. Read More 3
September 11, 2020 SJPD Releases Body-Cam Footage From Protests By Silicon Valley Newsroom It took a few months after the George Floyd protests to show the public even this limited footage. But, hey, it’s a start. Read More 4
September 11, 2020 SJI en Colaboración con ProPublica para Las Elecciones de 2020 By Silicon Valley Newsroom SJI se ha asociado con ProPublica para su proyecto Electionland, una colaboración a nivel nacional para investigar problemas de votación. Read More 1
September 11, 2020 Santa Clara, 49ers Spar Over Stadium Rent Amid Pandemic By Janice Bitters Mission City is ready to go to arbitration to get the $2.7 million owed. The team says that won’t be necessary. Read More 2
September 11, 2020 Poet Laureate Navigates a Pandemic, Social Upheaval to Share Her Love of Words By Kyle Martin Janice Lobo Sapigao didn’t expect her year as poet laureate to be sucker-punched by a new virus—but she's not slowing down. Read More 1
September 10, 2020 Smoke Forces Some Happy Hollow Zoo Animals Indoors By Jennifer Wadsworth Every day, zoo staff monitors the Air Quality Index to determine which of the facility’s 150 animals to keep outside and which to shelter. Read More 0
September 10, 2020 Tips Ahoy: SJI, ProPublica Partner for 2020 Election By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Electionland collaboration investigates issues with voting such as mail ballot delivery problems, purged voter rolls and registration errors. Read More 0
September 10, 2020 Ash, Smoke Cast Eery Orange Glow Over Santa Clara Valley By Silicon Valley Newsroom Forecasters expect the smoke-cooling effect to last for another few days, with highs in the 75-to-80-degree Fahrenheit range. Read More 1
September 10, 2020 Winchester Mystery House to Reopen Its Doors—Yet Again By Emanuel Lee Proprietors of the famed landmark hope this weekend’s reopening will be the one that sticks for the rest of 2020 and beyond. Read More 0
September 10, 2020 SJPD Asks for Public’s Help in Sexual Assault Case Against Local Nightclub Promoter By Silicon Valley Newsroom Tipsters who help lead to a conviction of Marcos Lopez-Cabera may qualify for a cash reward from Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers. Read More 0
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 9, 2020 Fire-Scorched Bay Area Begins the Long Process of Rebuilding By Jacob Pierce and Jennifer Wadsworth The fires include the CZU Complex, which ripped through the Santa Cruz Mountains to become the state’s ninth-most destructive fire. Read More 1
September 8, 2020 Other Major Cities Dropped Curfew Charges Months Ago. What Took San Jose So Long? By Jennifer Wadsworth It’s unclear when news of the decision would have reached defendants had SJI not inquired about the mayor shirking the same rule. Read More 14
September 8, 2020 South Bay Personal-Care Services, Museums, Gyms Can Reopen at Limited Capacity By Grace Hase If Santa Clara County maintains progress in slowing Covid-19 for the next two weeks, schools may be able to reopen as well, officials said. Read More 1