November 16, 2020 Protester Injured by San Jose Police Won’t Face Charges By Jennifer Wadsworth A spokesman for Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen confirmed his office would drop the case based on “an insufficiency of evidence.” Read More 8
November 16, 2020 Work on ‘Cradle to Career’ Data System Accelerates Amid Concerns of Financial Support By Matt Krupnick, EdSource After a year of planning, key recommendations on the program will go to the California Legislature in mid-December. Read More 5
November 16, 2020 San Jose May Ban Natural Gas in Almost All New Construction By Grace Hase The Climate Smart-aligned proposal expands on a 2019 policy that banned natural gas in new residential construction. Read More 11
November 15, 2020 Women Workers in Santa Clara Co. Fare Worse Than You Think By Laurence Du Sault, CalMatters A new index that ranks women’s well-being in all California counties shows South Bay women are the most likely to work low wage jobs in the state. Read More 7
November 15, 2020 San Jose’s ‘Cash for Trash’ Program Will Pay Homeless People to Clean Encampments By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The program, which has been on pause since February because of the pandemic, will now take place at 40 different sites throughout the city. Read More 22
November 14, 2020 Voters Said They Want Weed Legalized. Will Politicians Listen? By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside The election showed us more than just who voters want as president; it showed the nation has turned a corner on pot. Read More 5
November 13, 2020 Santa Clara County Bans Indoor Dining Amid Spike in Covid Cases By Grace Hase Health officials said they anticipate the state will move Santa Clara County back into the more restrictive Red Tier next week. Read More 7
November 13, 2020 San Jose Woman Admits to Setting Fire, Faking Assault as Cover for Embezzlement By Bay City News Police say Janice Carlstrom, who was found bound and gagged at a Saratoga office last year, confessed to stealing more than $580,000. Read More 4
November 13, 2020 California Issues Travel Advisory Amid Uptick in Covid-19 Cases By Grace Hase On top of the travel advisory, state health officials are also urging residents to limit interactions with other households. Read More 2
November 13, 2020 Property Tax Ballot Measures Were a Mixed Bag for Voters By Janice Bitters While one measure, Prop. 15 failed, another ballot measure to change the tax system passed, marking a bittersweet election for everyone. Read More 3
November 12, 2020 South Bay Small Businesses Just Got More Time to Pay Back Rent By Grace Hase Small businesses now have until March 21, 2021, to pay back 50 percent of past-due rent, a reprieve that comes as Covid-19 cases spike. Read More 5
November 12, 2020 Health Officials Issue Covid-19 Guidelines for the Holidays By Grace Hase Bay Area health officials recommend limiting any Thanksgiving gathering to no more than three households. Read More 3
November 12, 2020 First Openly Gay Man Confirmed to California Supreme Court By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Martin Jenkins was nominated by Gov. Gavin Newsom to replace former Associate Justice Ming Chin, 77, who retired Aug. 31. Read More 2
November 12, 2020 New ‘Silicon Alleys’ Book Relishes Bizarro Side of San Jose By Gary Singh Singh, a “skinny, long-haired dude who roams the streets” picked out hundreds of 'Silicon Alleys' columns over 15 years for the book. Read More 16
November 11, 2020 SVO: There Was ‘No Intent to Do Harm’ With Racist Campaign Ad By Jennifer Wadsworth Leaders of the regional chamber of commerce refused to name the people responsible and offered little else in the way of context. Read More 18
November 11, 2020 Sunnyvale Election Full of Firsts By Emanuel Lee The city voted for its first directly elected mayor as well as its first Muslim-South Asian and openly queer councilors. Read More 6