August 6, 2020 East Side Superintendent Resigns, Citing Budget Impasse By Janice Bitters Chris Funk, superintendent of San Jose’s East Side Union High School District, hopes his absence will help solve the district's budget impasse. Read More 2
August 6, 2020 Prolonged Testing Delays Undermine Santa Clara County’s Efforts to Curb Coronavirus By Jennifer Wadsworth Experts say the nation’s inability to create an efficient testing system is part of what’s fueling the recent surge in Covid-19 infections. Read More 3
August 6, 2020 West Valley-Mission Community College Suspends Older Adult Classes Due to Online Challenges By Grace Hase West Valley College President Stephanie Kashima says that moving the classes online could pose technology problems for older students. Read More 2
August 6, 2020 Labor Groups Push for Extra Protections Amid Pandemic By Will Carruthers Assembly members Ash Karla and Lorena Gonzalez introduced a bill that would offer workers extra protections during the pandemic. Read More 2
August 5, 2020 Housing Authority Evacuates Office After Covid-19 Exposure By Jennifer Wadsworth Management sent everyone home at 2:30pm, prompting an exodus from the Julian Street facility that’s been closed to clients since March. Read More 15
August 5, 2020 California Cities, Counties Target Homelessness with Newly Launched Project HomeKey By Janis Hashe Can a program created to help the most vulnerable during the pandemic successfully morph into permanently helping the unsheltered? Read More 9
August 5, 2020 Rape Kit Test in Albuquerque Leads to Guilty Plea in 2004 Mountain View Assault Case By Silicon Valley Newsroom Van Overton Jr. pleaded guilty on Tuesday to attacking a woman who was asleep in a Mountain View motel room 16 years ago. Read More 3
August 5, 2020 Standoff at San Jose Main Jail Ends with Suspect in Custody By Silicon Valley Newsroom Authorities say Joseph Castro was being brought into jail when—despite being handcuffed—he managed to grab a firearm and shoot at officers. Read More 1
August 5, 2020 San Jose City Council Approves Three-Part Initiative for the November 2020 Ballot By Grace Hase The initiative would empower the IPA, expand the Planning Commission and provide a flexible redistricting timeline if census results are late. Read More 1
August 5, 2020 San Jose Council OK’s Ballot Measure to Up Tax on Cardrooms By Grace Hase The cardroom tax, which comes to voters on the fall ballot, would generate about $15 million annually for city services. Read More 3
August 4, 2020 Split Santa Clara County Supervisor Vote Kills Sales Tax Plan for COVID-19 Deficits By Silicon Valley Newsroom The verdict’s in. There will be no proposal for a 0.625-cent increase in the Santa Clara County sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot after all. Read More 6
August 4, 2020 Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Joseph Di Salvo Sues Over Censure By Grace Hase Joe Di Salvo wants the court to give him with a chance to voice his own opinion on sexual harassment allegations lobbed against him. Read More 5
August 4, 2020 Urban Confluence Judges Meet to Pick Finalists for San Jose Tower By Silicon Valley Newsroom The contest drew more than 900 submissions, which will be reviewed today to select three finalists in the international competition. Read More 2
August 4, 2020 Great America to Remain Closed for Remainder of 2020 By San Jose Inside The amusement park plans to reopen in 2021 with a new South Bay Shores waterpark and a host of special events Read More 0
August 4, 2020 SCC Housing Authority Employees Balk at Demand to Return to Covid-Exposed Office By Emanuel Lee Housing Authority workers says there isn’t a single thing they can do in the office that they couldn’t accomplish more safely from home. Read More 26
August 4, 2020 SJPD Officer Accused of Fraud, Wage Theft, Tax Evasion By Silicon Valley Newsroom Robert Foster allegedly used his private security firm to commit fraud, evade taxes, steal wages and launder about $18 million. Read More 3