July 22, 2020 WATCH: Day One of San Jose’s George Floyd Protests By Silicon Valley Newsroom This security camera footage reveals what transpired in the first afternoon of George Floyd protests in downtown San Jose. Read More 2
July 22, 2020 $1.5 Million Awarded to 142 San Jose Micro-Businesses By Emanuel Lee Thanks to generous donation from tech giants, each business received $10,000 for relief from the economic toll of the coronavirus. Read More 1
July 21, 2020 Majority of Santa Clara Co. Supes Favors Sales Tax Boost By San Jose Inside Supervisors Joe Simitian and Mike Wasserman voted against taking this first step towards a sales tax boost. Read More 16
July 21, 2020 Private, Public COVID-19 Testing Accelerates in Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom County data show that testing increased significantly in the month following a June 10 order for private healthcare systems to step up. Read More 4
July 21, 2020 City of Santa Clara Hotel Tax Revenue Plummets By Silicon Valley Newsroom The city has projected other budget-related issues, but the Transient Occupancy Tax would be the biggest hit. Read More 8
July 21, 2020 Santa Clara Man Charged with Running Investment Scam By Silicon Valley Newsroom Shaukat Shamim was served with a summons in Santa Clara, ordering him to appear in federal court today in San Francisco. Read More 0
July 20, 2020 Santa Clara County Supervisors to Discuss Caltrain Tax Measure By Grace Hase The measure needs to be approved by three counties and multiple transit boards in order to make it on the November ballot. Read More 7
July 20, 2020 WATCH: Day 2 of San Jose’s George Floyd Protests By Silicon Valley Newsroom This video, which has been edited from several hours to just two, documents the hours from afternoon to midnight on May 30. Read More 12
July 20, 2020 Lawsuit: SJPD Enabled Brutality Against Protesters by Failing to Adequately Train Officers By Jennifer Wadsworth The complaint claims San Jose failed to teach officers how to use reasonable crowd-control tactics, exposing bystanders to excessive force. Read More 34
July 18, 2020 WATCH: Never-Before-Seen Footage Shows Third Day of San Jose’s George Floyd Protests By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Inside requested video from the security cameras installed on the Santa Clara Street side of City Hall. Here’s the first batch. Read More 9
July 18, 2020 Rep. Anna Eshoo Calls Feds to Task for Surveillance Overreach By Emanuel Lee The congresswoman joined 22 of her colleagues in demanding answers about government surveillance of peaceful protesters. Read More 3
July 17, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom Announces New Guidelines for Schools By Grace Hase Schools in counties that have been off the state's monitoring list for 14 consecutive days will be allowed to hold in-person classes this fall. Read More 4
July 17, 2020 New Report Shows How It Pays to Work for City of Santa Clara By Silicon Valley Newsroom The $501,457 that City Manager Deanna Santana made in 2019 tops that of her counterparts in much larger municipalities. Read More 15
July 17, 2020 Redwood City Entrepreneur Reimagines Civic Engagement Platform for COVID-19 Aid By Grace Hase VOCA founder Brian Jaffe reimagined his civic engagement app to help those who needed groceries while sheltering in place. Read More 4
July 16, 2020 Victims of Home Invasion Ask for Help ID’ing Getaway Vehicle By Jennifer Wadsworth A Willow Glen couple that breeds French bulldogs is asking the public to help them find who broke into their home at gunpoint on Monday. Read More 16
July 16, 2020 SCPEA Cries Foul After Abrupt Layoff of 52 Court Employees By Emanuel Lee Superior Court Professional Employees Association (SCPEA) spokesman Tom Saggau expressed outrage over the decision. Read More 4