February 4, 2020 Rep. Ro Khanna Invites Local NAACP President to SOTU By Grace Hase Jethroe Moore said he’s still awestruck by the invitation to attend the State of the Union speech alongside the congressman. Read More 2
February 3, 2020 Historic Downtown San Jose Building Saved From Demolition By Jennifer Wadsworth The city has offered up an unused property as a new site for the 120-year-old Pallesen Apartment Building. Read More 6
February 3, 2020 South County ‘Agri-Tourist’ Development in Limbo By Erik Chalhoub The six-acre property is listed on LoopNet, an online database of commercial land for sale, for a $3,850,000 investment. Read More 1
February 3, 2020 Coronavirus: More Than Half of State’s Cases are Right Here By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County public health officials have confirmed a second case of the coronavirus strain that made its way from China. Read More 1
January 31, 2020 Bay Area Congress Members’ Super Bowl Bet with Missouri Rep: BBQ, Nuts and See’s Candy By Grace Hase Congress members Ro Khanna and Nancy Pelosi hope to bring home more than the Lombardi Trophy this weekend. Read More 2
January 31, 2020 Garlic Fest Shooting Survivors File Claims Against City of Gilroy By Silicon Valley Newsroom The claims had to be filed this week, which marked the six-month anniversary of the deadly attack by a lone shooter at Christmas Hill Park. Read More 18
January 30, 2020 Sup. Cindy Chavez Highlights County’s Stark Inequities, Unique Strengths in Annual Speech By Jennifer Wadsworth The newly inducted board president then enumerated some of the ways she plans to tackle the county’s most intractable problems. Read More 7
January 30, 2020 Big Oil, Corporate PAC Money Seep Into State Senate Race By Grace Hase Campaign donations to Ann Ravel, Nora Campos and Dave Cortese have raised questions about their political allegiances. Read More 9
January 29, 2020 Dems Voice Concern Over Rule Excluding Voters From Primary By Will Carruthers There’s some worry that a state policy will prevent independent absentee voters from participating in the presidential candidate nomination. Read More 6
January 29, 2020 Journalist Loren Stein, Former Metro Writer, Dies at 62 By Silicon Valley Newsroom Her death was announced by her husband, who called her “the light of my life and the source of every important blessing I have enjoyed.” Read More 3
January 28, 2020 SJ Council Candidate Confirms Her Return to Campaign Trail By Grace Hase Jenny Higgins Bradanini is back to the grind after suspending her run in the wake of a car crash in which she killed a pedestrian. Read More 46
January 27, 2020 SJSU Announces Initiatives to Help Homeless Students By Grace Hase SJSU President Mary Papazian said the university secured $3.1 million from the CSU system to address housing insecurity. Read More 6
January 27, 2020 San Jose Poised to Oppose Diversion of Measure B Funds By Grace Hase The San Jose City Council meets at 1:30pm Tuesday inside the council chambers at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. Read More 26
January 22, 2020 Catalyze SV Fights NIMBY Backlash by Forging Alliances Between Residents, Developers By Grace Hase The non-profit aims to “improve, then approve” projects as part of a broader push for the region to build its way out of the housing crisis. Read More 11
January 21, 2020 Donation From Candidate’s Mom Draws Scrutiny—But Did It Also Violate California Election Law? By Grace Hase The mother of 13th State Senate District candidate Michael Brownrigg put $460,000 into an IE to get her son to Sacramento. Read More 12
January 20, 2020 Valley Water Unveils New Storm-Predicting Radar System By Silicon Valley Newsroom The radar atop the Penitencia Water Treatment Plant in San Jose is the cornerstone in a network of high-res, low-elevation radars. Read More 4