March 2, 2020 Election 2020: Seven Candidates Vie for Open Seat in California’s 15th State Senate District By Grace Hase In the last installment of our primary election series, we move to the 15th State Senate District, where seven people are in the running. Read More 1
March 2, 2020 Super Tuesday Eve: Live Updates By Silicon Valley Newsroom Candidates are knocking on doors while their sign-carrying minions work the phone banks in a last-ditch effort to #GetOutTheVote. Read More 8
March 2, 2020 UPDATE: New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth Public health officials say this makes for a total of nine confirmed COVID-19 cases countywide and 84,000 around the world. Read More 4
February 28, 2020 Election 2020: Four Veteran Public Servants Vie for Santa Clara County’s Open Supe Seat By Grace Hase Supervisor Dave Cortese’s impending departure from the county board has drawn a crowded field of aspiring successors. Read More 10
February 28, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Health Officials Confirm Second Coronavirus Case with Unknown Origin By Silicon Valley Newsroom The case marks the third in the South Bay but the second in California for a patient without no known risk factors. Read More 2
February 28, 2020 New Report ID’s Riskiest Cycling Spots in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth Though San Jose is the deadliest city in Santa Clara County for bicyclists, the most dangerous intersection lies in Palo Alto. Read More 4
February 28, 2020 San Jose Opens First ‘Tiny Homes’ Village for the Homeless By Grace Hase The cabins will house 40 homeless people on a Mabury Road property owned by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Read More 9
February 27, 2020 Election 2020: Three Candidates Vie for Open Seat in SJ’s D10 By Grace Hase Jenny Higgins Bradanini, Matt Mahan and Helen Wang are vying to replace Councilman Johnny Khamis in the Almaden Valley district. Read More 7
February 27, 2020 FPPC Opens Investigation into Asm. Evan Low’s Tech Foundation By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters FPPC investigations often take months to a year and can result in politicians being fined thousands of dollars. Read More 5
February 27, 2020 South Bay Letter Carriers Say Mail Problems Linked to USPS Cost-Cutting Experiment By Jennifer Wadsworth Despite all the problems reported, the U.S. Postal Service continues to expand the pilot and hopes to roll it out to 230 sites. Read More 18
February 26, 2020 Santa Clara Dark Money Meeting Puts Measure C in the Spotlight By Grace Hase The ballot initiative took center stage at a town hall on what city officials describe as “dark money” pouring into local elections. Read More 7
February 26, 2020 Part III: How the Tech Caucus Courts Silicon Valley with Charity By Guest Columnist The Foundation for California's Technology and Innovation Economy asks for thousands of dollars. Who's paying? It won't say. Read More 2
February 26, 2020 After Years of Hosting Artists and Entertainers, San Jose’s Beloved Caffe Frascati is Set to Close By Jennifer Wadsworth The Italian café in SoFA District has welcomed artists since Opera San Jose began performing at the shop-front stage 10 years ago. Read More 5
February 25, 2020 Citing Concerns About Seismic Risk, Feds Order Valley Water to Drain Anderson Reservoir By Silicon Valley Newsroom Federal engineers have ordered the water district to speed up plans to drain and earthquake-proof the South County dam. Read More 5
February 25, 2020 Sunnyvale Accused of Using City Money on Political Mailers By Jennifer Wadsworth California election law prohibits government agencies from spending taxpayer funds and public resources to promote partisan causes. Read More 4
February 25, 2020 Election 2020: SJ Councilwoman Faces Ex-Colleague in D8 Race By Grace Hase In District 8, Councilwoman Sylvia Arenas is squaring off with her old Evergreen School Board colleague, Jim Zito. Read More 3