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
January 20, 2020 Q&A: Blach Construction Chair Michael Blach Reflects on Company’s 50 Years in Business By Grace Hase San Jose Inside caught up with the second-generation construction exec to learn more about his firm on its Golden Anniversary. Read More 3
January 17, 2020 Nurses Strike Four-Year Labor Deal with Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Registered Nurses Professional Association says the deal will close the pay gap between county and private health facilities. Read More 2
January 17, 2020 Morgan Hill Joins Amah Mutsun Tribe in Opposing Proposed Sargent Ranch Gravel Mine By Michael Moore Although the city lacks authority to deny the project, its symbolic gesture adds to a growing movement to preserve the land. Read More 8
January 16, 2020 South Bay Rep Lands Sought-After Role in Impeachment Trial By Silicon Valley Newsroom Rep. Zoe Lofgren has taken part in the past three impeachment inquiries—those of Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton and now Donald Trump. Read More 32
January 16, 2020 With California’s New Privacy Law in Effect, Consumers Have More Control Over Their Data By Todd Guild The California Consumer Privacy Act empowers consumers to access information that companies collect about them online. Read More 0