October 22, 2019 City of San Jose Plans to Double Electric Car Charging Stations with $14 Million Investment By Grace Hase The biggest chunk of the investment—$10 million—will come from the state. And the remaining $4 million from a vote by the City Council. Read More 9
October 22, 2019 East San Jose School District Aims to Place $60M Housing Bond on March 2020 Ballot By Nicholas Chan If voters OK the measure in the March primary, the district would build 100 below-market-rate homes at the agency HQ. Read More 4
October 22, 2019 County Considers New Contract for Jail Phone Calls, Tablets By Nicholas Chan The Board of Supervisors meets at 9:30am Tuesday at the County Government Center, 70 W. Hedding St., in San Jose. Read More 1
October 21, 2019 Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Dave Cortese Accused of Violating State’s Political Reform Act By Grace Hase The D3 supervisor has been accused of illegal electioneering as he makes a bid to replace terming-out state Sen. Jim Beall. Read More 9
October 21, 2019 City of Morgan Hill Approves $30M Settlement for Children Injured in 2016 Car Collision By Michael Moore The plaintiffs argued that the city was responsible for unsafe conditions at the intersection where a car struck the kids. Read More 0
October 18, 2019 State Senate Candidates Discuss Climate Change, Sanctuary Policy at Neighborhood Forum By Grace Hase The event hosted by the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association took place Thursday night at the Starlite Ballroom. Read More 7
October 18, 2019 San Jose Councilwoman’s Ex-School Board Colleague Challenges Her Re-Election Bid By Grace Hase Less than five months from election day and San Jose Councilwoman Sylvia Arenas finally has a challenger: trustee Jim Zito. Read More 1
October 17, 2019 San Jose Councilwoman Dev Davis Kicks Off Re-Election Bid By Grace Hase The District 6 representative faces Jake Tonkel, Andrew Boone and Marshall Woodmansee in her bid for a second term. Read More 10
October 17, 2019 San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo Wants City to Explore Possibility of Breaking Up with PG&E By Nicholas Chan The plan would potentially require the city to purchase power lines off of the utility giant, and to build microgrids and energy storage systems. Read More 14
October 17, 2019 Loma Prieta Quake Still Guides How San Jose’s Emergency Services Chief Does His Job By Grace Hase Surviving the 1989 earthquake left an indelible imprint on Ray Riordan, and informs his disaster preparedness work to this day. Read More 0
October 16, 2019 Campbell Says No to In-N-Out By Grace Hase Orchard City residents searching for someplace closer than San Jose to grab a Double-Double and Animal Fries are straight out of luck. Read More 10
October 15, 2019 San Jose Water Co. Finalizes Merger with East Coast Utility By Jennifer Wadsworth Locals who’ve kept a close eye on the company, however, say regulators failed to determine whether the tie-up serves the public interest. Read More 6
October 15, 2019 State Senate Hopefuls Vie for BAYMEC’s Endorsement By Jennifer Wadsworth Housing, civil rights and safety net services emerged as key issues at the panel hosted by the Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee. Read More 4
October 14, 2019 Q&A: SimpliPhi’s Catherine Von Burg on PG&E’s Failures and the Future of Energy Storage By Nicholas Chan We caught up with the CEO to better understand energy storage in the face of future blackouts and an aging distribution system. Read More 17
October 11, 2019 SJDA Director Highlights Council Division, Calls for Strong Mayor System in Annual Speech By Grace Hase Scott Knies delivered an impassioned address to a packed room of business owners and elected officials at First United Methodist Church. Read More 29
October 11, 2019 Google Submits Official Mega-Campus Plans to San Jose By Grace Hase Now that the application is in the city’s hands, the project will embark on a year-long public engagement and environmental review process. Read More 2