October 26, 2019 San Jose Armory Poised to Become Venue Space By Nicholas Chan The owner of the armory is partnering with a company called Non Plus Ultra to revive the building on North Second Street. Read More 1
October 25, 2019 More PG&E Outages Expected to Hit South Bay This Weekend By Grace Hase The public safety power shutoff, which is being enacted by the utility giant to curb fire risk, is expected to last from Saturday to Monday. Read More 5
October 25, 2019 Santa Clara Co. Postpones Moving Family Resource Center By Nicholas Chan Instead of moving the social services hub to downtown San Jose, the board opted to keep it at 591 N. King Road. Read More 0
October 25, 2019 Santa Clara County Approves $33 Million for Pair of Affordable Housing Developments By Nicholas Chan The proposed Gallup & Mesa will include 46 units, and Auzerais 130. Both will be financed with $15.6 million from Measure A Read More 2
October 25, 2019 SJDA Exec Apologizes For Speech That Offended City Leaders By Grace Hase Scott Knies’ words about how some council members invoked the “issue of race” prompted outrage from at least two local electeds. Read More 6
October 24, 2019 Saratoga Councilman Rishi Kumar Involved in Hit-and-Run By Grace Hase Authorities say the councilor, a 2020 congressional candidate, cooperated with police and drove back to the scene of the crime. Read More 39
October 24, 2019 Audit Shows Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Internal Accountability Reforms Stalled for Years By Jennifer Wadsworth Auditors say the Sheriff’s Office refused to cooperate with reviews that unearthed unsettling findings about internal accountability. Read More 6
October 23, 2019 Family of Murder Victim Asks for Public’s Help with Burial Costs By Jennifer Wadsworth Not only did Sofia Galvan lose one of her six children, she has to figure out how to come up with close to $20,000 to bury her son. Read More 7
October 23, 2019 Petition Demands Height Cap on Proposed Santa Clara High-Rise By Nicholas Chan A public hearing on the proposed skyscraper development takes place at 6pm tonight at Santa Clara City Hall, 1500 Warburton Ave. Read More 21
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