February 7, 2020 SJ Councilwoman Files for 2nd Bankruptcy to Save Family Home By Jennifer Wadsworth Magdalena Carrasco said she had no other choice after inheriting a predatory loan upon her mother’s death from cancer in 2018. Read More 37
February 7, 2020 17 Arrested in Human Trafficking Crackdown in Santa Clara Co. By Silicon Valley Newsroom A statewide crackdown on human trafficking led to nearly 20 arrests and the rescue of several victims in Silicon Valley. Read More 5
February 6, 2020 Search Continues for Suspect Who Shot Santa Clara Co. Deputy By Michael Moore Sukhdeep Gill was saved by his body camera and bullet-proof vest when an unknown shooter fired at him in Morgan Hill. Read More 3
February 5, 2020 Good Sam Waited a Week to Alert Public About Coronavirus Contact By Grace Hase Five employees from Good Samaritan Hospital are at home self-isolating after being potentially exposed to the coronavirus. Read More 3
February 5, 2020 Smoke Signals: Legal Weed’s Gold Rush Days May End in a Bust By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Celebrity investors. Headline-grabbing IPOs. New tax revenues. Is the cannabis industry getting high on its own supply? Read More 18
February 4, 2020 Ballots Have Been Mailed to All Santa Clara County Voters By Silicon Valley Newsroom Ballots have been mailed out to all registered voters countywide as part of a new system designed to make elections more convenient. Read More 7
February 4, 2020 San Jose City Council Considers Two Options for Routing Trains Through Diridon Station 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 6
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