August 15, 2019 Lan Diep Condemns Push Poll Rumor as Political Smear Tactic By Grace Hase The San Jose councilman says he’s been caught in the crossfires of an apparent political hit that aims to cast him in a bad light. Read More 6
August 15, 2019 New State Law Aims to Prevent Hairstyle-Based Discrimination By San Jose Inside The Crown Act expands definitions of racial discrimination to include traits historically associated with race—like hairstyle. Read More 11
August 15, 2019 Gov. Newsom Appoints San Jose SPUR’s Teresa Alvarado to California Water Commission By Silicon Valley Newsroom The governor announced his pick of Teresa Alvarado, the San Jose director of SPUR since 2016, in a news release this week. Read More 2
August 14, 2019 San Jose’s Finally About to Fix City Hall’s AC—But the Project Will Take About a Year to Finish By Jennifer Wadsworth What’s being replaced to the tune of $9 million isn’t the physical HVAC system but the old, glitchy software that controls it. Read More 8
August 13, 2019 San Jose Outlaws Section 8 Voucher Discrimination By Grace Hase The initiative, which passed in a 9-2 vote, will come back for another reading and is slated to go into effect toward the end of September. Read More 8
August 13, 2019 Santa Clara County Gets First Voting Tech Upgrade Since ’03 By Silicon Valley Newsroom Silicon Valley voters will be using an entirely new system to cast their ballots in 2020. Read More 16
August 13, 2019 Board of Supes Considers Tightening Up Gun Storage Rules By Silicon Valley Newsroom On the heels of the San Jose mayor’s call for liability insurance from gun owners, the county introduced its own set of firearm-safety measures. Read More 10
August 13, 2019 Santa Clara County Offers to Fund Housing for Disabled Residents By Silicon Valley Newsroom Supervisor Joe Simitian called the spending plan a “smart, humane and cost-effective” way to prevent homelessness. Read More 3
August 13, 2019 San Jose Police Union Backs Deal to Expand IPA’s Authority By Nicholas Chan However, new legislation such as the transparency measures provided by SB 1421 may render the proposed pact feckless. Read More 5
August 12, 2019 San Jose Considers Law to Prevent Sec. 8 Discrimination By Grace Hase Low-income renters and homeless people struggling to find a place to live that accepts housing subsidies may soon find some relief. Read More 18
August 12, 2019 San Jose Mayor Unveils First-of-Its-Kind Policy Proposal to Combat Gun Violence By Grace Hase Weeks after a gunman killed three people in Gilroy, Sam Liccardo has introduced a sweeping initiative to prevent future massacres. Read More 22
August 12, 2019 Lady Gaga Gives to Schools in Gilroy, El Paso, Dayton By Silicon Valley Newsroom For hundreds of students in the Gilroy Unified, the new school opens on a bittersweet note after the Garlic Festival shooting. Read More 3
August 10, 2019 The Veranda, County’s First Measure A Housing Complex, Celebrates Grand Opening By Kyle Martin Three years after voters approved the $950 million affordable housing bond, the first project funded by the initiative is finally finished. Read More 6
August 9, 2019 Carol Hoffman Opens Up About Her Bid for Campbell Council By Nicholas Chan The 57-year-old high-tech program manager is up against Sergio Lopez for Campbell Council’s newly created District 2 seat. Read More 5
August 8, 2019 Gilroy Shooting Victims Share Harrowing Stories of Survival By Jacob Pierce and Jaqueline McCool Attendees caught in the gunfire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on that tragic day last month now face a long road to recovery. Read More 2
August 7, 2019 DA Targets Sheriff’s Inner Circle in Apparent Corruption Probe By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County’s six-term sheriff and her closest allies are the subject of an ongoing criminal inquiry led by the office of DA Jeff Rosen. Read More 36