July 23, 2019 By the Numbers: Stanford’s Tug-of-War Over Expansion Plans By Nicholas Chan As negotiations proceed over the proposed expansion of the elite university, here are a few takeaways from the plan. Read More 1
July 22, 2019 Opioid Crisis: 203 Million Pills Distributed in Santa Clara County Over Seven-Year Period By Silicon Valley Newsroom Doctors prescribed nearly 203 million opioids in Santa Clara County from 2006 to 2012, according to new analysis of federal data. Read More 6
July 22, 2019 California’s New Wildfire Plan: Five Things You Should Know By Julie Cart, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the legislation less than a week after the first elected official cleared his throat to introduce the package. Read More 1
July 18, 2019 Public Bank Advocate Jumps in San Jose’s D6 City Council Race By Nicholas Chan Green Party candidate Jake Tonkel has joined Andrew Boone in challenging incumbent Dev Davis for the San Jose’s District 6 City Council seat. Read More 13
July 18, 2019 South Bay Activists Renew Calls for Palantir to Cut Ties with ICE By Nicholas Chan Last week, immigrant advocates gathered at Palantir’s Palo Alto headquarters, demanding that the company shut down entirely. Read More 6
July 17, 2019 Jay-Z Team Up with San Jose-Based Caliva Dispensary By Kael B. Austria Shawn Carter, better known as hip-hop’s first billionaire, is making his way into the Silicon Valley cannabis industry. Read More 3
July 16, 2019 Rapist Ex-Club Promoter Sentenced to 390 Years By Michael Moore A convicted serial predator was sentenced to nearly four centuries in prison for sexually assaulting six women in the South Bay. Read More 2
July 16, 2019 New Study Identifies San Jose’s Most Dangerous Intersections By Jennifer Wadsworth Nearly 8,000 intersection-related collisions took place in San Jose from 2013 to 2017, leaving 103 people dead and another 10,118 wounded. Read More 18
July 15, 2019 Canna Cycle Aims to Reduce Waste in the World of Weed By Tom Gogola and Matt Weir Canna Cycle founders JJ Kaplan and Sam Penny launched their fledgling business to make the pot industry more sustainable. Read More 1
July 15, 2019 No ICE Raids Reported Despite Rumored Bay Area Crackdown By Nicholas Chan The week started without apparent incident despite reports that ICE would start sweeping the region starting this past Sunday. Read More 7
July 12, 2019 Owner of Defunct Hot Dog Joint Scores Legal Fees in Lawsuit Against Strip Mall Landlord By The Fly Pauly’s Famous Frank ‘n Fries tanked just a year into its 10-year lease at The Plant because of the landlord’s shady shenanigans. Read More 11
July 11, 2019 County Assessor: Silicon Valley Property Values are Booming By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose helped spearhead a record-setting year for property values in Santa Clara County, according to a recently released report. Read More 7
July 8, 2019 Can California Crack Down on Deepfakes Without Violating First Amendment Rights? By Ben Christopher It’s unclear whether a ban on convincing video forgeries, known as deepfakes, would pass constitutional muster. Read More 1
July 8, 2019 Q&A: Aisha Wahab on Making History, Running for Congress, Moving Beyond Identity Politics By Nicholas Chan The 31-year-old Hayward councilwoman comes to San Jose tonight to talk about her experience running for office as a woman of color. Read More 17
July 7, 2019 Santa Cruz Good Times Buys Watsonville Register-Pajaronian By Silicon Valley Newsroom Good Times is an affiliate of New SV Media, which publishes the Gilroy Dispatch—a sister publication of Metro and San Jose Inside. Read More 1
July 5, 2019 By the Numbers: Immigrants and Immigration Enforcement By Nicholas Chan In light of the immigration issues dominating the headlines, here’s a rundown of key data about immigration in San Jose and beyond. Read More 17