November 14, 2019 South Bay Law Enforcement to Host Gun Buyback in Gilroy By Michael Moore The buyback comes less than three months after the July 28 mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival left three victims dead. Read More 4
November 14, 2019 Quest to Make San Jose Streets Safer Crashes into Worsening Pedestrian, Cyclist Injury Stats By Jennifer Wadsworth and Grace Hase Vision Zero was supposed to make the Capital of Silicon Valley safer for pedestrians and cyclists, but things have only gotten more dangerous. Read More 29
November 13, 2019 AD25 Candidates Discuss Housing Crisis at SCU Forum By Nicholas Chan Five of the eight AD25 candidates appeared at the Tuesday evening event organized by SV@Home and held at Santa Clara University. Read More 2
November 13, 2019 Survivors of Gilroy Garlic Fest Shooting Sue Event Organizers By Silicon Valley Newsroom The lawsuit claims that the festival association, a Gilroy-based non-profit, could have done numerous things to make the event safer. Read More 10
November 12, 2019 New South Bay Center Helps Young Women Caught Up in Criminal Justice System By Nicholas Chan The Young Women’s Freedom Center aims to end incarceration for girls and young adults in Santa Clara County. Read More 7
November 11, 2019 VTA Inks Landmark Deal with BART Over South Bay Extension By Nicholas Chan The new Operations and Maintenance Agreement between Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and BART been years in the making. Read More 6
November 8, 2019 DA Targets Santa Clara County Undersheriff as Part of Ongoing Concealed Weapons Probe By Jennifer Wadsworth Sources confirmed that DA investigators descended upon the Younger Avenue office on Thursday and took Sung’s computer and other items. Read More 12
November 8, 2019 SJDA Appoints New President By Silicon Valley Newsroom Katia McClain, a managing partner at architecture firm Steinberg Hart, will helm the San Jose Downtown Association board. Read More 8
November 8, 2019 Santa Clara PD Asks for Public’s Help to Solve Cold Cases By Nicholas Chan If your tip to Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers leads to an arrest in one of the cases, Santa Clara police say you could earn a cash reward. Read More 1
November 7, 2019 Urban Catalyst Submits Plans for Senior Homes by Diridon Station By Nicholas Chan Details of the development surfaced earlier this week when Urban Catalyst submitted preliminary plans to the city. Read More 1
November 6, 2019 Over 20 cities Join San Jose Mayor Liccardo in Calling for Customer-Owned PG&E By Nicholas Chan A coalition of city leaders is urging the CPUC to restructure PG&E from an investor-run company to one that’s customer-owned. Read More 33
November 6, 2019 Union Attack Ad Accuses San Jose Councilman of Rewarding ‘Slavery Towers’ Developers By Grace Hase It’s a slick ad apparently produced to undermine Lan Diep’s re-election bid. According to its critics however, the piece is full of falsehoods. Read More 14
November 5, 2019 County Vows to House 100 College Students in 100 Days By Jennifer Wadsworth The 100-student, 100-day pledge coincides with a new survey that shows an uptick in the number of homeless college students. Read More 9
November 4, 2019 Milpitas High Teacher Put on Leave for Wearing Blackface By Nicholas Chan Economic instructor David Carter has been placed on leave after a video on Twitter showed him donning blackface in class. Read More 13
November 4, 2019 San Jose City Council Mulls Changes to Ellis Act Ordinance By Grace Hase The San Jose City Council meets at 11am Tuesday inside the council chambers at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. in San Jose. Read More 3
November 1, 2019 San Jose Council Candidates Square Off Over Fair Elections, Transportation at SVLG Forum By Grace Hase Eight candidates across three San Jose City Council debated Friday morning at a Silicon Valley Leadership Group forum. Read More 11