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
July 4, 2019 Happy Fourth of July From SJI By Silicon Valley Newsroom For those looking to stay in San Jose, the Rotary Club will host its free fireworks show from 6 to 10pm at Discovery Meadow. Read More 1
July 3, 2019 Koch Grant Sparks Debate at SCU Over Philanthropy, Free Speech, Academic Independence By Nicholas Chan Students and faculty are protesting Santa Clara University’s decision to accept a $4 million donation from Charles Koch. Read More 6
July 2, 2019 Dynamex Decision: How Millions of Workers Could be Swept Up in a Bill Aimed at the Gig Economy By Judy Lin, CALmatters Do you freelance? Have a side hustle? Then you should be paying attention to a major employment fight coming to a head in Sacramento. Read More 0
July 1, 2019 San Jose Rally Marks 50 Years Since the Stonewall Riots By Nicholas Chan Scores of people gathered outside City Hall to mark the half-century anniversary of the protest that catalyzed the gay rights movement. Read More 4
July 1, 2019 County Warns of Deceptive Mailer Targeting Homeowners By Silicon Valley Newsroom The solicitation comes from a misleadingly named entity and offers to provide legal services related to home foreclosures. Read More 0
June 28, 2019 Massive Fire Destroys Condo Construction Site in Santa Clara By Silicon Valley Newsroom Firefighters have since contained the blaze, but there’s still smoldering debris and a mop-up is underway. Read More 5