March 4, 2019 Mountain View Faces Backlash for Planned Pot Policy Rollback By Jennifer Wadsworth Councilwoman Ellen Kamei ignited a firestorm of controversy by bringing the local cannabis ordinance back for revision. Read More 11
March 4, 2019 San Jose Officials Set to Finalize Policy Agenda for Year Ahead By Lloyd Alaban The San Jose City Council on Tuesday will sit down to vote on what issues to prioritize in the year ahead. Read More 4
March 1, 2019 State Sen. Jim Beall Renews Focus on Mental Health, Housing During Final Two Years in Office By Jennifer Wadsworth With a new governor at the helm, the career lawmaker is ready to take another crack at bills vetoed time and again by past administrations. Read More 7
February 28, 2019 Rep. Ro Khanna Gets Michael Cohen to Implicate Trump Jr. in ‘Garden Variety Financial Fraud’ By Jennifer Wadsworth Some of the most compelling parts of Michael Cohen’s testimony came in response to questions from the Silicon Valley congressman. Read More 34
February 28, 2019 Jobs Report Argues For Offshore Wind Farm on Central Coast By Tom Gogola A Berkeley nonprofit says that two California wind farms could create 18,000 jobs green sector jobs. Read More 3
February 28, 2019 Top 50 Office Deals: Google Leads List with Bicoastal Land Buys By Silicon Valley Newsroom Google’s $1 billion purchase of Mountain View’s Shoreline Tech Park marked one of the top commercial real estate deals in the U.S. last year. Read More 4
February 27, 2019 New Laws Expand Access to Police Records, Renew Scrutiny of Officer-Caused Deaths By Jennifer Wadsworth Thanks to a new law, police video once available only to authorities and few others will become public to anyone who asks. Read More 12
February 27, 2019 Family, Friends of Gilroy’s Steven Juarez Continue to Mourn By Michael Moore Family and friends gathered at the scene of his death to remember the Gilroy native who died one year ago while in police custody. Read More 3
February 26, 2019 San Jose Considers Zoning for ‘Adult Dorms’ in Downtown By Lloyd Alaban The City Council on Tuesday will decide whether to amend local land-use regulations to allow for these adult dorms in downtown. Read More 7
February 25, 2019 Iconic Wing’s Chinese Restaurant Closes After 94 Years in Business By Silicon Valley Newsroom Wing’s served up Mandarin and Szechwan fare from the time it opened in Japantown in 1925 until its final closure this past weekend. Read More 9
February 25, 2019 Santa Clara County Exec Spars with Sheriff Over IT Staffing By Jennifer Wadsworth The dispute—part of an ongoing conflict between CEO Jeff Smith and Sheriff Laurie Smith—transpired in a series of dueling memos. Read More 13
February 22, 2019 District Attorney Clears Gilroy Police in Steven Juarez Death By Michael Moore Almost a year after Steven Juarez died in custody, the DA concluded that police acted lawfully in using force on the 42-year-old. Read More 2
February 22, 2019 Judge Says Yes to Hospitals’ Sale By Silicon Valley Newsroom Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy and O’Connor Hospital in San Jose will not close, officials announced today. Read More 5
February 22, 2019 Santa Clara County Builds Coalition to Fight Climate Change By Matthew Vollrath If local efforts like these can be made widespread, the effect on the planet will have a tangible impact, county Supervisor Dave Cortese said. Read More 11
February 22, 2019 Can Reformers Trust Xavier Becerra to Police the Police? By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters When it comes to law enforcement accountability, the AG is at odds with the push by many in his own party to better police the police. Read More 6
February 21, 2019 Audit: San Jose’s 3-1-1 Hotline in Desperate Need of Improvement By Jennifer Wadsworth A new internal accountability report describes a non-emergency call system that’s critically understaffed and woefully behind the times. Read More 7
