August 29, 2019 Feds Give $125M to Fast-Track Silicon Valley BART Extension By Silicon Valley Newsroom Mayor Sam Liccardo said the funding means BART can now go “full speed ahead” on a project that’s been decades in the making. Read More 8
August 29, 2019 Saratoga Restaurant Owners Convicted of Labor Theft, Fraud By Silicon Valley Newsroom Sentencing for the Saratoga business owner has been set for 9am on Sept. 20 in Department 30 at the Hall of Justice. Read More 3
August 28, 2019 San Jose Unveils Plan to Make ‘Granny Flat’ Construction Simpler, More Affordable By Nicholas Chan The proposal is part of a broader effort to add 25,000 units—10,000 of them below-market-rate—to the city’s housing supply by 2022. Read More 14
August 28, 2019 Promise Academy’s Failed Launch Underscores Heightened Tension Between Public Schools, Charters By Nicholas Chan As the dust settles between Promise and SJUSD, it’s clear that both sides shoulder responsibility for leaving families in the lurch. Read More 9
August 27, 2019 Feds Accuse Ex-Google Engineer of Stealing Trade Secrets By Silicon Valley Newsroom Anthony Levandowski faces 33 counts of stealing and attempting to steal proprietary information from his former employers at Google. Read More 1
August 27, 2019 NASA Hosts Pelosi, Eshoo at Women’s Leadership Summit By Nicholas Chan The Women’s Leadership Summit, held at NASA Ames, featured House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Silicon Valley Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. Read More 4
August 26, 2019 SJPD Becomes First Big-City Police Department in the Nation to Fly the Rainbow Pride Flag By Nicholas Chan Law enforcement officials applauded the moment as a sign that a more progressive era of policing has come to Silicon Valley. Read More 13
August 23, 2019 SVO Endorses Matt Mahan in San Jose’s D10 City Council Race By Nicholas Chan The battle lines have officially been drawn in the 2020 race to replace San Jose’s Almaden Valley Councilman Johnny Khamis. Read More 8
August 22, 2019 FPPC Fines Alum Rock Trustee Dolores Marquez-Frausto $7K By Jennifer Wadsworth California’s Fair Political Practices Commission accused the longtime schools trustee of some pretty flagrant violations of state election law. Read More 8
August 21, 2019 Local Lawmakers Propose Hate Crime Prevention Task Force By Grace Hase A recent spate of ideologically motivated massacres have prompted local lawmakers to think of ways to keep hate crimes in check. Read More 22
August 21, 2019 For Three Decades, City-Funded Artwork Has Largely Excluded San Jose’s Homegrown Talent By Mike Huguenor An analysis of San Jose’s public art paints a story of a city that’s failed to use its economic power to invest in its own creative community. Read More 21
August 21, 2019 Gov. Newsom Signs Landmark Police Use-of-Force Bill Into Law By Nicholas Chan Come Jan. 1, 2020, California police will only be allowed to resort to deadly force if they have no other options. Read More 4
August 20, 2019 San Jose Weighs Impact of Closing Reid-Hillview Airport By Grace Hase The East Side airport’s potential closure has been the subject of impassioned public discussion for the better part of the past year. Read More 1
August 20, 2019 Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over City of San Jose’s Google Deal By Grace Hase Judge Patricia Lucas on Friday threw out the case, which accused city officials of unlawful secrecy in their dealings with Google. Read More 8
August 20, 2019 San Jose 9-1-1 Dispatcher Charged with Insurance Fraud By Silicon Valley Newsroom Wendy Vaccaro is set to be arraigned at 1:30pm today at the Hall of Justice. She faces jail time if convicted of the felony fraud charges. Read More 2
August 19, 2019 Santa Clara County Seeks Public Land for Measure A Housing By Kyle Martin The county is trying to find what land it already owns on which to build below-market-rate housing for the region’s poorest residents. Read More 5
