August 2, 2019 Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee Names Three ‘Hero’ Officers By Michael Moore The Gilroy Police Department named the law enforcement veterans at a presser, asking the media and the public to respect their privacy. Read More 1
August 2, 2019 By the Numbers: Guns, Gun Sales and Crime in Santa Clara County By Nicholas Chan California may have the strictest gun laws in the nation, but the number of gun sales and gun-related crimes are on the rise. Read More 17
August 1, 2019 SJ Police Union: ‘Nothing will Change’ with AB 392’s Passage By Nicholas Chan While proponents hail the bill as a momentous step towards greater accountability, the San Jose cop union contends otherwise. Read More 5
August 1, 2019 City of San Jose, Design Firms Host Pop-Up to Solicit Feedback About Self-Driving Vehicles By San Jose Inside Organizers say this is just the beginning of what they hope will become a deep collaboration between the city and its people. Read More 2
July 31, 2019 Downtown Councilman Wants to Ease Liquor License Restrictions By Grace Hase As city officials push for a more vibrant downtown, Councilman Raul Peralez wants to allow more businesses to sell alcohol. Read More 16
July 31, 2019 Too Close to Home: South Bay Looks for Answers in Wake of Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting By Jennifer Wadsworth and Nick Veronin The Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting, which took three innocent lives, underscores the intractability of gun violence in America. Read More 8
July 30, 2019 Gilroy Shooting Sparks Safety Concerns for County Fair By Grace Hase Just days after a gunman opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, officials are beefing up security at the upcoming Santa Clara County Fair. Read More 1
July 29, 2019 Silicon Valley Leaders React to Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting By Grace Hase As news broke on Sunday that a gunman had open fired on a crowd at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, local officials poured out words of support. Read More 4
July 29, 2019 Families Reunite at Gavilan College After Gilroy Massacre By Erik Chalhoub Hundreds of people flooded Gavilan College’s parking lot after the festival shooting to find loved ones who were separated in the chaos. Read More 0
July 29, 2019 Police Identify Santino William Legan as Garlic Festival Gunman By Jennifer Wadsworth The man who killed three people and wounded a dozen more was named as the 19-year-old grandson of a former county supervisor. Read More 17
July 29, 2019 Plaintiffs in San Jose’s Google Lawsuit File Motion for New Judge By Grace Hase The First Amendment Coalition and Working Partnerships want a new jurist to preside over a case involving San Jose’s secret dealings with Google. Read More 4
July 28, 2019 Multiple People Killed, Gunman Shot Dead at Gilroy Garlic Fest By Silicon Valley Newsroom Four people were killed and at least a dozen wounded in a mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival Sunday evening. Read More 2
July 26, 2019 ACLU Plans to Sue President Trump Over Deportation Policy By Nicholas Chan The national civil rights nonprofit says the federal removal program will deprive migrants of their rights to due process. Read More 6
July 26, 2019 New Judge in Google Lawsuit Has Close Ties with San Jose Mayor By Grace Hase and Jennifer Wadsworth Plaintiffs in a lawsuit over San Jose’s secret negotiations with Google are questioning the impartiality of a new judge assigned to the case. Read More 19
July 25, 2019 Former Congressional Staffer Attacks Trump Fan in Los Gatos By Grace Hase Margo Rosen—Rep. Jackie Speier’s former district director—was caught on video aggressively berating a supporter of 45. Read More 98
July 25, 2019 Catalyze SV Hires Alex Shoor as Its First-Ever Executive Director By Nicholas Chan The San Jose native says the public needs to be more engaged in development to address the dire shortfall of places to live in Silicon Valley. Read More 2