May 15, 2019 Tap Dance: Snooping on Jail Calls Catches Bad Actors, But Easy Access Raises New Concerns By Jennifer Wadsworth A quiet push to give local prosecutors on-demand access to inmate phone calls has ignited a controversy over checks and balances. Read More 27
May 15, 2019 Without Robust Grassroots Support, a Death Penalty Repeal May Be a Tough Sell in 2020 By Tom Gogola Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on capital punishment, will California voters finally put the death penalty out of its misery? Read More 5
May 14, 2019 How Much Do You and Your Neighbors Pay in State Taxes? By Judy Lin, CALmatters If you made $82,643 and paid $5,000 to Sacramento, then for better or worse, you are the average California taxpayer. Read More 0
May 14, 2019 Could Trump’s Tweets Stall High-Speed Rail in California? By Jaqueline McCool Federal officials are reportedly refusing to meet with the California High-Speed Rail Authority after one of Trump’s Twitter tirades. Read More 10
May 13, 2019 San Jose City Council to Consider SCU Teacher Housing Project By Lloyd Alaban A unique proposal going before the council aims to give instructors at Santa Clara University a way to weather the affordability crisis. Read More 12
May 13, 2019 Five Takeaways from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Revised Budget Plan By Judy Lin, CALmatters Buoyed by a strong economy, the governor sent lawmakers a revised budget that boosts his already-hefty January proposal to $213.6 billion. Read More 2
May 10, 2019 Explosive Sexual Harassment Claim Against Gilroy PD Fizzles, Ends with $25K Settlement By Michael Moore The city announced Wednesday that it has settled a wrongful termination lawsuit filed in 2017 by a former police department employee. Read More 8
May 9, 2019 Santana Row Expands with New Retail Plaza, Parking Garage By Lloyd Alaban A new shopping plaza and parking structure opened at Santana Row, expanding the outdoor retail strip for the first time in a long time. Read More 7
May 8, 2019 Court Draws Scrutiny for Relying on Temps, Commissioners Despite ‘Surplus of Judges’ By Jennifer Wadsworth Court officials say there’s no “surplus,” however, and that the state needs a better way to assess how many judges each county needs. Read More 5
May 6, 2019 Metro Newspapers Win 20 Statewide CNPA Awards By Silicon Valley Newsroom For the third straight year Metro Silicon Valley won top honors for investigative reporting and its arts and entertainment coverage. Read More 12
May 6, 2019 San Jose Can Barely Keep Up with Demand for Trash Clean-Up By Jennifer Wadsworth In a way, BeautifySJ has become a victim of its own success, as service requests continue to outpace the city’s ability to meet demand. Read More 7
May 3, 2019 Newsom, Water Board Pull Plug on Controversial Twin-Tube Plan By Tom Gogola That plan would have cost California at least $20 billion—and up to $70 billion, by some estimates. Read More 5
May 2, 2019 SJSU Students Urge Santa Clara County DA to Clear Pot Records By Lloyd Alaban Despite legalization, thousands of prior convictions continue to prevent people from joining the newly expanded legal market. Read More 10
May 1, 2019 Funding Uncertainty Threatens Future of Silicon Valley’s Oldest Vocational Training Center By Jennifer Wadsworth Without more funding, officials say the Metropolitan Education District will become insolvent within the next few years. Read More 10
May 1, 2019 South County Lumber Company to Pay $375K Over Saw Mill Death By Michael Moore The Morgan Hill company reached the settlement agreement with a northern California county over the death of an employee in 2013. Read More 2
April 30, 2019 Palo Alto Man Arrested on Felony Vandalism Charge for Protesting Lockheed Martin Weapon Sales By Jennifer Wadsworth Bryce Druzin says he felt compelled to express his horror over the world’s worst humanitarian crisis by risking arrest. Read More 16