November 20, 2018 Santa Clara County OK’s Plan to Rid Homes of Unwanted Guns By Silicon Valley Newsroom Anyone can anonymously turn in unwanted firearms to the Sheriff’s Office under a new county program. Read More 6
November 20, 2018 Tony Thurmond Becomes California’s New Superintendent of Public Schools—Now What? By By Ricardo Cano, CALmatters Bay Area Democratic Assemblyman Tony Thurmond declared victory Saturday as the state’s new superintendent of public instruction. Read More 5
November 19, 2018 San Jose Unveils Land-Purchase Agreement for Google’s Planned Transit Village in Downtown By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose reached a milestone in its land negotiations with Google, releasing a purchase agreement that comes up for a vote next month. Read More 5
November 17, 2018 Jerry Brown Signed $1 Billion in Wildfire Prevention—and None of It Applies to This Year’s Fires By Laurel Rosenhall and Judy Lin, CALmatters Many provisions of Senate Bill 901 have not yet taken effect, and even when they do, will impact the state gradually. Read More 3
November 16, 2018 Wildfire Smoke Prompts VTA to Offer Free Rides; South Bay Public Schools Remain in Session By Silicon Valley Newsroom As the air continues to register as hazardous in the South Bay, the VTA is offering free rides while schools promise to excuse absences. Read More 0
November 16, 2018 Santa Clara Police Release Footage of Man Who Went Missing From 49ers Game By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara police have released video of a 32-year-old man who went missing during the S.F. 49ers’ Monday night game. Read More 0
November 15, 2018 Silicon Valley Schools Shut Down Due to Air Quality Concerns By Jennifer Wadsworth This week’s unhealthy air quality from the deadly Camp Fire has prompted schools and most colleges in the South Bay to shut down. Read More 11
November 15, 2018 Thousands of Ballots Remain to be Counted in Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom As of today, only 11 percent of ballots remain to be counted, while turnout is on track to reach 66 percent. Read More 0
November 14, 2018 Santa Clara County Settles Lawsuit Over Jail Conditions for Physically Disabled Inmates By Jennifer Wadsworth This marks the second consent decree imposed on the county jail system—the fifth largest in California—since last month. Read More 2
November 14, 2018 Pot Shots: Voters Pass Cannabis Tax Measures in Mountain View, Santa Clara, Morgan Hill By Julia Baum Bay Area voters last week ushered in more than a dozen local weed ordinances, all but one concerning taxes. Read More 0
November 14, 2018 How Charles Harder Went From Local Democratic Politics to Defending the Trump Family By Jacob Pierce Attorney and UC Santa Cruz graduate Charles Harder defends Donald Trump and helped Hulk Hogan shut down Gawker. Read More 11
November 13, 2018 Lawsuit Targets Secrecy Agreements Linked to Google’s Planned San Jose Campus By Jennifer Wadsworth A new lawsuit filed against San Jose claims city officials signed illegal NDAs at Google’s behest to secure a $67 million land deal. Read More 6
November 13, 2018 Vote by Mail? Better Make Sure Your Ballot Wasn’t Rejected By Elizabeth Castillo, CALmatters Anyone who dropped off or mailed a ballot Nov. 6 should check its status, because a missing or a mismatched signature could void their vote. Read More 5
November 13, 2018 Election 2018: Close Races to Watch in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth A week after Election Day, voter turnout is on track to reach 60 percent while roughly 100,000 ballots remain uncounted. Read More 1
November 12, 2018 Silicon Valley’s ‘All the Way Home’ Campaign Has Housed 1,200-Plus Homeless Veterans By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County’s multi-agency All the Way Home campaign has housed 1,237 homeless veterans since 2015, according to a new report. Read More 5
November 9, 2018 Alleged Pimp Arrested in San Jose for Sex-Trafficking Young Woman He Found on Instagram By Silicon Valley Newsroom A 33-year-old Stockton man has been charged with sex-trafficking a young woman from San Jose to Salt Lake City. Read More 1