October 11, 2018 San Jose Vice Mayor Magdalena Carrasco Fined for Campaign Finance Reporting Errors By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s Fair Campaign and Political Practices Commission says the vice mayor should pay $6,000 for violating several campaign laws. Read More 32
October 11, 2018 San Jose, Airbnb Launch Housing Program for Disaster Victims By Silicon Valley Newsroom Host Corps is the first program in the nation recruit and residents willing to provide temporary housing ahead of a disaster. Read More 1
October 11, 2018 How State Sen. Kevin De León Became the Democrat Trying to Topple Sen. Dianne Feinstein By Lauren Rosenhall, CALmatters Perhaps nothing Kevin De León has done is more polarizing than his challenge to Feinstein, a 26-year incumbent and Democratic legend. Read More 6
October 11, 2018 How Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Washington Virtues Became California Vulnerabilities By Marc Sandalow, CALmatters The very qualities that lead some in California in to eye Feinstein as vulnerable are viewed by many in Washington as assets. Read More 5
October 9, 2018 Bloomberg: Chinese Spies Infiltrated U.S. Tech Firms with Hacked Supermicro Hardware By Jennifer Wadsworth A major telecommunications company reportedly discovered malicious chips from San Jose-based Supermicro server in August. Read More 5
October 9, 2018 Election 2018: John Cox, Gavin Newsom Disagree About Almost Everything at Their Only Debate By Ben Christopher The two men competing to be the next governor of California met for their first (and, alas, probably only) one-on-one stand-off. Read More 11
October 8, 2018 Election 2018: Diverse Field of Candidates Vie for San Jose Unified’s Area 2 Trustee Seat By Julia Baum Voters on Election Day will have a field of contrasting experiences to choose from among the four contenders for SJUSD's Area 2. Read More 7
October 8, 2018 Election 2018: SJUSD’s Area 4 Race Pits Seasoned Educator Against Tech Industry Veteran By Julia Baum Come Election Day, local voters will choose between a seasoned educator or a tech industry veteran in the race for SJUSD Area 4. Read More 1
October 8, 2018 Election 2018: San Jose Voters to Decide Fate of Four Local Measures on November Ballot By Silicon Valley Newsroom Come Election Day, San Jose voters will vote on four citywide measures. Here’s a look at what local voters will see on their Nov. 6 ballots. Read More 28
October 5, 2018 Silicon Valley De-Bug’s Raj Jayadev Awarded Prestigious MacArthur Fellowship By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose community organizer Raj Jayadev has been named a 2018 MacArthur Fellow for his work with Silicon Valley De-Bug. Read More 7
October 4, 2018 Santa Clara County Offers to Buy O’Connor, St. Louise Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom The county has offered to buy the local hospitals as part of a bankruptcy reorganization by the facilities’ parent company. Read More 1
October 3, 2018 Transcripts Show How Sheriff Candidate Went to Bat for Ex-Union Boss Don Morrissey By Jennifer Wadsworth Newly unearthed records reveal how the sheriff candidate helped Morrissey keep his job, get good assignments and sue Santa Clara County. Read More 8
October 3, 2018 By the Numbers: San Jose’s Affordable Housing Shortage By Silicon Valley Newsroom The city of a million residents has quite a long ways to go to reach its goal of building 10,000 new affordable homes by 2022. Read More 10
October 2, 2018 San Jose May Move Mayoral Races to Presidential Election Years to Boost Voter Turnout By Silicon Valley Newsroom Sam Liccardo would hold his seat for another two years if the city moves its mayoral races to coincide with presidential elections. Read More 7
October 2, 2018 Election 2018: Also on the Ballot? Lots and Lots of School Bonds By Ricardo Cano, CALmatters About 90 school districts across the state have construction bond measures on the Nov. 6 ballot. Read More 1
October 2, 2018 Gov. Brown Signs Slew of Laws on Criminal Justice, Cannabis, Net Neutrality, #MeToo and More By Silicon Valley Newsroom In his 16 years as governor, Jerry Brown has signed nearly 20,000 bills, including 1,016 this year and the final one on Sunday. Read More 1