February 13, 2019 Claims of Fraud Go Both Ways in Stanford-StartX Lawsuit By Silicon Valley Newsroom Arturo Devesa’s dream of making it big in the tech industry ebbed into a nightmare of litigation between his company and investors. Read More 1
February 12, 2019 Bail Raised for San Martin Rape Suspect Sharwian Bobian By Silicon Valley Newsroom A judge drastically upped the bail Monday for a rape suspect charged with assaulting a woman who brought food to his San Martin shelter. Read More 9
February 12, 2019 VTA May Cut Service on ‘Hotel 22,’ Region’s Only 24-Hour Bus Route By Jaqueline McCool That Valley Transit Authority may discontinue some routes and reduce frequency on others in response to a looming budget shortfall. Read More 3
February 12, 2019 10 Compete for 4 Commercial Weed Permits in Mountain View By Jennifer Wadsworth A host of viable contenders, including heavyweights MedMen and Caliva, are vying for a small number of cannabis permits in the South Bay city. Read More 9
February 11, 2019 San Jose City Council Talks Sustainable Building, Clean Energy, Homeless Housing By Lloyd Alaban As the city hammers out a spending plan for Measure T, the mayor wants to earmark some of the bond money to fund sustainable buildings. Read More 5
February 10, 2019 SJ Reconsiders Recusal Policy Following Councilwoman’s Abstention From Ellis Act Vote By Jennifer Wadsworth City Attorney Rick Doyle said he plans to re-evaluate his interpretation of Fair Political Practices Commission rules regarding recusal. Read More 5
February 8, 2019 BREAKING: San Martin Rape Suspect Arrested in San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth Sharwian Bobian, an accused rapist who went missing for more than a month, was taken into custody Friday after a days-long manhunt. Read More 13
February 7, 2019 After Years of Planning Santa Clara’s Urban Farm ‘Agrihood’ is Set to Break Ground by 2020 By Lloyd Alaban One of Santa Clara’s biggest affordable housing projects in the pipeline promises to offer a unique blend of urban living and farm life. Read More 8
February 6, 2019 Victim Recounts Rape, DA Files Charges, Suspect Remains Free By Jennifer Wadsworth Accused rapist Sharwian Bobian walked away from a psych hold a full month before the Santa Clara County DA filed charges against him. Read More 22
February 6, 2019 San Jose Mayor’s Spokesman David Low Leaving City Hall for Job at Local Housing Nonprofit By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s chief spokesman will leave his position at the end of the month to join the nonprofit Destination: Home. Read More 18
February 6, 2019 Heavy Rainfall Sends Uvas Reservoir Over Spillway By Michael Moore After nearly three days of rainfall drenched the South County hillsides, Uvas Reservoir began pouring over its emergency spillway. Read More 0
February 4, 2019 AG Xavier Becerra Doubles Down on Bid to Block County Purchase of St. Louise, O’Connor Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is making one last attempt to block the sale of O’Connor and Saint Louise hospitals. Read More 15
February 4, 2019 SJ City Council to Review Series of Affordable Housing Proposals By Lloyd Alaban A slate of proposals could add hundreds of below-market-rate residential units to San Jose’s intractably deficient housing stock. Read More 13
February 2, 2019 Can a New Law Curb Police Shootings? Lawmakers Plan to Put That Question to the Test By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters After months of lobbying by opponents, lawmakers shelved a reform bill over the summer—but promised to deliver a new version this year. Read More 11
January 31, 2019 Lawmakers Demand Probe into ‘Mystery Surcharge’ on Gas By Jennifer Wadsworth California has the second-highest fuel prices in the nation, but research shows that taxes aren’t solely to blame for rising fuel costs. Read More 16
January 31, 2019 Court Rejects Bid to Block Sale of O’Connor, St. Louise Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge delivered a resounding rejection of a plea to block Santa Clara County’s purchase of the hospitals. Read More 6