July 30, 2018 Boulder Creek Man Makes Case for Global Boycott of Amazon By Jacob Pierce One month, no Amazon? A Santa Cruz County man is organizing a month-long #NoAmazonAugust boycott. Read More 2
July 30, 2018 Court Sides with Donald Trump Supporters, Allowing Lawsuit Against SJPD to Proceed By Silicon Valley Newsroom A federal appeals court allowed Trump fans to proceed with a lawsuit against San Jose, claiming police led them into a crowd of protesters. Read More 16
July 26, 2018 Deputy Sheriffs’ Association President Morrissey Resigns By Jennifer Wadsworth Don Morrissey, the embattled president of the Santa Clara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, said he’s ready to step down. Read More 7
July 26, 2018 How Smart is San Jose? Silicon Valley’s Biggest City Tries to Catch Up with the Digital Future By Lauren Hepler As local governments chase universal connectivity, San Jose considers how to digitize a city already grappling with user error. Read More 2
July 25, 2018 Brock Turner’s Lawyer Appeals Conviction, Saying Client Only Wanted ‘Sexual Outercourse’ By Jennifer Wadsworth Brock Turner’s lawyer said his client only wanted to have “sexual ‘outercourse’” with his passed-out victim and didn’t intend to rape her. Read More 7
July 25, 2018 Drag Queen Glams Up Story Time at San Jose Library, But Not Without Some Controversy By Tori Truscheit More than 400 attendees—about half of them children—showed up for the inaugural drag queen story time at the MLK Library last weekend. Read More 23
July 24, 2018 Ruling in Voting Rights Case Stands to Upend Political Landscape in Santa Clara By Winona Rajamohan A judge’s order to split Santa Clara into six election districts could undermine Mayor Lisa Gillmor’s majority bloc on the City Council. Read More 19
July 24, 2018 Court Today Hears Arguments for Brock Turner’s Appeal of 2016 Sexual Assault Conviction By Silicon Valley Newsroom Brock Turner’s lawyer is set to appear in court today to appeal the former Stanford University swimmer’s 2016 sexual assault conviction. Read More 8
July 23, 2018 San Jose High-Rise Contractor Pays $250,000 Over Alleged Wage Theft, Labor Trafficking By San Jose Inside The builder of a downtown San Jose apartment tower shelled out $250,000 to workers to settle alleged labor violations. Read More 9
July 20, 2018 Judge to Decide on New Voting Districts for City of Santa Clara By Winona Rajamohan A judge is hearing proposals for how to carve Santa Clara into as many as seven election districts to ensure fair representation for minorities. Read More 2
July 19, 2018 Photos of San Jose’s Naked Highway 101 Cyclist Go Viral, But His Identity Remains a Mystery By Jennifer Wadsworth Photos of a nude cyclist cruising on Highway 101 in San Jose went viral on social media, but CHP never found the mystery rider. Read More 3
July 18, 2018 San Jose Takes Landlords to Task—and to Court—Over Scofflaw Massage Parlor Tenants By Jennifer Wadsworth The owners of an East San Jose strip mall say it’s unfair for the city to cover the cost of policing illegal activity by going after the landlords. Read More 17
July 17, 2018 Santa Clara Valley Water a Step Closer to Building $1 Billion Dam at Pacheco Pass Reservoir By Barry Holtzclaw The Santa Clara Valley Water District is moving forward with plans to build a new Pacheco Pass reservoir in Santa Clara County. Read More 4
July 17, 2018 Initiative to Overturn Rent Control in Mountain View Fails to Qualify for November Ballot By San Jose Inside A measure that aimed to rescind Mountain View’s voter-approved rent control has failed to qualify for the fall ballot. Read More 17
July 16, 2018 Silicon Valley Workers Pressure Execs to Stop Doing Business with President Donald Trump By Silicon Valley Newsroom Silicon Valley tech workers have been pressuring their company execs to sever ties with ICE and other federal agencies. Read More 14
July 13, 2018 Silicon Valley Community Foundation Names New Vice President of Donor Services By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which lost two officials over claims of sexual harassment, has a named a new philanthropy exec. Read More 5
