August 13, 2018 San Jose May Place Police Activities League Under New Management After Critical Audit By Jennifer Wadsworth An audit exposing mismanagement at San Jose’s Police Activities League has officials debating whether to bring it under the city’s control. Read More 6
August 13, 2018 Santa Clara Wins Legal Dispute Over S.F. 49ers’ Stadium Rent By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara prevailed in a legal battle with the San Francisco 49ers over how much the team should pay to rent the city-owned Levi’s Stadium. Read More 4
August 10, 2018 Nomination Period for November Election Comes to a Close By Winona Rajamohan Today is the deadline for candidates hoping to run for more than 100 local offices in the November election. Read More 1
August 9, 2018 Appeals Court Upholds Brock Turner’s Conviction for Sexual Assault, Attempted Rape By Jennifer Wadsworth An appeals court on Wednesday rejected Brock Turner’s bid for a new trial and upheld his conviction for sexual assault and attempted rape. Read More 2
August 8, 2018 Campaign to Recall Aaron Persky Shifts Focus to Political Activism By San Jose Inside Stanford professor Michele Dauber has carried the momentum from a high-profile judicial recall campaign into local activism. Read More 26
August 7, 2018 Santa Clara County Shines Light on Human Trafficking Through Art Exhibits, Film Screenings By Winona Rajamohan Santa Clara County will host a series of events through the rest of the month to raise awareness about human trafficking. Read More 0
August 6, 2018 San Jose City Council Weighs Measures on Salary-Setting, Construction Bids, $950M Bond By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose officials are debating a few measures to bring to voters this fall, including a bond measure and some charter amendments. Read More 4
August 3, 2018 Stanford University’s Blood Center in Dire Need of Donations By Silicon Valley Newsroom Stanford has issued an urgent call for all blood donations because of higher-than-normal hospital usage and a seasonal drop in donations. Read More 1
August 3, 2018 Embattled Child Care Nonprofit 4Cs Breaks Rules Yet Again with Late Payments to Contractors By Jennifer Wadsworth Last month, 4Cs failed to pay its child care providers on time, violating the terms of their state grants and putting payees in a tough spot. Read More 3
August 1, 2018 Public Agencies’ Secret Sexual Harassment Settlements Cost South Bay Taxpayers Millions By Jennifer Wadsworth While state agencies have undergone a reckoning over sexual harassment, local governments have largely escaped scrutiny—until now. Read More 23
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