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
July 13, 2018 Officials Have Yet to Disclose Identity of San Jose Inmate Who Died in Custody This Past Week By San Jose Inside A 53-year-old Santa Clara County inmate was pronounced dead at 7:33pm on this past Sunday at the Main Jail in San Jose. Read More 2
July 11, 2018 CEQA Racket Extracts 11th Hour Payoffs Amidst Housing Crisis By Jennifer Wadsworth A landmark law designed to protect California’s environment has enabled profiteers to hold up critical projects. Read More 20
July 10, 2018 San Jose Water Company’s Merger With Connecticut Utility Sparks Bicoastal Bidding War By Jennifer Wadsworth A planned tie-up between San Jose Water Company and another private utility on the East Coast has morphed into a four-way merger battle. Read More 10
July 10, 2018 Domestic Violence Deaths on the Rise in Santa Clara County By Winona Rajamohan Santa Clara County saw a steep increase in domestic violence-related deaths in 2017, which saw six more fatalities than in 2016. Read More 3
July 9, 2018 Authorities Arrest Two Men Suspected of Multiple Sexual Assaults in San Jose, Milpitas By Silicon Valley Newsroom Police have arrested two accused sexual assailants who attacked several victims in San Jose and Milpitas in the span of a few days this past week. Read More 4
July 6, 2018 Final Election Results In, Voter Turnout Up in Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom More Santa Clara County voters cast ballots in the June election than in 2014 and slightly more than in the Tea Party-dominated 2010 primary. Read More 0