July 6, 2018 Spike in Child Drownings Prompts Santa Clara County Officials to Issue Public Safety Warning By Winona Rajamohan A spike in child drownings and drowning scares has prompted Santa Clara County health officials to issue a public warning. Read More 2
July 5, 2018 South Bay Police Struggle to Enforce Laws Against Stoned Driving in Wake of Legalization By Grace Hase Families who lost loved ones to drugged driving worry that the state’s inability to consistently enforce DUI laws will put other lives at risk. Read More 10
July 3, 2018 San Jose Police Union Withdraws Endorsement of John Hirokawa’s Bid to Unseat Sheriff Smith By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s police union pulled its endorsement of retired undersheriff John Hirokawa’s campaign to unseat his former boss, Sheriff Laurie Smith. Read More 9
July 3, 2018 Santa Clara County’s Property Tax Roll Hits Record $483 Billion By Silicon Valley Newsroom The value of Santa Clara County’s taxable property hit an all-time high of $483.2 billion, according to the latest assessment. Read More 15
July 3, 2018 Rep. Anna Eshoo Travels to U.S.-Mexico Border to Witness Immigration Detention Firsthand By Winona Rajamohan Rep. Eshoo said she was troubled by how ill-prepared federal agencies are to deal with the influx of immigrant families—especially children. Read More 3
July 2, 2018 Demonstrators March in San Jose to Protest President Trump’s Family Separation Border Policy By San Jose Inside Protesters gathered in downtown San Jose last week to speak out against federal immigration policies separating children from their parents. Read More 7
June 30, 2018 Mass Shooting Survivor Inspired by Parkland Student-Activists Joins Fight for Gun Reform By Kristin Lam March for Our Lives inspired San Jose resident Alan Hinman to channel his long-repressed personal trauma into community activism. Read More 5
June 29, 2018 Palo Alto Sets Aside $3 Million for Teacher Housing Project By Kaylee Lawler The Palo Alto City Council voted unanimously to allocate $3 million to subsidize as many as 120 sub-market-rate rental units for teachers. Read More 0
June 28, 2018 Report: Suspect in 1974 Killing of Arlis Perry Fatally Shot Himself By Silicon Valley Newsroom A man believed to have killed Arlis Perry in 1974 reportedly shot himself to death this morning as police closed in on his apartment. Read More 3
June 27, 2018 Sheriff Candidate John Hirokawa Says He Willfully Ignored His Campaign Funder’s Bigoted Texts By Jennifer Wadsworth Retired Undersheriff John Hirokawa has changed his mind about whether the county should have fired one of his biggest supporters. Read More 25
June 26, 2018 Two San Jose Council Members Leave Republican Party Over Trump’s Immigration Policy By Winona Rajamohan President Donald Trump’s draconian family separation policy has prompted some South Bay leaders to cut ties with the Republican Party. Read More 12
June 25, 2018 Deputy Sheriffs’ Association Members Seek to Dump Leaders, Threaten to Leave Union By Jennifer Wadsworth A growing number of officers plan to withdraw from the DSA unless the union head resigns for his involvement in an obscene texting scandal. Read More 31
June 25, 2018 San Jose Police Watchdog Aaron Zisser Denies Union’s Claims of Bias in Annual Oversight Report By Jennifer Wadsworth The police union is calling for an outside investigation to see if independent police auditor Aaron Zisser should be removed from office. Read More 6
June 25, 2018 Monday Night Live! Celebrates 25 Years of Sketch Comedy with SJ Mayor Sam Liccardo as Host By San Jose Inside San Jose Stage Company’s Monday Night Live! is back again, celebrating its 25th year of political satire with Mayor Sam Liccardo as host. Read More 4
June 21, 2018 Twice-Demoted South Bay Deputy Ousted From Statewide Law Enforcement Organization By Jennifer Wadsworth California’s biggest public safety organization, PORAC, parted ways with twice-demoted deputy and DSA union boss Don Morrissey. Read More 24
June 20, 2018 Demotion Over Hateful Texts Moves to Center Stage in Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Race By Jennifer Wadsworth A powerful union leader violated agency policies by failing to report hate speech—and the former undersheriff leapt to his defense. Read More 30