April 12, 2018 Out + Smart in Silicon Valley: The New Faces of Gay Politics as the Breakthrough Generation Retires By Tori Truscheit Will quiet bias keep LGBTQ candidates out of office, or has shifting consciousness made the South Bay a safe place to run a gay campaign? Read More 18
April 11, 2018 Zuckerberg in the Hot Seat as Congresswoman Anna Eshoo Grills Him for Four Tense Minutes By Dan Pulcrano Congresswoman Anna Eshoo grilled her constituent, Mark Zuckerberg, over his company’s stewardship of Americans’ personal information. Read More 9
April 11, 2018 San Jose Mayor Liccardo Responds to Criticism from Colleagues over Travel Memo By Jennifer Wadsworth Sam Liccardo said he suggested reining in city travel only after unsuccessfully trying to talk his colleagues out of jetting to Japan this week. Read More 13
April 11, 2018 Meet the Silicon Valley Activists Trying to Turn Red States Blue By Jennifer Wadsworth A fledgling nonprofit hopes to channel progressive energy to turn red states blue in the upcoming midterm elections. Read More 15
April 10, 2018 By the Numbers: Evictions in San Jose, Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom A new database compiled by renowned sociologist Matthew Desmond gives us the clearest picture yet of the silent epidemic of displacement. Read More 7
April 10, 2018 San Jose Mayor Calls for Stricter Limits on City-Funded Travel By Jennifer Wadsworth With nearly half the council on a taxpayer-funded junket, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo says it’s time to rethink the city’s travel policies. Read More 5
April 9, 2018 San Jose City Council Considers Supporting State Sen. Beall’s Water Rate Transparency Bill By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose considers whether to support a state bill that would demand greater transparency from water companies about rate changes. Read More 1
April 6, 2018 State Audit Reveals Startling Abuses at 4Cs, Silicon Valley’s Largest Child Care Nonprofit By Jennifer Wadsworth A scathing new report found that 4Cs child care nonprofit mismanaged state grants and caused undue financial hardship for countless families. Read More 20
April 6, 2018 SVO Apologizes Amid Backlash Over ‘Sexist,’ ‘Tone Deaf’ Email By Jennifer Wadsworth The Silicon Valley Organization issued a public apology for the way it defended a political candidate accused of sexual harassment. Read More 11
April 5, 2018 By the Numbers: Silicon Valley’s Long-Awaited BART Extension By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Inside takes a look at the cost and impact of BART’s long-awaited extension into Silicon Valley. Read More 19
April 5, 2018 Santa Clara County Launches New Child Abuse Hotline By San Jose Inside Santa Clara County officials rolled out a new child abuse hotline in time for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Read More 7
April 4, 2018 SCC Sheriff Laurie Smith Lashes Out as Misconduct Allegations From the 1990s Resurface By Jennifer Wadsworth Decades-old claims of sexual harassment and abuse of power have come back to haunt Sheriff Laurie Smith. Read More 48
April 4, 2018 Facebook Scandal Renews Call for Stronger Privacy Protections By Kristin Lam The Facebook data breach has policymakers debating about how to police what’s become the most powerful industry on the planet. Read More 4
April 3, 2018 Schurra’s Announces Closing of Century-Old Chocolate Shop By Dan Pulcrano San Jose will lose a bit of its soul when a 106-year-old business closes shop on The Alameda and moves operations to Santa Clara. Read More 19
April 2, 2018 BART Backs One-Tunnel Option for Downtown San Jose Extension By Jennifer Wadsworth The long-awaited BART extension to San Jose’s urban core will involve one tunnel instead of two—a big win for downtown businesses. Read More 5
April 2, 2018 San Jose Weighs Compromise on Union-Backed Measure Requiring Local Hires, Prevailing Wages By Jennifer Wadsworth Developers would have to pay prevailing wages and hire local workers for subsidized projects under a proposed compromise measure. Read More 5