October 16, 2018 Report: Wages Stagnate for 90% of Silicon Valley’s Workforce By Jacob Pierce A new study found that nine out of 10 jobs in Silicon Valley pay less in real wages than they did 20 years ago. Read More 2
October 15, 2018 San Jose Council Candidate Pam Foley Condemns SVO’s Attacks on D9 Opponent Kalen Gallagher By Jennifer Wadsworth A San Jose council candidate has denounced a political action committee’s attacks on her opponent as “horrible” and “ridiculous.” Read More 14
October 15, 2018 SJ City Council Poised to Launch ‘Safe Parking’ for the Homeless By Jennifer Wadsworth After years of planning and false starts, San Jose is finally poised to launch a “safe parking” initiative for people living out of their cars. Read More 12
October 15, 2018 San Jose Considers Lifting Massage Parlor Moratorium By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may lift a ban on new massage parlors after a year-long crackdown purged most shops with suspected ties to prostitution. Read More 15
October 12, 2018 San Jose’s Moment: Google and Downtown’s ‘West Side Story’ By Scott Knies Is this finally San Jose’s moment for downtown to realize its potential as a vital and beautiful urban community? Read More 9
October 12, 2018 Santa Clara County Considers Proposal for $222 Million Youth Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County is debating whether to create a new behavioral health center that offers psychiatric services for children and teens. Read More 7
October 11, 2018 San Jose Vice Mayor Magdalena Carrasco Fined for Campaign Finance Reporting Errors By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s Fair Campaign and Political Practices Commission says the vice mayor should pay $6,000 for violating several campaign laws. Read More 31
October 11, 2018 San Jose, Airbnb Launch Housing Program for Disaster Victims By Silicon Valley Newsroom Host Corps is the first program in the nation recruit and residents willing to provide temporary housing ahead of a disaster. Read More 1
October 11, 2018 How State Sen. Kevin De León Became the Democrat Trying to Topple Sen. Dianne Feinstein By Lauren Rosenhall, CALmatters Perhaps nothing Kevin De León has done is more polarizing than his challenge to Feinstein, a 26-year incumbent and Democratic legend. Read More 6
October 11, 2018 How Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Washington Virtues Became California Vulnerabilities By Marc Sandalow, CALmatters The very qualities that lead some in California in to eye Feinstein as vulnerable are viewed by many in Washington as assets. Read More 5
October 9, 2018 Bloomberg: Chinese Spies Infiltrated U.S. Tech Firms with Hacked Supermicro Hardware By Jennifer Wadsworth A major telecommunications company reportedly discovered malicious chips from San Jose-based Supermicro server in August. Read More 5
October 9, 2018 Election 2018: John Cox, Gavin Newsom Disagree About Almost Everything at Their Only Debate By Ben Christopher The two men competing to be the next governor of California met for their first (and, alas, probably only) one-on-one stand-off. Read More 11
October 8, 2018 Election 2018: Diverse Field of Candidates Vie for San Jose Unified’s Area 2 Trustee Seat By Julia Baum Voters on Election Day will have a field of contrasting experiences to choose from among the four contenders for SJUSD's Area 2. Read More 7
October 8, 2018 Election 2018: SJUSD’s Area 4 Race Pits Seasoned Educator Against Tech Industry Veteran By Julia Baum Come Election Day, local voters will choose between a seasoned educator or a tech industry veteran in the race for SJUSD Area 4. Read More 1
October 8, 2018 Election 2018: San Jose Voters to Decide Fate of Four Local Measures on November Ballot By Silicon Valley Newsroom Come Election Day, San Jose voters will vote on four citywide measures. Here’s a look at what local voters will see on their Nov. 6 ballots. Read More 28
October 5, 2018 Silicon Valley De-Bug’s Raj Jayadev Awarded Prestigious MacArthur Fellowship By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose community organizer Raj Jayadev has been named a 2018 MacArthur Fellow for his work with Silicon Valley De-Bug. Read More 7
