February 26, 2018 Silicon Valley Workers Rally for Union Rights as U.S. Supreme Court Hears Janus v. AFSCME By Jennifer Wadsworth Silicon Valley workers rallied as the U.S. Supreme Court sparred over a case that could undermine the financial footing of labor unions. Read More 6
February 26, 2018 San Jose City Council to Vote on Ambitious New Climate Plan By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose aims to become one of the first cities in the U.S. to curb greenhouse gas emissions to the levels set in the Paris accord. Read More 16
February 23, 2018 Proposed Summit to Focus on Responding to Mass Shootings By San Jose Inside County Supervisor Dave Cortese wants to convene a summit to talk about gun safety issues and mental health. Read More 4
February 23, 2018 Santa Clara County Activists Celebrate Bail Reform Ruling By Stephen Perez Activists in Santa Clara County and throughout the state held rallies this week to call for an end to the money bail system. Read More 5
February 22, 2018 SVO Endorses Pierluigi Oliverio for Santa Clara County Supervisor By Jennifer Wadsworth The Silicon Valley Organization has endorsed Pierluigi Oliverio in the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors race. Read More 28
February 22, 2018 Franklin-McKinley Trustee Accused of Embezzling Campaign Cash Agrees to Resign By Silicon Valley Newsroom A Franklin-McKinley School District trustee accused of embezzling bond campaign cash has announced his resignation. Read More 1
February 21, 2018 San Jose Police Grapple with Steep Rise in Rape Reports By Jennifer Wadsworth and Kristin Lam SJPD has seen an increase in sexual assault reports. But they aren’t sure whether rapes are rising, or whether more victims are speaking up. Read More 4
February 20, 2018 Health Inspectors Temporarily Shut Down McCormick & Schmick’s Steakhouse By San Jose Inside The popular San Jose steakhouse was shut down for a day after health inspectors observed vermin in the food prep facilities. Read More 11
February 20, 2018 Poll: San Jose Voters Support Proposed Google Village By Jennifer Wadsworth A new poll shows that San Jose voters largely favor Google’s plans to build a massive new headquarters in downtown. Read More 10
February 20, 2018 San Jose Unified School District Seeks New Area 4 Trustee By San Jose Inside San Jose Unified School District is looking to fill the Area 4 position since trustee Paymon Zarghami stepped down earlier this month. Read More 2
February 19, 2018 Most Government Offices Closed in Observance of Presidents Day By Silicon Valley Newsroom Local government offices are taking the day off to celebrate the national holiday. Here's a partial list of what's open and closed today. Read More 1
February 16, 2018 Santa Clara County Board of Education Appoints New Superintendent, Trustee By San Jose Inside The Santa Clara County Board of Education has appointed Dr. Mary Ann Dewan as superintendent and Kathleen King as its new Area 2 trustee. Read More 49
February 16, 2018 San Jose Finds Three Potential ‘Tiny Homes’ Sites for Homeless By San Jose Inside After months of intense debate, San Jose has proposed three possible sites for tiny homes for the homeless. Read More 13
February 16, 2018 San Jose Hit with String of Mailbox, Mail Truck Break-Ins By Stephen Perez The U.S. Postal Inspection Service says there has been an increase of cluster box and postal truck break-ins over the last several weeks. Read More 1
February 14, 2018 Dozens of South Bay Couples Say ‘I Do’ on Valentine’s Day By Stephen Perez Santa Clara County’s Clerk-Recorder Office typically performs about 20 marriages a day, but that easily doubled on Valentine’s Day. Read More 0
February 14, 2018 Q&A: Gavin Newsom Makes His Case for California Governor By Jennifer Wadsworth Lieutenant Gov. Gavin Newsom swung through the South Bay to talk about education, tech, income inequality, Trump and more. Read More 9