September 10, 2018 San Jose Revisits Discussion on Commercial Linkage Fees By Jennifer Wadsworth A group of City Council members hope to revive a discussion about commercial linkage fees to fund new affordable housing. Read More 6
September 8, 2018 ‘Stop BEZOS’ Bill Takes Aim at Companies Paying Low Wages By Jennifer Wadsworth Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna wants to tax large companies equal to the value of public benefits their workers receive Read More 1
September 6, 2018 Retired Cupertino Accountant Arrested on Suspicion of Stealing $800,000 in Taxpayer Funds By Silicon Valley Newsroom A retired accountant for the city of Cupertino was arrested on suspicion of embezzling close to $800,000 from taxpayers. Read More 5
September 6, 2018 Presentation High School Official Accused of Mishandling Sexual Abuse Claims to Step Down By Jennifer Wadsworth A Catholic high school official accused of mishandling sex abuse claims against staff has announced her resignation. Read More 0
September 6, 2018 Alum Rock School Board President Dismisses Pleas to Censure Unruly Colleague By Jennifer Wadsworth Board president Esau Herrera expressed no interest in censuring a fellow trustee, Khanh Tran, for verbally threatening the superintendent. Read More 5
September 5, 2018 Planned Freeway Overpass Tests San Jose’s ‘Vision Zero’ Pledge to Reduce Traffic Fatalities By Grace Hase San Jose’s “Vision Zero” plan to reduce traffic deaths may be incompatible with some of the city’s roadway expansions. Read More 13
September 4, 2018 Artist Plans to Sue Property Owner Who Painted Over Chicano Mural in San Jose’s East Side By Jennifer Wadsworth Jose Mesa Velasquez, the artist whose East Side mural was painted over last week, says the property owner gave him no warning. Read More 28
September 4, 2018 Pot Industry Panelists Address ‘Growing Pains’ of California’s Newly Expanded Legal Market By Julia Baum Industry stakeholders discussed statewide regulations during a panel discussion hosted by the Silicon Valley Cannabis Alliance. Read More 3
September 4, 2018 Water District Allocates $1.4 Million to Clear Creekside Homeless Encampments By Jaqueline McCool The Santa Clara Valley Water District says it spent $1.4 million this year on 571 cleanups of creekside camps in San Jose and South County. Read More 9
August 31, 2018 Decades-Old Chicano Mural Erased in San Jose’s East Side By Jennifer Wadsworth Sometime before dawn Wednesday, a handyman painted over the oldest mural in San Jose, a three-decade-old panorama of Chicano culture. Read More 31
August 30, 2018 South Bay Contractors Accused of Stealing $800K From Clients By Silicon Valley Newsroom A married couple who ran a construction company have been charged with bilking more than $800,000 from 30 local customers. Read More 5
August 29, 2018 Staffers Say Nurse’s Xenophobic Rants Reflect Deeper Problems at San Jose Regional Med Center By Jennifer Wadsworth Employees who worked under Beth Laurine say her divisive diatribe is no isolated outburst, but the symptom of an abusive work culture. Read More 23
August 29, 2018 Proposed State Law Would Automatically Clear Thousands of Cannabis Convictions in 2019 By Julia Baum Thousands of weed-related convictions may be automatically overturned throughout California next year thanks to AB 1793. Read More 0
August 28, 2018 Accused Cattle Killer Arrested on Animal Cruelty, Weapon Charges By Jennifer Wadsworth Investigators have arrested a man suspected of slaughtering nearly a dozen cattle in Morgan Hill back in June. Read More 2
August 27, 2018 Santa Clara County Finds 77,300 Previously Unlisted Addresses to Survey for 2020 Census By Jennifer Wadsworth After budgeting an additional $1 million to ensure a complete count, Santa Clara County has already been gearing up for the 2020 census. Read More 2
August 27, 2018 San Jose Vies for FAA Funding to Replace Aircraft Rescue Facility By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose is trying to secure federal grants to replace its 58-year-old aircraft rescue and firefighting facility, which has fallen into disrepair. Read More 1