February 8, 2018 South Bay Immigrant Advocates Offer Support to Families, Businesses Targeted by ICE By Kristin Lam Recent ICE crackdowns on South Bay businesses have spread panic in the community, according to immigrant advocates. Read More 8
February 7, 2018 Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian Urges Colleagues to Oppose Trump Administration By Stephen Perez County Supervisor Joe Simitian turned the State of the County address into a rallying cry against President Trump’s harmful agenda. Read More 10
February 6, 2018 San Jose Mayor Endorses Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor By Kristin Lam San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo endorsed former Los Angeles mayor and state Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa for governor. Read More 12
February 6, 2018 150 San Jose Flood Victims Demand Their Day in Court By Jennifer Wadsworth Some 150 victims of the 2017 Coyote Creek flood are suing San Jose, Santa Clara County and the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Read More 11
February 6, 2018 Photos: Activists Protest Sweep of San Jose Homeless Camp By Samantha Lopez Caltrans cleared out one of the largest homeless encampments in San Jose on Monday, drawing a bevy of protesters to the early morning sweep. Read More 13
February 5, 2018 San Jose Councilman Wants to Re-Cast Vote on Controversial Google Advisory Committee By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Councilman Johnny Khamis wants to take back a vote to expand the scope of a hotly debated 30-plus-member advisory board. Read More 5
February 5, 2018 Five Candidates Vie to Replace Former SCCOE Board President By Jennifer Wadsworth The SCCOE board has its pick of five candidates to replace Michael Chang, who resigned as board president in December. Read More 6
February 2, 2018 Mercury News Hit by Another Round of Layoffs, Buyouts By Stephen Perez It was another hard week for local journalists, as several Bay Area News Group employees accepted buyouts in exchange for leaving their jobs. Read More 21
February 2, 2018 Cash Continues Pouring into Santa Clara County Races By Jennifer Wadsworth All but one of the candidates vying for county Supervisor Ken Yeager’s seat have surpassed the quarter-million dollar fundraising mark. Read More 4
February 1, 2018 San Jose Mayor, Other City Council Incumbents Dominate in Campaign Fundraising By Jennifer Wadsworth Incumbents in the San Jose mayoral and council races reported significant fundraising leads, according to campaign filings posted this week. Read More 6
January 31, 2018 San Jose to Evict Christopher Columbus Statue from City Hall By San Jose Inside After months of ongoing discussion, San Jose’s City Council has voted to remove the Christopher Columbus statue from City Hall. Read More 14
January 31, 2018 Oak Grove Unified School District Poised to Close Four Campuses By Tori Truscheit The struggling San Jose school district still does not have a long-term solution, either for declining enrollment or its financial struggles. Read More 5
January 31, 2018 More Silicon Valley Employers Threatening Workers with Deportation, Records Show By Jennifer Wadsworth Immigration-related workplace retaliation claims have seen a dramatic increase in Santa Clara County and the rest of the state. Read More 5
January 30, 2018 By the Numbers: Silicon Valley’s ‘Hottest Neighborhoods’ of 2018 By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose and its surrounding metro area is home to all but one of Redfin’s Hottest Neighborhoods in 2018. Read More 2
January 30, 2018 SJPD Investigates Officer-Involved Shooting in East Side By Silicon Valley Newsroom Police on Monday shot an armed woman who was reportedly suffering from a mental health crisis. She is expected to survive her injuries. Read More 3
January 29, 2018 Santa Clara County Launches 10-Part LGBTQ Listening Tour By Kristin Lam Residents and local officials gathered at the Mountain View Senior Center on Saturday for the region’s first listening forum on LGBTQ issues. Read More 3
