January 29, 2018 San Jose Considers Removing Columbus Statue from City Hall By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may finally decide to remove a Christopher Columbus statue from City Hall, where it has been the target of repeated vandalism. Read More 12
January 26, 2018 Campaign to Recall Judge Aaron Persky Heads to June Ballot By Stephen Perez Proponents of the recall submitted nearly 95,000 signatures—well above the 58,634 valid names needed to land on the ballot. Read More 25
January 26, 2018 Santa Clara County Allocates $8 Million for Inclusive Playgrounds By Kristin Lam The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved $8 million to help fund six all-inclusive playgrounds throughout the region. Read More 4
January 25, 2018 San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo Quits Key FCC Advisory Panel By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has resigned in protest from an FCC advisory committee that focuses on broadband deployment. Read More 8
January 24, 2018 Child Care Nonprofit Allegedly Mismanaged Employee Pensions By Jennifer Wadsworth The 4C Council child care nonprofit is under fire once again—this time for allegedly cheating employees out of retirement benefits. Read More 3
January 24, 2018 San Jose Water Customers Voice Frustrations over Billing Spikes By San Jose Inside San Jose Water Co. customers voice frustration over inexplicable water bill spikes, some of which went up by 500 percent in one billing cycle. Read More 30
January 23, 2018 By the Numbers: Immigrant Contributions to Silicon Valley By Silicon Valley Newsroom As federal lawmakers debate divisive immigration policies, South Bay officials highlight the contributions of the immigrants who live here. Read More 12
January 22, 2018 Santa Clara County Considers Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Disaster Response By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County, which plays a key role in regional disaster response, is mulling the idea of using AI to brace for future emergencies. Read More 13
January 22, 2018 San Jose City Council to Hear Update on Controversial Senior Housing Initiative By Jennifer Wadsworth The San Jose City Council on Tuesday will discuss controversial June ballot initiative to build senior homes in the east hills. Read More 3
January 22, 2018 San Jose Women’s March Draws Estimated Crowd of 20,000 to Protest President Trump By Jennifer Wadsworth Thousands paraded through downtown San Jose on Saturday morning to mark the anniversary of the Women’s March. Read More 12
January 19, 2018 Santa Clara County Launches Pro-Immigrant Campaign Amid Fears of ICE Crackdown By Jennifer Wadsworth Amid panic over a potential ICE crackdown, local officials are launching a campaign to highlight the contributions of foreign-born residents. Read More 13
January 18, 2018 Milpitas City Council Hires Julie Edmonds-Mares as City Manager By Silicon Valley Newsroom Milpitas has hired a new chief administrator: San Jose deputy city manager Julie Edmonds-Mares. Read More 8
January 17, 2018 Women’s March Returns to Silicon Valley with Slogan, ‘First We Marched, Now We Run’ By Meg Furey-Marquess The Women’s March will kick off at 11am Saturday outside San Jose City Hall with a rally to follow. Read More 18
January 17, 2018 By the Numbers: San Jose Police Publish Use-of-Force Statistics By Silicon Valley Newsroom The San Jose Police Department recently unveiled a public web portal with comprehensive data on the agency’s use of force. Read More 11
January 17, 2018 Cities of Santa Clara, San Jose Call Off ‘Border War’ Litigation By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose and Santa Clara called a truce in a legal fight over two massive developments along their shared border. Read More 3
January 16, 2018 San Jose Debates Pros, Cons of Bolstering Police Oversight By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose will host a City Council study session on Tuesday to talk about possibly strengthening civilian oversight of the local police force. Read More 3