April 27, 2018 VIDEO: Santa Clara County Inmates Call Off Hunger Strike By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County inmates broke their fast on Thursday, claiming a “small victory” after jail officials agreed to address some of their demands. Read More 1
April 26, 2018 Silicon Valley Community Foundation Hires 2nd Law Firm to Investigate ‘Toxic’ Workplace By Jennifer Wadsworth An investigation into sexual harassment at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation has expanded to address “a larger culture issue.” Read More 2
April 26, 2018 Milpitas Official Who Resigned Amid Controversy Lands Interim Job as Millbrae City Manager By Jennifer Wadsworth Tom Williams, who resigned amid controversy as city manager of Milpitas, found a new job as chief administrator in his hometown of Millbrae. Read More 9
April 25, 2018 Why Is There No Train From Silicon Valley to Santa Cruz? By Hugh McCormick Though the concept isn’t being studied, there’s no doubt that the idea of a train from San Jose to Santa Cruz could have been a game changer Read More 29
April 24, 2018 Op-Ed: Three Vital Steps on the Road to Becoming a ‘Smart City’ By Jesse Berst Without a strong digital infrastructure, a city—even one as populous as San Jose—is destined to wither and fade. Read More 6
April 24, 2018 Silicon Valley Cannabis Clubs Celebrate 420 in High Style By Julia Baum Instead of trekking up to Hippie Hill in San Francisco, Silicon Valley locals celebrated the stoner holiday at San Jose pot clubs. Read More 2
April 24, 2018 By the Numbers: Recycled Rx By Silicon Valley Newsroom Here are the latest stats about Santa Clara County’s Better Health Pharmacy, which dispenses unused prescription drugs free of charge. Read More 3
April 24, 2018 Santa Clara County Inmates Enter 10th Day of Hunger Strike By Jennifer Wadsworth Hundreds of Santa Clara County inmates have commenced their 10th day of a hunger strike over jail conditions. Read More 5
April 23, 2018 San Jose City Council to Vote on Key Changes to Local Rent Laws By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose leaders will consider key changes to the city’s rent laws, including some that empower landlords and others that favor tenants. Read More 6
April 23, 2018 Ballots Mailed to Military, Overseas Voters for June 5 Statewide Primary Election By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County has mailed out more than 8,000 ballots for the June primary election to military and overseas voters. Read More 1
April 20, 2018 Santa Clara County Considers New Fees for Housing By Barry Holtzclaw The regional housing crisis may mean new fees for builders in Santa Clara County. Read More 3
April 19, 2018 Michele Dauber Pulls Out of Persky Recall Debate, Sends Colleague to Face LaDoris Cordell By San Jose Inside Spokespeople from both sides of the debate faced off Wednesday in the first public forum on the Recall Persky campaign. Read More 15
April 19, 2018 How San Jose Went from Being the ‘Wild West of Weed’ to a Bastion for Legal Cannabis By Lauren Hepler While many neighboring suburbs still cling to cannabis prohibitions, San Jose has become the de facto weed capital of Silicon Valley. Read More 0
April 18, 2018 While San Francisco Wipes Out Thousands of Pot Convictions, Santa Clara County is Slow to Act By San Jose Inside Some hoped Santa Clara County would take a cue from San Francisco and other cities that erased pot convictions in the wake of Prop. 64. Read More 0
April 18, 2018 By the Numbers: San Jose’s Budding Cannabis Sector By Silicon Valley Newsroom The local pot industry has seen enormous growth since San Jose adopted its regulatory framework for cannabis in 2016. Read More 2
April 18, 2018 Silicon Valley’s Dopest Lawyers Help Clients Navigate Complex Matrix of Cannabis Laws By Jennifer Wadsworth One of the South Bay’s most buttoned-up law firms has started working with clients from the budding cannabis industry. Read More 5