June 2, 2017 Mayor Liccardo, Local Elected Officials Slam Trump for Pulling U.S. Out of Paris Climate Accord By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and other local elected officials condemned President Donald Trump’s decision Thursday to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord. Read More 4
June 1, 2017 San Jose Looks for Ways to Integrate Self-Driving Cars into Its Transportation Network By Silicon Valley Newsroom As part of a just-launched initiative, the city is asking the private sector for ideas about how to leverage autonomous vehicles. Read More 9
May 31, 2017 San Jose’s June 11 LGBT March Sends Mixed Messages on Goals By Tori Truscheit It’s unclear if the origins of San Jose’s upcoming LGBT march comes from activists and community organizers or Santa Clara County HQ. Read More 8
May 30, 2017 Memorial Day 2017 Photo Gallery By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Inside sent photographer Greg Ramar to document the annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday at Oak Hill Cemetery. Read More 3
May 30, 2017 Every San Jose Police Shooting in 2017 Has Involved Suspects with a History of Mental Illness By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose police on Sunday fatally shot a man reportedly wielding an ax. The incident marks the city’s sixth officer-involved shooting of 2017. Read More 25
May 29, 2017 Assemblyman Evan Low Pushes to Lower State Voting Age to 17 By San Jose Inside Assemblyman Evan Low has blazed trails for his youthful involvement in politics. Now he wants to lower the state’s voting age to 17. Read More 18
May 29, 2017 City Hall Closes for Memorial Day By Silicon Valley Newsroom In honor of Memorial Day, many local business and government offices will close for the holiday. San Jose Inside returns Tuesday. Read More 1
May 26, 2017 County Officials Applaud Court’s Rejection of Trump’s Travel Ban By Silicon Valley Newsroom Silicon Valley’s elected officials applauded the ruling, which U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions promptly vowed to appeal. Read More 6
May 25, 2017 Metro Silicon Valley Receives 10 Journalism Awards from CNPA By Silicon Valley Newsroom Brace yourself. We’re about to do a little navel gazing. Metro, San Jose Inside’s parent company, won a slew of journalism awards Read More 6
May 24, 2017 Lawsuit Accuses Cisco of Complicity in Oppression Abroad By Jennifer Wadsworth Adherents of a spiritual movement called the Falun Gong accuse Cisco of aiding and abetting their systematic oppression in China. Read More 3
May 22, 2017 Feds Sign Off On $647 Million Grant to Electrify Caltrain By Silicon Valley Newsroom Federal transportation authorities announced Monday that Caltrain will get the $647 million it needs to electrify the commuter line. Read More 6
May 22, 2017 San Jose to Discuss Flood-Risk Disclosures, Teacher Housing, Development of Downtown Tower By Jennifer Wadsworth The City Council will consider whether to endorse a bill that would require landlords to notify tenants if a property lies in a flood zone. Read More 4
May 19, 2017 Milpitas Places City Manager Tom Williams on Paid Leave after Allegations of Misuse of Funds By Jennifer Wadsworth Milpitas City Manager Tom Williams was placed on paid administrative shortly before the City Council convened for a budget hearing Thursday. Read More 4
May 19, 2017 San Jose Approves Clean Energy Program Set to Launch in 2018 By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose approved a plan this week to pool money from residents to buy energy from clean sources. It will cost $55 million to get started. Read More 2
May 17, 2017 Charter Schools Accuse San Jose Unified School District of Trying to Poach Prospective Teachers By Jennifer Wadsworth Leaders of two proposed charter schools say San Jose Unified tried to poach prospective teachers and invalidate their signatures. Read More 10
May 17, 2017 Report: San Jose Police Have Spent $1.3 Million on Riot Gear By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose police have been stocking up on riot gear, and at a faster pace than some other law enforcement agencies. Read More 8