July 14, 2017 Judge Rules in Favor of Accused ‘Slumlord,’ Tenant Who Lived in Hazardous Apartment Evicted By Jennifer Wadsworth A renter who has been fighting eviction and accused her landlord of subjecting her to dangerous and squalid living conditions lost her case. Read More 28
July 11, 2017 Tenant, Notorious Landlord Go to Court after Claims of Black Mold, Rats, Illegal Rent Hikes, Eviction By Jennifer Wadsworth A landlord notorious for letting his rental properties fall into dangerous disrepair is being accused of skirting San Jose’s tenant protection laws. Read More 28
July 10, 2017 Santa Clara County Has Record Turnout for 2016 Presidential Election: Registrar of Voters By Silicon Valley Newsroom Last year’s presidential election set a record for the most ballots cast in Santa Clara County history, according to a new report. Read More 9
July 6, 2017 More Flood Victims File Claims Against Silicon Valley Agencies By Jennifer Wadsworth A group of flood victims have filed claims against local agencies that they say failed to protect them from the February flood. Read More 9
July 5, 2017 Stanford Law Fellow Pens Book on Nation’s Triumphant Paradox: American Exceptionalism By Chuck Carroll Mugambi Jouet’s new book examines how the growing dark side of “American exceptionalism” has driven the polarization of U.S. politics. Read More 11
June 30, 2017 Silicon Valley’s 4th of July Events By Silicon Valley Newsroom We here at San Jose Inside are quite partial to fireworks. Check out this list of local Fourth of July events in and around San Jose. Read More 2
June 30, 2017 Community Groups Protest San Jose’s Crackdown on Homeless Feedings in St. James Park By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose announced plans to end food giveaways for the homeless in St. James Park, drawing backlash from activists and church groups. Read More 53
June 28, 2017 Hundreds of Rape Kits Remain Untested in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth Justice has been delayed for an untold number of sexual assault victims in Santa Clara County, as hundreds of rape kits remain untested. Read More 8
June 26, 2017 San Jose’s Independent Police Auditor’s Office Criticizes Lack of Transparency About Use of Force By Jennifer Wadsworth An annual review by San Jose’s Independent Police Auditor comes up for discussion at Tuesday’s City Council meeting—the last until August. Read More 12
June 23, 2017 Santa Clara County Slowest in State to Resolve Felony Cases By Jennifer Wadsworth Despite a low crime rate, Santa Clara County takes longer to resolve felony cases than anywhere else in the state. Read More 6
June 22, 2017 Brotopia: How the Valley’s Elite Plan to Outlive the Rest of Us By Tori Truscheit The valley’s well-to-do tech bros hope to outlive most of us—and how they’re investing their time and money speaks volumes. Read More 13
June 21, 2017 San Jose’s New Lobbyist Rules Mandate Weekly Reports By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose adopted new rules this week that require lobbyists to file reports more often, but with fewer accountability measures in place. Read More 1
June 20, 2017 Water District Resists Installing Low-Tech Pumps that Might Have Prevented San Jose Flood By Jennifer Wadsworth Silicon Valley’s flood protection agency might have prevented the Anderson Dam from overflowing earlier this year, but failed to act. Read More 8
June 20, 2017 San Jose Receives $150K Knight Cities Grant to Fund New City Designer, Avoid RDA Pitfalls By San Jose Inside After receiving a $150,000 grant from the Knight Cities Challenge, San Jose has hired a new city designer in Timothy Rood. Read More 2
June 19, 2017 San Jose City Council Looks to Strengthen Lobbyist Regulations By Jennifer Wadsworth In a bit to improve transparency, San Jose will consider increasing the frequency of its lobbying reports. Read More 0
June 16, 2017 San Jose Unanimously Adopts $3.2 Billion Budget Focused on Disaster Preparedness By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose this week adopted a $3.2 billion budget that allocates money for disaster response and re-housing people displaced by the flood. Read More 0