October 11, 2017 City of Santa Clara, 49ers Clash Yet Again on Concert Curfews By Silicon Valley Newsroom Last week, Santa Clara’s mayor blasted the 49ers for allowing Coldplay to break curfew at Levi’s Stadium. The situation is not exactly improving. Read More 8
October 10, 2017 North Bay Continues Battle with Wind-Whipped Firestorm: ‘It Looks Like a Nuclear Wasteland’ By Stett Holbrook and Tom Gogola The North Bay firestorms left much of Santa Rosa a smoking ruin, and took at least 15 lives and left authorities looking for 150 people. Read More 8
October 10, 2017 Should San Jose Limit Rent Hikes for Struggling Small Businesses? By Jennifer Wadsworth A local community leader wants San Jose to explore ways to limit rent increases for struggling mom-and-pop businesses. Read More 6
October 9, 2017 San Jose Observes Columbus Day, Agrees to Relocate Statue By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may have agreed to remove a Columbus statue from City Hall, but on Monday the building will go dark in honor of the Italian explorer. Read More 16
October 5, 2017 Congressman Ro Khanna Wants ‘Stealthing’ Classified as Rape By Jennifer Wadsworth Two federal lawmakers say secretly removing a condom during sex—commonly called “stealthing”—should be classified as sexual assault. Read More 26
October 4, 2017 Alviso Resident Leading Charge against Developers, Landowners Has History of Domestic Violence By Jennifer Wadsworth Two community leaders in Alviso have been fighting over a six-figure lawsuit settlement, but one of them has a violent past that’s just come to light. Read More 32
October 3, 2017 San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo Unveils Ambitious Plan to Build 25,000 New Homes by 2022 By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Monday unveiled an ambitious plan to build 25,000 new homes over the next five years. Read More 20
October 2, 2017 Young Driver Bill Suggests True Age of Adulthood No Longer 18 By Satvir Saini With a new bill aging like cheese on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk, the true age of adulthood seems to be moving from 18 to 21. Read More 13
October 2, 2017 High-Speed Rail Delay More than Triples Planned Cost to San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose has to amend its contract with the California High Speed Rail Authority to reflect delayed construction deadlines for the bullet train. Read More 37
September 29, 2017 Nationwide ICE Raids Lead to 21 Arrests in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth Federal immigration agents arrested 21 people from Santa Clara County as part of a nationwide crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities. Read More 23
September 27, 2017 Pricey Mistakes, Public Demands and Transparency Issues Color San Jose’s Google Negotiations By Jennifer Wadsworth Google’s planned move to San Jose has inspired intense debate about how the city should negotiate over future growth. Read More 15
September 26, 2017 County Supervisors Consider Setting Aside Another $405,000 to Help Defend Child Refugees By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County may set aside additional funds to help child refugees as they petition the federal government for legal residency. Read More 7
September 25, 2017 Audit Finds that San Jose’s Dept. of Environmental Services Has Poor Oversight of Contracts By Jennifer Wadsworth Weak controls over consulting contracts in San Jose’s Environmental Services Department put the city at risk of cost overruns, an audit found. Read More 7
September 22, 2017 Controversial Study Links Facial Features to Sexual Orientation By Seth Hemmelgarn Stanford researchers respond to criticism over their study, which used dating profile photos to determine sexual orientation. Read More 7
September 21, 2017 Five San Jose Businesses Talk about How They’ve Handled the City’s Minimum Wage Increase By San Jose Inside We reached out to five San Jose businesses with minimum-wage workers to see how they’re coping since the pay floor went to $12. Read More 4
September 21, 2017 SV411 Podcast: Rep. Zoe Lofgren on Trump’s Mental Instability By Silicon Valley Newsroom In this week’s SV411 podcast, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren speaks about her resolution to assess the mental stability of President Donald Trump, as well as who she thinks represents the future of the Democratic Party. Read More 25