September 20, 2017 San Jose Prepares for War with Wealthy Developers on Evergreen Senior Housing Ballot Measure By Josh Koehn Real estate billionaire Carl Berg and deep-pocketed developer Chop Keenan are squaring off with San Jose on a senior housing development. Read More 13
September 19, 2017 San Jose City Council Promotes David Sykes to City Manager By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose has named a successor for outgoing City Manager Norberto Dueñas: his second-in-command, David Sykes. Read More 12
September 19, 2017 Tom Williams Resigns as Milpitas City Manager to Avoid Arbitration By Jennifer Wadsworth Milpitas City Manager Tom Williams has resigned after more than a decade on the job and four months on paid leave. Read More 6
September 18, 2017 Audit: High-Rise Developers Get Special Access, Breaks on Fees By Jennifer Wadsworth An internal audit going before the City Council found that San Jose often fails to track fees and waivers for high-rise development. Read More 7
September 15, 2017 San Jose Sues President Trump over DACA Rollback By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose on Thursday became the first city to sue President Donald Trump over his decision to roll back DACA. Read More 21
September 13, 2017 Gavilan College Accused of Racial Bias after Recruiting Violations, Improper Benefits Come to Light By Cheeto Barrera Gavilan College faces charges of racial bias after 17 football players—all but one of them African American—were removed from the team. Read More 9
September 13, 2017 International College Students Return to the Valley with Trump, Immigration Fears Top of Mind By San Jose Inside As the Trump administration calls for the deportation of nearly 800,000 DACA recipients, it’s no surprise that international students are questioning their own future in this country. Read More 27
September 12, 2017 San Jose Appoints Civil Rights Attorney Aaron Zisser as Next Independent Police Auditor By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose on Tuesday appointed prominent civil rights attorney Aaron Zisser as the city’s new police watchdog. Read More 14
September 12, 2017 Former Military Base on Mount Umunhum to Open as Public Park By Silicon Valley Newsroom For the first time in 37 years, the summit of Mount Umunhum in the Santa Cruz Mountains will be open to visitors. Read More 15
September 12, 2017 San Jose Airport Offers TSA PreCheck Enrollment This Week By Satvir Saini Flying is the worst. But this week, Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is offering an $85 cheat code to avoid long security lines. Read More 11
September 11, 2017 City Council to Discuss San Jose Water Company’s Overbilling By Jennifer Wadsworth The investor-owned water company that serves about half of Santa Clara County owes a fortune to ratepayers. The only question is: how much? Read More 7
September 11, 2017 Santa Clara County May Place Jails Under Civilian Oversight By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County will consider whether to create a civilian watchdog division to keep an eye on its troubled jails. Read More 5
September 8, 2017 San Jose Police Seek $4.7 Million to Replace Aging Helicopter By Jennifer Wadsworth SJPD is looking to buy a $4.7 million replacement for its 16-year-old helicopter, the oldest of its kind in the nation. Read More 21
September 7, 2017 Alum Rock School Board Trustee Andrés Quintero Accuses Colleague Khanh Tran of Slander By Jennifer Wadsworth Alum Rock Union School District trustee Khanh Tran’s war of words has prompted his colleague Andrés Qunitero to threaten legal action. Read More 6
September 6, 2017 Alum Rock Trustee Khanh Tran Goes to War with Everyone (Except George Shirakawa Jr.) By Jennifer Wadsworth The Alum Rock Union trustee’s insistence that he’s in the right led to his ouster as board president, but he’s not backing down. Read More 7
September 5, 2017 South Bay Workers Call for Higher Pay at Series of Labor Day Rallies By Jennifer Wadsworth Union members and their allies held a series of rallies in the South Bay Monday to demand better pay and working conditions. Read More 3