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
June 16, 2017 SV411 Podcast: San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia By Silicon Valley Newsroom In the recently launched SV411 Podcast, we speak with San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia about police shootings and mental illness. Read More 0
June 14, 2017 Google Unveils Plan to Set Up Shop in Central San Jose—Will Downtown Ever Be the Same? By Jennifer Wadsworth The proposed Diridon Station Googleplex has San Jose officials seeing dollar signs while local businesses, residents suspect the end is nigh. Read More 16
June 13, 2017 Milpitas City Manager Under Scrutiny for Questionable Legal Fees, Consulting Contracts By Jennifer Wadsworth It appears Milpitas City Manager Tom Williams has a history of trying to pay his personal legal bills with public funds. Read More 2
June 12, 2017 San Jose Council Members Want to Earmark Extra $150,000 for Landlord-Tenant Mediation By Jennifer Wadsworth Two elected officials in San Jose want to earmark an extra $150,000 to expand mediation services for tenants and landlords. Read More 5
June 12, 2017 Intersection of LGBTQ, Immigrant Rights a Focus at Equality March By San Jose Inside San Jose was the only Bay Area city to take part in Sunday’s national human rights protest known as the Equality March for Unity & Pride. Read More 11
June 9, 2017 Water District to Discuss Flood Protections for Rock Springs By Jennifer Wadsworth Rock Springs, the San Jose neighborhood hit hardest by the Feb. 21 flood, may finally get the help it needs to withstand a future deluge. Read More 3
June 8, 2017 Congressman Ro Khanna Wants to Tax Corporations that Pay Workers Less than Living Wage By Jennifer Wadsworth A Silicon Valley lawmaker wants to tax corporations that pay workers so little that they rely on public subsidies to scrape by. Read More 10