February 4, 2016 San Jose Pot Club Accused of Fraud, Money Laundering By Jennifer Wadsworth A criminal grand jury indicted owners of a San Jose pot club on felony charges of illegal marijuana sales, fraud and money laundering. Read More 6
February 4, 2016 Owner of Los Gatos Nudist Resort Sentenced in Water Theft Case By Jennifer Wadsworth The owner of Lupin Lodge has pleaded no contest to a charge of trespassing on public land to siphon water to her Los Gatos nudist resort. Read More 1
February 3, 2016 Civil Grand Jury Investigates Stadium Authority for Levi’s Stadium, Site of Super Bowl 50 By Josh Koehn The civil grand jury has been quietly investigating the stadium authority for Levi’s Stadium, home to the San Francisco 49ers and Super Bowl 50, while billionaire developers play chess for Santa Clara’s future. Read More 60
February 3, 2016 Recycling Rates Lag as San Jose Fights its Biggest Hauler By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose has been at odds with its biggest recycling hauler, California Waste Solutions, for failing to meet its contractual obligations. Read More 8
February 1, 2016 San Jose Considers Exemptions to Affordable Housing Law By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose will consider exempting high-rise developments from a year-old law designed to increase the supply of affordable housing. Read More 3
January 29, 2016 Body of Murder Victim Found in Santa Cruz Mountains By Jennifer Wadsworth Homicide detectives found the body of Kyle Myrick Thursday, a 28-year-old motorcycle shop employee who went missing exactly a week ago. Read More 3
January 28, 2016 Sunnyvale Welcomes Mobile Showers for the Homeless By Jennifer Wadsworth Local nonprofit Dignity on Wheels will launch Santa Clara County's first mobile shower and laundry service for the homeless next week. Read More 15
January 25, 2016 Santa Clara County to Poll Voters on Potential Sales Tax By Jennifer Wadsworth Starting this week, pollsters will call Santa Clara County voters to see if they're open to a new sales tax to help the region's homeless population. Read More 13
January 25, 2016 Former Water District CEO Beau Goldie Still Acting Like He’s CEO By Josh Koehn Beau Goldie made an unexpected—and extended—goodbye tour last week at the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s offices. Read More 14
January 25, 2016 San Jose Council Reconsiders Controversial Nightclub Proposal By Jennifer Wadsworth A proposal to bring a two-story nightclub to downtown San Jose comes back for consideration at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Read More 12
January 22, 2016 Turner Construction, Santa Clara County Get Back Together By Josh Koehn Santa Clara County officials said they will resume a partnership with Turner Construction to complete construction at Valley Medical Center. Read More 4
January 22, 2016 Survey: San Jose Workers Vacation Less than New York, LA By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose lives to work rather than the other way around. That’s the takeaway from a survey of 3,000 gainfully employed adults by British Airways. Read More 8
January 21, 2016 The Myth of Super Bowl Sex Trafficking Obscures Real Issues By John Flynn With no evidence of a Big Game-related spike, the crackdown on trafficked humans more often than not targets sex workers and consenting adults. Read More 20
January 20, 2016 Bizarre Land-Use Fight Pits Neighbors against Monk By Jennifer Wadsworth Residents in San Jose's Evergreen hills have led an aggressive campaign to drive out a Buddhist monk and prevent his followers from building a temple. Read More 54
January 20, 2016 Lan Diep Wants Rematch in San Jose’s District 4 Council Race By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose’s District 4 councilman will face a familiar opponent in his bid for re-election: Lan Diep, who lost by a slim margin in last year's race. Read More 7
January 19, 2016 Esau Herrera Joins Crowded 27th Assembly District Race By Silicon Valley Newsroom A new candidate jumped into the race to succeed Assemblywoman Nora Campos (D-San Jose), who terms out this year. Read More 11