August 22, 2016 Santa Clara County to Offer College Courses in Jail By Brad Kava Santa Clara County residents didn’t have to vote for Bernie Sanders to get a free college education—they just have to get arrested. Read More 5
August 22, 2016 San Jose Council Might Adopt Bird-Safe Building Guidelines By Jennifer Wadsworth To curb avian collisions, San Jose will consider requiring builders to abide by bird-friendly architectural guidelines. Read More 18
August 19, 2016 NorCal Timber Conflicts Flare Up; Environmentalists Call for Relief By Will Parrish After an era of quiet compared to the so-called timber wars of the 1980s and ’90s, conflict over logging in Northern California forests has returned. Read More 7
August 18, 2016 Santa Clara County Erects Solar Panels on Ancient Burial Grounds By Jennifer Wadsworth Contractors might have plowed through ancient human remains had it not been for a local journalist alerting the county to its glaring oversight. Read More 5
August 17, 2016 Rep. Mike Honda’s Campaign Still Playing Fast and Loose as Ethics Scandal Approaches 2nd Year By Josh Koehn Congressman Mike Honda has an inauspicious anniversary on the horizon, as his ethics scandal approaches its second year. Read More 21
August 15, 2016 Santa Clara County Looks to Texas with Jail Reform Plan By Jennifer Wadsworth A local reform group has proposed a plan to divert people with serious mental illness out of Santa Clara County jails and into treatment. Read More 1
August 15, 2016 Court Clerks Vote to End Strike By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County court workers called off a strike that halted all but essential services at local courthouses for nearly two weeks. Read More 2
August 15, 2016 City Council Weighs Contentious Housing Project for Homeless By Jennifer Wadsworth The city has two options for the Evans Lane site: one would house people by next summer, the other would add affordable homes in the long-term. Read More 30
August 12, 2016 First-Ever State Audit Aims to Hold Judges Accountable By Jennifer Wadsworth Lawmakers have called for an audit of California’s Commission on Judicial Performance for the first time in the agency’s 56-year history. Read More 29
August 10, 2016 Pokémon Go Takes Over Silicon Valley, But Sparks Controversy By Jennifer Wadsworth Pokémon Go takes the South Bay and the world by storm, but raises concerns about privacy, safety and the social inequities of the real world. Read More 21
August 9, 2016 Santa Clara County Court Strike over Wages Enters Fifth Day By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County court clerks demanding higher pay continued their strike into day five, forcing courts to suspend all but essential services. Read More 13
August 8, 2016 Poll: Hillary Clinton Dominates Donald Trump in Silicon Valley By Melissa Hartman Silicon Valley voters are in favor of electing Hillary Clinton by a landslide, according to a new poll. Read More 105
August 8, 2016 Audit Directs San Jose City Clerk Toni Taber to Bring Office in Line By Jennifer Wadsworth An audit of the City Clerk's Office found lapses in statutory obligations and issued 20 recommendations on how to get things back in order. Read More 4
August 4, 2016 Local Primary Election Turnout Beat State, National Average By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County’s voter turnout in June’s primary surpassed both the state and national average, according to a new report. Read More 2
August 3, 2016 ‘My Name, My Identity’ Campaign Stresses Cultural Awareness By Daphne Morales To date, nearly 1,883 people have taken the “My Name, My Identity” pledge, in addition to more than 370 school districts and 760 cities. Read More 28
August 2, 2016 Councilman Manh Nguyen Still Refuses to Concede D4 Race By Jennifer Wadsworth Two months after the June primary election, San Jose Councilman Manh Nguyen has yet to concede the race to challenger Lan Diep. Read More 6