August 2, 2016 SJSU Icons Tommie Smith, John Carlos Return to Announce Plans to Restore ‘Speed City’ Legacy By Melissa Hartman Speed City will rise again, but not before San Jose State raises $5 million to create a new track and field facility. Read More 29
August 1, 2016 San Jose City Council to Start New Fiscal Year, Look at Biz Tax and Pension Reform Measures By Jennifer Wadsworth At the first City Council meeting of the new fiscal year, San Jose electeds will discuss a business tax measure and pension reform settlement. Read More 16
July 28, 2016 San Jose Police Honey-Trap Gay Men, Sparking Civil Rights Fight By Jennifer Wadsworth A storied civil rights attorney plans to take the SJPD to task for selectively enforcing lewd conduct laws against gay men. Read More 46
July 27, 2016 Death Penalty Duel: Voters to Decide between Props. 62, 66 By Lindsey J. Smith Come Election Day, two death penalty initiatives are up on the ballot. Both aim to fix California’s execution system, but with opposite solutions. Read More 19
July 27, 2016 Bay Area Bigwigs Make Several Cameos in Leaked DNC Emails By Jennifer Wadsworth Several Bay Area bigwigs made cameos in the thousands of leaked Democratic National Committee emails published by Wikileaks. Read More 14
July 26, 2016 San Jose Police Ask Public for Help Solving 4 Cold Case Murders By Melissa Hartman San Jose police have turned to the public for help in solving four murders that bear some similarity but no known connection to each other. Read More 1
July 22, 2016 City Hall Rally on Local Police Killings Leads to Policy Debate By Lindsey J. Smith At a City Hall Thursday, protesters called on San Jose’s elected officials to take a stand against local law enforcement killing people of color. Read More 27
July 21, 2016 Dogs, Cats Free to Adopt Saturday for ‘Clear the Shelters’ By Daphne Morales Bay Area animal shelters will offer free adoptions Saturday as part of a national campaign to find stray dogs and cats a permanent home. Read More 4
July 20, 2016 Property Auction Startup Rentberry Angers Tenants By Jennifer Wadsworth Rentberry, a Silicon Valley rental auction startup, invites landlords to list a unit and then sit back as tenants outbid each other for a place to live. Read More 34
July 19, 2016 Santa Clara County Sees Uptick in Domestic Violence Deaths By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County saw a sharp uptick in the number of domestic violence-related deaths from 2014 to last year, according to new data. Read More 5
July 18, 2016 Drama Averted in D6: Chapman Agrees to Take Part in San Jose Council Candidate Forums By Jennifer Wadsworth Helen Chapman took issue with the incumbent’s role in organizing a series of political forums, but she has since agreed to participate. Read More 8
July 15, 2016 Letter to the Editor: $950 Million County Bond Measure Will Help More than Just Homeless People By Rebecca Byrne A $950 million bond measure is designed to not only help the homeless but also create housing opportunities for vulnerable populations. Read More 30
July 15, 2016 Donald Trump Supporters File Lawsuit against City of San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth In a federal lawsuit, Donald Trump supporters accuse SJPD of failing to protect them from violent protesters after a campaign event. Read More 26
July 13, 2016 Staggering Number of Cal State Students Go Hungry, Homeless By Melissa Hartman One in five California State University (CSU) students—57,000 of them—worry about hunger, according to a striking new report. Read More 20
July 13, 2016 California Homicide Rate Rose in 2015, New Crime Tallies Show By Jennifer Wadsworth New data show that California saw a 10 percent jump in homicides from 2014 to 2015, but a 25 percent drop in the past decade. Read More 4
July 12, 2016 Report: Clinton Fleeced Foothill-De Anza Community College for 2002 Speech, Softball Interview By Jennifer Wadsworth Bill Clinton made some diva demands as a six-figure speaker when he left the White House for the lecture circuit. Read More 15