May 10, 2016 Here’s a Schedule of San Jose’s Community Budget Meetings By Silicon Valley Newsroom Last month, San Jose released a schedule of community budget meetings. Residents are invited to sound off on what they want prioritized. Read More 2
May 9, 2016 San Jose City Council Considers Temporary Freeze on Rent Hikes By Jennifer Wadsworth City leaders will consider whether to impose a temporary freeze on rent hikes or enact its new 5 percent annual rent cap sooner than planned. Read More 30
May 6, 2016 June Election: Breaking Down All 5 San Jose City Council Races By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose voters have some big decisions to make this summer. Here is a breakdown of all five City Council seats up for grabs. Read More 27
May 5, 2016 District Attorney Clears San Jose Officer Who Shot Cop Killer By Jennifer Wadsworth A San Jose cop lawfully killed a man who fatally shot Officer Michael Johnson last year, according to a new District Attorney's Office report. Read More 15
May 2, 2016 Ex-SF 49er Dana Stubblefield Denies Rape Charges By Jennifer Wadsworth Retired NFL player Dana Stubblefield raped a disabled woman, according to charges filed Monday by the District Attorney’s Office. Read More 6
May 2, 2016 SJPD Launched Fewer Officer Misconduct Probes in 2015 By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose police launched fewer internal probes against officers in 2015, mirroring a decline in the number of citizen complaints about police misconduct. Read More 7
April 29, 2016 CalPERS Denies Kathleen King’s False Pension Claim By Josh Koehn Healthier Kids Foundation CEO Kathleen King makes a living on taxpayer money. In a small measure of sanity, she won’t get a public pension to boot. Read More 26
April 29, 2016 Report: Santa Clara County Jails Need ‘Serious Tuneup’ By Jennifer Wadsworth A new report traces some of the problems at Santa Clara County’s jails to a lack of staffing, training, funding and a deeply divided work culture. Read More 4
April 29, 2016 Santa Clara County Considers $750M Affordable Housing Bond By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County will explore the idea of putting a $750 million affordable housing bond on the fall ballot. Read More 19
April 28, 2016 Brothers Held Without Bail in Double-Murder of Parents By Jennifer Wadsworth Two sons of a Bangladesh-born San Jose couple shot to death in their home on Sunday have been booked on murder charges. Read More 13
April 27, 2016 Santa Clara County Jail Inmate Dies While in Custody By Silicon Valley Newsroom A 36-year-old Santa Clara County inmate died at the hospital Monday, authorities confirmed. Read More 4
April 26, 2016 Measure B Returns Yet Again: Labor, Business Unite to Back 1/4-Cent Sales Tax Measure By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo joined labor leaders to tout the measure as a fix for the city’s short-staffed police force. Read More 8
April 25, 2016 Police Watchdog Urges SJPD to Resume Use-of-Force Tallies By Jennifer Wadsworth In his inaugural report as SJPD watchdog, Walter Katz urges the city to take better accounting of how and when officers resort to force. Read More 5
April 25, 2016 Audit: Recycled Water Program Needs More Financial Oversight By Jennifer Wadsworth A new report says South Bay Water Recycling, which provides reclaimed water to San Jose, needs to get a better handle on its accounting. Read More 10
April 22, 2016 Atheist Sues City of Santa Clara over Christian Cross By Jennifer Wadsworth An avowed atheist has sued the city of Santa Clara for disregarding his demands to remove a Christian cross from a public park. Read More 52
April 21, 2016 Study Shows Regional Impact of Minimum Wage Increase By Silicon Valley Newsroom A new study found that a quarter of local workers would see a 20-percent pay bump if the region upped its minimum wage to $15. Read More 5