News November 10, 2020 With Cohen’s Win in D4, San Jose Mayor Loses Council Majority By Jennifer Wadsworth The impending ouster of North Side rep Lan Diep flips the one-vote advantage on the 11-member City Council from business to labor. Read More 1
News November 9, 2020 Health Officials Urge Caution Amid Alarming New Surge in Coronavirus Infections By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County on Sunday reported 358 new diagnoses—a single-day case count second only to the record 385 tallied on July 15. Read More 10
News November 9, 2020 Driver Arrested on Suspicion of DUI After Crashing Into Parked Plane at Reid-Hillview Airport By Bay City News The driver, identified as 54-year-old Hung Nguyen, allegedly damaged three parked airplanes at the East San Jose airport. Read More 0
News November 9, 2020 Silicon Valley Leaders Celebrate Biden-Harris Victory By Silicon Valley Newsroom For the Bay Area, the festivities took on greater resonance because of Kamala Harris, an Oakland native and now the first woman VP. Read More 7
News November 9, 2020 Santa Clara City Council: ‘The Balance of Power Has Changed’ By Janice Bitters Mission City’s politics got flipped on its head this week when three newcomers came out ahead in their bids for City Council. Read More 9
Business November 8, 2020 South Bay Firms Commit to Creating Thousands More Jobs After Receiving Tax Credits By Emanuel Lee California has awarded $80 million in tax credits to four companies to create 6,535 full-time jobs in in Silicon Valley and throughout the state. Read More 6
Columnists November 7, 2020 Wine and Cannabis Industries Should Evolve Together By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside The annual Wine and Weed Symposium brings together two "frenemy" industries that have a lot to work out to work together. Read More 0
News November 6, 2020 Sergio Lopez is Poised to Become Campbell’s Youngest City Council Member Since Evan Low By Grace Hase The 25-year-old leads opponent Carol Hoffman by 205 votes for the District 2 seat, which represents the northeastern part of the city. Read More 3
News November 6, 2020 Santa Clara County Superior Court in Dire Straits Due to Covid By Emanuel Lee In June, the state of California cut $176.9 million from trial court funding, leading to a $16 million deficit South Bay local courts. Read More 11
News November 6, 2020 After Prop. 22 Win in California, Labor Groups Vow Challenges By Lauren Hepler, CalMatters Now, with the presidential race still undecided, the state’s war over gig work could also sway the national conversation over the future of work. Read More 5
News November 6, 2020 By the Numbers: Bay Area Coronavirus Cases By Bay City News A look at some of the latest developments around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as Covid-19. Read More 6
News November 6, 2020 Palo Alto: Driver Fatally Strikes Woman in Crosswalk By Bay City News The driver of the car, an Oakland woman in her 30s, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. She was uninjured, police said. Read More 0
Opinion November 6, 2020 Op-Ed: How to Forecast the Outcome of an Election Without Polling a Single Person By Matt Lampert Dear campaigns: consider spending a fraction of your research budget on socionomic analysis. Read More 0
News November 6, 2020 Bay Area Election Officials Say They Prefer Early Voting By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Statewide, more than 11.2 million voters—at least 2.7 million in the San Francisco Bay Area—cast ballots before Election Day. Read More 2
News November 5, 2020 Democratic Candidate Leading Race for District 13 Senate Seat By Astrid Casimire It appears that public policy innovator Josh Becker will win the race to replace retiring Sen. Jerry Hill. Read More 1
News November 5, 2020 Election 2020: Meet Alex Lee, California’s First Gen Z Legislator By Jennifer Wadsworth The 25-year-old progressive rode a wave of young voter turnout to become the youngest state lawmaker in more than 80 years. Read More 6