News July 9, 2020 San Jose Earthquakes Gear Up for MLS-is-Back Tournament By Emanuel Lee Making adjustments has always been a key factor in a team’s success, and nowhere is that more apparent in the coronavirus era. Read More 0
News July 9, 2020 Sport Bubble: Pro Teams Hope to Isolate and Compete, But Will Their Quarantine Plans Work? By Emanuel Lee The only guarantee when it comes to the scheduled restart and continuation of pro sports in the U.S. is there is no guarantee. Read More 12
Opinion July 9, 2020 Letter to the Editor: There’s Too Much at Stake This Fall—We Must Expand Vote-by-Mail Now By Guest Columnist Congress has the ability to act right now; we need to make sure our electeds know that anything less than immediate action is unacceptable. Read More 8
The Fly July 8, 2020 Milpitas Councilwoman Under Fire for Facebook Post About George Floyd Protests By The Fly Residents felt that the Milpitas councilwoman likened the protestors to “hoodlums.” Read More 20
Opinion July 8, 2020 Letter to the Editor: Congress Should Fund Vote-by-Mail for All By Guest Columnist Without more funding for elections, voters may not be able to make their voices heard in one of the most important elections of our lifetime. Read More 3
News July 8, 2020 Ill at Eaze: Famed Cannabis Platform Part of Federal Probe By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside None of this would have been a problem if the cannabis industry, like every other legal business in the U.S., had access to banking. Read More 1
News July 7, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Jail Deputy Arrested on Suspicion of Smuggling Meth to Inmates By Silicon Valley Newsroom Mayra Rios, a 35-year-old Antioch resident and correctional deputy, is being held in lieu of a $1 million bail at the Main Jail. Read More 5
News July 7, 2020 Private Healthcare Systems Still Lag in COVID-19 Tests By Silicon Valley Newsroom County officials last month had complained that public facilities run by Valley Med were handling nearly 90 percent of COVID-19 tests. Read More 2
News July 7, 2020 Yet Another Former Santa Clara Cop Now Implicated in eBay Cyberstalking Scandal By Grace Hase Two of the seven individuals charged in the eBay cyberstalking case are former police captains with the Santa Clara Police Department. Read More 3
Investigative Reports July 7, 2020 San Jose POA President Apologizes to Members for Response to Bigoted FB Posts By Jennifer Wadsworth Faced with calls to resign and many members defecting to the Fraternal Order of Police, Sgt. Paul Kelly has since changed his tune. Read More 35
News July 7, 2020 After Days of Confusion, Santa Clara County is Back in Business By Silicon Valley Newsroom Local businesses that want to reopen with restrictions have less than a week to file new paperwork with public health officials. Read More 10
News July 7, 2020 Milpitas Mayor, Former Council Ally Clash On Facebook By Grace Hase Milpitas Councilwoman Karina Dominguez says she and Mayor Rich Tran have not been on speaking terms for a while. Read More 11
News July 7, 2020 VTA Looks to Bounce Back, Resume Fare Collection By Kyle Martin Beginning Aug. 1, fares will resume for all Valley Transportation Authority buses, light rail and other transit services. Read More 2
News July 7, 2020 San Jose Airport Gets Creative with Pandemic-Related Health and Safety Measures By Emanuel Lee Once the coronavirus pandemic hit, the SJC staff worked around the clock to implement new health and safety measures. Read More 0
News July 6, 2020 Santa Clara County Still Hopeful It Can Reopen Despite Grim News By Silicon Valley Newsroom From rising COVID-19 cases to shutdown orders from the state, the Fourth of July weekend didn’t give local officials much to celebrate. Read More 5
News July 6, 2020 Ash Kalra’s ‘Racial Justice Act’ Aims to End Bias in Prosecution By Grace Hase AB 2542 would prohibit the state from convicting or imposing a sentence based on race, ethnicity or national origin. Read More 6