News June 30, 2020 Santa Clara County Health Officials Gear Up for New Reopening Guidelines By Grace Hase That reopening framework will be a departure from the sector-specific plan that’s been used over the last few months. Read More 5
Opinion June 30, 2020 Op-Ed: It Takes Community, Collective Commitment to Solve Homelessness in Silicon Valley By Ericka Avila and Leslye Corsiglia The passing of Measure A was all about our collective commitment to build places for the folks who had nowhere else to go. Read More 9
News June 30, 2020 San Jose’s Strong-Mayor Proposal Inspires Wide Range of Opinions From City Council By Grace Hase A proposed ballot measure to expand the San Jose mayor’s power has garnered varied opinions from more than half the City Council. Read More 18
News June 29, 2020 Campbell Police Chief Defends Planned BearCat Purchase By Grace Hase The BearCat has been on the Campbell Police Department’s wish list ever since it returned a V150 armored rescue vehicle to the DOD. Read More 19
News June 29, 2020 Q&A: SJ City Attorney Rick Doyle Reflects on 20 Years of Service By Grace Hase SJI caught up with Rick Doyle, who recently announced his retirement, to talk about his decades of service for the nation’s 10th largest city. Read More 3
News June 29, 2020 More COVID-19 Test Sites, More Tests, But Still a Long Way to Go By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County still wants more help from Big Three private healthcare systems to conduct as many tests as it needs to safely reopen. Read More 0
News June 27, 2020 San Jose Urges Residents to Report Illegal Fireworks By Grace Hase Residents can report firework violations through the city's “Snap, Click and Report” portal or by calling 408.535.5600 or 311. Read More 4
News June 26, 2020 DA to Investigate Bigoted Online Posts; POA Promises to Hold SJPD Officers Accountable By Jennifer Wadsworth Outraged by bigoted comments allegedly made by San Jose cops, Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen vowed to take unprecedented action. Read More 47
News June 26, 2020 SJPD Officers Mock Muslims, BLM Protesters on Facebook By Jennifer Wadsworth The partner of an active San Jose cop penned a blog post citing troubling comments posted by current and retired local police officers. Read More 108
News June 26, 2020 Santa Clara County to Announce New Reopening Order Despite Uptick in COVID-19 Cases By Grace Hase As of today, the county of 1.9 millions residents has reported 3,984 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 155 deaths. Read More 5
Business June 26, 2020 Sister Entrepreneurs Gear Up for Grand Opening of SoFA’s Newest Coffee Shop: Nirvana Soul By Emanuel Lee The gourmet coffeehouse will take over the building that once housed Caffe Frascati, an Italian bistro known for open mics and opera nights. Read More 0
News June 26, 2020 Catalyze SV Celebrates San Jose’s Approval of Meridian Project By Emanuel Lee The proposed development is one of the first that fits into the city’s West San Carlos Urban Village Plan, a blueprint for denser growth. Read More 2
News June 26, 2020 Two San Jose School Districts End Contracts with Local Police By Kyle Martin The decisions free up hundreds of thousands of dollars to help students during a public health crisis that forces them to learn from home. Read More 5
Opinion June 25, 2020 Op-Ed: Though Thousands Lack Shelter Amid Deadly Pandemic, San Jose Leaves Trailers Empty By Raymond Ramsey The city’s decision to “demobilize” FEMA trailers for the unhoused can only be summed up as a shameful debacle lacking any transparency. Read More 10
News June 25, 2020 San Jose School District Threatened with Violence Over Employee’s Alleged Assault By Silicon Valley Newsroom In a status updated shared to the agency’s Facebook page today, district officials implored people to refrain from retaliatory conduct. Read More 2
News June 25, 2020 DA Won’t Prosecute Curfew Violators—But San Jose Might By Jennifer Wadsworth Assistant District Attorney Terry Harman affirmed as much in a June 10 memo that her office shared with reporters earlier today. Read More 8