News July 23, 2020 Silicon Valley Leadership Group Names Ahmad Thomas as CEO By Grace Hase The former investment banking executive will succeed Carl Guardino, who announced last month that he's leaving SVLG for Bloom Energy. Read More 5
Business July 23, 2020 Google’s Newest Housing Promises Include Modular, Investments and Land By Janice Bitters Google has announced its latest round Bay Area housing funding, aimed at pushing forward about 24,000 new homes over the next decade. Read More 5
The Fly July 23, 2020 Kansen Chu Loses SEIU 521’s Endorsement to Otto Lee in the Santa Clara County Supes Race By The Fly Otto Lee scooped up the endorsement just weeks after Kansen Chu faced backlash for recent 'racist remarks.' Read More 4
News July 22, 2020 Santa Clara’s Santana Is Actually State’s Highest-paid City Manager for Second Year in a Row By Silicon Valley Newsroom Note: This new assessment prompted San Jose Inside to take a fresh look at two years of compensation for employees in California cities. Read More 11
News July 22, 2020 Report: 43,000 Santa Clara County Renters at Risk of Eviction Due to Pandemic By Grace Hase The estimation is approximately 16 times higher than the average number of evictions filed each year, according to analysts. Read More 7
News July 22, 2020 WATCH: Day One of San Jose’s George Floyd Protests By Silicon Valley Newsroom This security camera footage reveals what transpired in the first afternoon of George Floyd protests in downtown San Jose. Read More 2
Business July 22, 2020 $1.5 Million Awarded to 142 San Jose Micro-Businesses By Emanuel Lee Thanks to generous donation from tech giants, each business received $10,000 for relief from the economic toll of the coronavirus. Read More 1
News July 21, 2020 Majority of Santa Clara Co. Supes Favors Sales Tax Boost By San Jose Inside Supervisors Joe Simitian and Mike Wasserman voted against taking this first step towards a sales tax boost. Read More 16
News July 21, 2020 Private, Public COVID-19 Testing Accelerates in Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom County data show that testing increased significantly in the month following a June 10 order for private healthcare systems to step up. Read More 4
Opinion July 21, 2020 Op-Ed: No More Policing Who ‘Gets’ to be Queer By Tonya Barajas, Rizzo Barajas, Alysa Cisneros, Ra Hopkins, Richard Mehlinger and Alex Lee Unfortunately, people in the bi+ and non-binary communities too often face rejection not just from straight people but from gay people. Read More 5
Business July 21, 2020 City of Santa Clara Hotel Tax Revenue Plummets By Silicon Valley Newsroom The city has projected other budget-related issues, but the Transient Occupancy Tax would be the biggest hit. Read More 8
News July 21, 2020 Santa Clara Man Charged with Running Investment Scam By Silicon Valley Newsroom Shaukat Shamim was served with a summons in Santa Clara, ordering him to appear in federal court today in San Francisco. Read More 0
News July 20, 2020 Santa Clara County Supervisors to Discuss Caltrain Tax Measure By Grace Hase The measure needs to be approved by three counties and multiple transit boards in order to make it on the November ballot. Read More 7
Opinion July 20, 2020 Letter to the Editor: Prop. 15 Puts Schools, Communities First By Guest Columnist What’s more, this initiative would implement small business tax relief to those businesses which have been hardest hit. Read More 5
News July 20, 2020 WATCH: Day 2 of San Jose’s George Floyd Protests By Silicon Valley Newsroom This video, which has been edited from several hours to just two, documents the hours from afternoon to midnight on May 30. Read More 12
News July 20, 2020 Lawsuit: SJPD Enabled Brutality Against Protesters by Failing to Adequately Train Officers By Jennifer Wadsworth The complaint claims San Jose failed to teach officers how to use reasonable crowd-control tactics, exposing bystanders to excessive force. Read More 34