News July 1, 2020 Governor to Santa Clara County: Not So Fast on COVID-19 By Silicon Valley Newsroom The new increases in cases, hospitalizations and deaths in California ended a downward trend across the state and jolted public officials. Read More 6
News July 1, 2020 In Split Vote, San Jose Council Approves Measure to Expand Mayoral Powers, Extend Term By Grace Hase After a marathon two days of deliberation, the City Council voted 6-5 to place the controversial measure on the November 2020 ballot. Read More 16
News July 1, 2020 Santa Clara County Issues New Back-to-School Guidelines By Kyle Martin There’s no guarantee that they will by next school year, but officials released new guidance in preparation for putting kids back in classrooms. Read More 4
Business July 1, 2020 Good Samaritans, SJDA Raise Money to Help Struggling Downtown San Jose Businesses By Emanuel Lee By the end of last week, 18 independent shops and eateries in the heart of the city had received $1,700 each from fundraising efforts. Read More 3
Investigative Reports July 1, 2020 SJPD’s Condemnation of Bigoted FB Posts Gives New Resonance to 2018 Islamophobia Lawsuit By Jennifer Wadsworth Nabil Haidar says he’s thrilled to see SJPD denounce bigotry. He just wishes the agency held the accused in his case to the same standard. Read More 21
News June 30, 2020 SVLG Executive Carl Guardino Takes VP Job at Bloom Energy By Grace Hase Starting Aug. 3, Guardino will be part of the green energy company in the newly created role of VP of government affairs and policy. Read More 3
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