News January 9, 2020 Online Giants Made Billions Charging for Tax Filing the IRS Was Supposed to Offer for Free By Dan Pulcrano For two decades, Americans paid for tax services that were supposed to be free. This week, that all changes. Read More 8
News January 8, 2020 Milpitas Swaps Vice Mayors By Grace Hase Bob Nuñez’s vice mayorship will last through the end of the year. His predecessor, Karina Dominguez, was none too happy about the decision. Read More 18
News January 8, 2020 Timothy Starkey’s Death Points to Uptick in Traffic Fatalities By Grace Hase The Santa Cruz handyman, whose life was cut short by a car collision in Los Gatos, leaves behind a grieving wife and two grown children. Read More 21
The Fly January 8, 2020 Riders Drag VTA Online Over Merged Routes, Service Cuts By The Fly It looks like the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is getting people off public transit and back into their cars. Read More 33
News January 7, 2020 Carl Guardino to Retire as CEO of Silicon Valley Leadership Group By Silicon Valley Newsroom The 23-year leader of SVLG told his board that he would remain at the helm for up to six months until the board finds a replacement. Read More 2
News January 6, 2020 San Jose Considers Amnesty for Illegal Backyard Cottages By Grace Hase Homeowners who plan on renting out their backyard cottage may also qualify for a financial hardship exemption. Read More 11
News January 3, 2020 Valley Water CEO Set to Retire By Jennifer Wadsworth Valley Water chief Norma Camacho announced her decision in a Nov. 25 letter to the agency’s seven-member governing board. Read More 4
News January 3, 2020 Food Stamp Cuts Loom for Silicon Valley Residents in 2020 By Lauren Hepler and Julia Baum The lean season has arrived, and it may be felt more acutely inside local homes where residents already struggle to find enough to eat. Read More 7
The Fly January 3, 2020 A Couple Board Members Apparently Part Ways with Downtown Streets Team By The Fly The names of PA Veterans Institute for Research CEO Michael Hindery and Google counsel David Kiferbaum are gone from the DST website. Read More 8
News January 2, 2020 Bellarmine Sued by Ex-Student Under New Law Waiving Statute of Limitations for Sex Abuse By Jennifer Wadsworth Under AB 218, victims are entitled to triple the damages if an organization s proven to have tried covering up suspected abuse. Read More 5
News January 2, 2020 Raft of New Housing Laws Takes Effect This Year in California By Will Carruthers Whether you rent or own in the South Bay, here are some of the rules you should know about as we enter the New Year. Read More 4
News January 1, 2020 Why Aren’t Californians Getting the Mental Health Care to Which They’re Legally Entitled? By Jocelyn Wiener, CalMatters State Sen. Jim Beall said he’d like to introduce one more mental health parity bill before he terms out—though he’s still working out the details. Read More 2
News December 31, 2019 2019: A Year in Review By Silicon Valley Newsroom A guide to all the stories you missed, forgot or wanted to forget in the Year of Our Lord MMXIX. Read More 0
News December 31, 2019 The Decade in Review: Memes, Trolls and Smug Millennials By Silicon Valley Newsroom When the 2010s began, many had cause for optimism. Then the bottom fell out. Read More 0
News December 30, 2019 BAYMEC Unveils Endorsements for March Primary Election By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission has unveiled a list of preferred candidates in the upcoming March primary. Read More 10
News December 30, 2019 Bill Wilson Center CEO Leads by Example by Offering Spare Room to Homeless College Student By Grace Hase Thanks to the Bill Wilson Center, 37 homeless college students are now housed as part of a collaboration with Airbnb. Read More 28