News January 13, 2020 With Troubled Foster Care Intake Center Now Closed, Santa Clara County Considers Alternatives By Jennifer Wadsworth The Board of Supervisors meets at 9:30am Tuesday at the County Government Center, 70 W. Hedding St., in San Jose. Read More 6
News January 10, 2020 San Jose Lawmakers Look for Ways to Protect Westwinds Mobile Home Park From Eviction By Grace Hase More than 700 residents at the North San Jose mobile home community have received eviction notices. Read More 9
News January 9, 2020 Ex-SCUSD Trustee Arrested on Charges of Assault, Threats By Jennifer Wadsworth Chris Stampolis was booked Monday on two felony counts of making threats and using his car as a deadly weapon. Read More 13
News January 9, 2020 Valley Water Crews Repair Anderson Dam Spillway By Michael Moore Maintenance staff took advantage of the dry weather earlier this week by finishing up some upgrades at the base of the dam. Read More 1
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