News March 9, 2020 Valley Palms Landlord Agrees to Tenant Demands in Exchange for $120M in Tax-Free Refinancing By Jennifer Wadsworth At the the city of San Jose’s behest, KDF Communities agreed to allocate $15.7 million in bond revenue for property upgrades and tighter security. Read More 9
Deaths March 9, 2020 Susan Hammer Transformed City’s Political Landscape By Dan Pulcrano Former San Jose Mayor Susan Hammer, a key figure in the revitalization of San Jose’s downtown, died Saturday at the age of 81. Read More 2
Opinion March 8, 2020 Op Ed: It’s Time for a Gender Equality Ordinance in Palo Alto By Paula Collins, Michele Dauber, Terry Godfrey and Steven Lee It would be particularly meaningful if the city could do so in time for the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment. Read More 4
News March 6, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Recommends Event Cancelations, Reduced Travel as Coronavirus Spreads By Jennifer Wadsworth County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody has issued revised guidelines for the public on how to slow the COVID-19 outbreak. Read More 6
News March 5, 2020 Legislators’ Charity Use Prompts Calls for Reform—But Not From Assembly Speaker Rendon By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters Anthony Rendon declined to comment on the investigation launched into Democratic Assemblyman Evan Low of Campbell. Read More 0
Opinion March 5, 2020 Letter to the Editor: Tiny Homes Are a Good Start—But They’re Too Small for Homeless Families By Guest Columnist How do these developments plan to address homeless families that make up 33 percent of the homeless population? Read More 13
News March 5, 2020 Santa Clara County Identifies 14th Case of Novel Coronavirus By Silicon Valley Newsroom Health officials confirmed three new cases on the same day Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the pandemic. Read More 10
The Fly March 5, 2020 Sergio Jimenez Wins Re-Election in San Jose’s District 2 By The Fly Sergio Jimenez won a second term to the South San Jose seat with 56 percent of the vote, according to the ROV. Read More 7
News March 4, 2020 Stanford Suspends Study Abroad in Response to Coronavirus By Silicon Valley Newsroom More than 230 students were signed up for the spring-quarter programs, according to a notice on the university’s website. Read More 1
The Fly March 4, 2020 Dave Cortese Leads the Pack in 15th State Senate Race By The Fly As of today, Dave Cortese held strong with nearly 33 percent of the vote against 20 percent for former FEC chair Ann Ravel. Read More 7
The Fly March 4, 2020 Matt Mahan Pulls Off Decisive Victory in San Jose’s D10 By The Fly The former Brigade CEO, who enjoyed backing from Mayor Sam Liccardo and SVO, had nearly 58 percent of the vote today. Read More 5
The Fly March 4, 2020 David Cohen Advances to Runoff Against San Jose’s D4 Incumbent By The Fly With 85 percent of precincts reporting, David Cohen maintained a four-point lead with 37 percent of the vote. Read More 2
The Fly March 4, 2020 Councilwoman Sylvia Arenas Wins 2nd Term in San Jose’s D8 By The Fly The D8 incumbent secured her front-runner status and eschewed the need for a runoff with close to 58 percent of the vote. Read More 1
The Fly March 4, 2020 Green Party Challenger Forces a Runoff in San Jose’s D6 Race By The Fly Though Dev Davis took a commanding lead, she still falls below the simple majority threshold to win the race outright. Read More 13
The Fly March 4, 2020 Kansen Chu, Otto Lee Headed to Runoff in County Supe Race By The Fly Kansen Chu garnered more than a third of the total vote count, a haul of 13,135 ballots, while Otto Lee hung back at 28 percent. Read More 3
News March 3, 2020 Super Tuesday 2020: Live Blog By Silicon Valley Newsroom Super Tuesday got off to a strong start in Santa Clara County with more than 8,000 voters casting their ballots by noon. Read More 1