News October 24, 2019 Audit Shows Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Internal Accountability Reforms Stalled for Years By Jennifer Wadsworth Auditors say the Sheriff’s Office refused to cooperate with reviews that unearthed unsettling findings about internal accountability. Read More 6
News October 23, 2019 Family of Murder Victim Asks for Public’s Help with Burial Costs By Jennifer Wadsworth Not only did Sofia Galvan lose one of her six children, she has to figure out how to come up with close to $20,000 to bury her son. Read More 7
News October 23, 2019 Petition Demands Height Cap on Proposed Santa Clara High-Rise By Nicholas Chan A public hearing on the proposed skyscraper development takes place at 6pm tonight at Santa Clara City Hall, 1500 Warburton Ave. Read More 21
The Fly October 23, 2019 Assemblyman Kansen Chu Donates to Jim Canova’s Bid to Succeed Him in AD 25 By The Fly Kansen Chu says he’ll refrain from endorsing anyone in the race to replace him. But he came close by donating to the longtime SCUSD trustee. Read More 2
News October 22, 2019 City of San Jose Plans to Double Electric Car Charging Stations with $14 Million Investment By Grace Hase The biggest chunk of the investment—$10 million—will come from the state. And the remaining $4 million from a vote by the City Council. Read More 9
News October 22, 2019 East San Jose School District Aims to Place $60M Housing Bond on March 2020 Ballot By Nicholas Chan If voters OK the measure in the March primary, the district would build 100 below-market-rate homes at the agency HQ. Read More 4
News October 22, 2019 County Considers New Contract for Jail Phone Calls, Tablets By Nicholas Chan The Board of Supervisors meets at 9:30am Tuesday at the County Government Center, 70 W. Hedding St., in San Jose. Read More 1
News October 21, 2019 Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Dave Cortese Accused of Violating State’s Political Reform Act By Grace Hase The D3 supervisor has been accused of illegal electioneering as he makes a bid to replace terming-out state Sen. Jim Beall. Read More 9
News October 21, 2019 City of Morgan Hill Approves $30M Settlement for Children Injured in 2016 Car Collision By Michael Moore The plaintiffs argued that the city was responsible for unsafe conditions at the intersection where a car struck the kids. Read More 0
News October 18, 2019 State Senate Candidates Discuss Climate Change, Sanctuary Policy at Neighborhood Forum By Grace Hase The event hosted by the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association took place Thursday night at the Starlite Ballroom. Read More 7
News October 18, 2019 San Jose Councilwoman’s Ex-School Board Colleague Challenges Her Re-Election Bid By Grace Hase Less than five months from election day and San Jose Councilwoman Sylvia Arenas finally has a challenger: trustee Jim Zito. Read More 1
News October 17, 2019 San Jose Councilwoman Dev Davis Kicks Off Re-Election Bid By Grace Hase The District 6 representative faces Jake Tonkel, Andrew Boone and Marshall Woodmansee in her bid for a second term. Read More 10
News October 17, 2019 San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo Wants City to Explore Possibility of Breaking Up with PG&E By Nicholas Chan The plan would potentially require the city to purchase power lines off of the utility giant, and to build microgrids and energy storage systems. Read More 14
News October 17, 2019 Loma Prieta Quake Still Guides How San Jose’s Emergency Services Chief Does His Job By Grace Hase Surviving the 1989 earthquake left an indelible imprint on Ray Riordan, and informs his disaster preparedness work to this day. Read More 0
News October 16, 2019 Campbell Says No to In-N-Out By Grace Hase Orchard City residents searching for someplace closer than San Jose to grab a Double-Double and Animal Fries are straight out of luck. Read More 10
The Fly October 16, 2019 Santa Clara County Executive Criticized Over Vacation Order By The Fly That one of Jeff Smith’s staffer took off before resolving a paid-leave question with concerned union reps rubbed some folks the wrong way. Read More 9