News April 11, 2019 Factions Take Shape as California Advances Nationally Watched Police Shooting Bill By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters Fault lines among Democrats began to emerge this week, suggesting AB 392 will likely change as it moves through the Legislature. Read More 12
News April 11, 2019 Afghan Translator Who Aided U.S. War Finds Refuge in Bay Area—Many More are Left Behind By Georgia Johnson Sayed Nadim Hashimi risked everything to work with U.S. special forces and finally has a chance at a new life. He’s among the lucky ones. Read More 0
The Fly April 10, 2019 Third Candidate Joins Race for San Jose’s D4 Council Seat By The Fly David Cohen, a 20-year North San Jose resident, has officially jumped into the 2020 D4 race against Councilman Lan Diep. Read More 8
News April 10, 2019 Susan Ellenberg Casts Sole Vote Against Weakening Santa Clara County’s Sanctuary Policy By Jennifer Wadsworth The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors moved 4-1 Tuesday to figure out how to water down its landmark ordinance. Read More 26
News April 9, 2019 Historic SJSU Track Field Slated to Become a Parking Garage By Rachel Sandler San Jose State will tear down a famed outdoor track and replace with a parking garage, prompting outrage from sports fans and alumni. Read More 5
News April 9, 2019 San Jose Exempts Developers From Paying $139 Million in Affordable Housing Fees By Rachel Sandler Some $138.5 million won’t be going into San Jose’s affordable housing fund this year because of exemptions to market-rate housing projects. Read More 9
News April 8, 2019 San Jose City Council Set to Review Housing Investment Plan By Lloyd Alaban The City Council will hear an update on the city’s affordable housing plan, among other development-related items on the agenda. Read More 11
Opinion April 8, 2019 Letter: Somos Mayfair Supports County’s Land Ownership for Measure A Projects By Camille Llanes Fontanilla Through this mechanism of retaining land ownership, we expect that Measure A funds will support the housing needs voters approved. Read More 5
News April 8, 2019 Google Unloads San Jose House Amid Plans for Transit Village By Rachel Sandler As Google moves fast to buy property in and around downtown, the tech giant made an unusual move last month: it sold land. Read More 5
Opinion April 5, 2019 Op-Ed: VTA Should Use Measure B Funds to Save Critical Bus Service By Judy Purrington, Andrew Boone, Monica Mallon The VTA can and should re-allocate funds from its Measure B highway programs to protect highly used bus lines in Santa Clara County. Read More 11
News April 5, 2019 Developer Proposes Turning Former Lido’s Nightclub Building into Office, Retail Space By Rachel Sandler Urban Catalyst said it wants to redevelop the building on 30 S. First St. into a 76,000-square-foot mixed-use project. Read More 3
News April 4, 2019 Arbitrator Rejects Ex-Milpitas Official’s Harassment Claims By Jennifer Wadsworth Tom Williams, who threatened to sue his own city for $1 million, will apparently walk away with just $1,372 and change. Read More 3
Sports April 4, 2019 Stenn Gets San Jose Sharks Where They Need to Be By Emanuel Lee Morgan Hill resident Ryan Stenn has several roles, most notably this: He helps get the team where it needs to be. Read More 0
Opinion April 4, 2019 Editorial: Unshackle Measure A to Create More Affordable Housing By New SV Media The county needs to make more deals happen and gain as much leverage as possible on the voter-approved funds. Read More 25
The Fly April 3, 2019 Election 2020: Transit Activist Andrew Boone to Challenge Dev Davis in San Jose’s District 6 By The Fly The first-term councilwoman, who represents the city’s affluent and politically active Willow Glen district, says she welcomes the challenge. Read More 8
News April 3, 2019 San Jose Homicide Renews Debate Over Sanctuary Laws By Jennifer Wadsworth County officials are poised to roll back a landmark local policy amid public outcry over the murder of Bambi Larson. Read More 41