Investigative Reports March 20, 2019 Traffic Court’s Ticketing Glitch is Latest in Long Line of Missteps Linked to Tyler Technologies By Jennifer Wadsworth Sources say court officials downplayed the scope of a software bug that charged too much or too little for some traffic violations. Read More 8
The Fly March 19, 2019 Bay Area Women’s Marcher Plans 2020 Run Against Brigade CEO in San Jose’s District 10 By The Fly Jennifer Higgins Bradanini plans to run against Brigade Media founder Matt Mahan in next year’s Almaden Valley City Council race. Read More 105
News March 19, 2019 Ex-Peru President Wanted by Interpol Arrested in Menlo Park By Silicon Valley Newsroom Alejandro Manrique, who now lives in Los Altos, was booked on suspicion of public drunkenness and released the next morning. Read More 5
News March 19, 2019 Hillsborough Sues Owner of ‘Flintstone House,’ Calling $3 Mil Abode a ‘Public Nuisance’ By Rachel Sandler Media mogul Florence Fang has 30 days to respond to the lawsuit, which claims her house is not only tacky but a safety hazard. Read More 7
News March 19, 2019 2020 Ballot Initiative Would Give Voters Say Over El Camino Healthcare District’s Expansion By Silicon Valley Newsroom Workers battling the multi-city health and hospital district over its acquisition of five clinics want voters to weigh in on future growth. Read More 0
News March 18, 2019 SJ Mayor Sam Liccardo Calls for More Tax Cuts for Developers By Lloyd Alaban To help the city meet its lofty affordable housing goals, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo wants to slash construction taxes on new development. Read More 37
News March 15, 2019 As Residents Build Bigger Homes, Cupertino City Planners Turn to Software to Manage By Rachel Sandler Driven by an influx of wealthy residents looking to rebuild their homes, the city has turned to software to make zoning easier to grasp. Read More 3
News March 14, 2019 Santa Clara County Coroner Seeks Help in ID’ing Man’s Body By Silicon Valley Newsroom Authorities are asking the public to assist in identifying a transient whose body was found on a fall morning last year in Milpitas. Read More 1
News March 14, 2019 Rocketship Warned for Violating Charter with Late Audits, Costly Lapse in Teacher Credentialing By Jennifer Wadsworth The charter chain came under fire for submitting late financials two years in a row and losing track of credential status for some instructors. Read More 9
Opinion March 14, 2019 Op-Ed: San Jose Took Away My Medical Cannabis Patient Rights By Crystal Campisi Since the city has chosen not to waive its cannabis tax for medical patients, there is no advantage to renewing one’s Rx card. Read More 6
News March 13, 2019 How California’s Broken Prison System Exacts Punishment on Families of the Incarcerated By Jonah Raskin A new documentary airing next week on KQED looks at the impact of mass incarceration on spouses, partners and children. Read More 6
News March 13, 2019 Yeager Suspends State Senate Bid to Lead BAYMEC Foundation By Jennifer Wadsworth Decades after founding the Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee, Ken Yeager will take the helm as its PAC’s first executive director. Read More 6
The Fly March 13, 2019 Boost Mobile Founder Challenges Rep. Eshoo to Merger Debate By The Fly Peter Adderton, the outspoken founder of Boost Mobile, asked Rep. Anna Eshoo to a Facebook Live discussion about merits of the deal. Read More 0
News March 12, 2019 Wealthy Silicon Valley Parents Among 50 Indicted in Sweeping College-Admissions Scandal By Jennifer Wadsworth A Stanford coach, tech execs and several Mid-Peninsula families are among the dozens implicated in the nationwide bribery scheme. Read More 14
News March 12, 2019 Nurses Go on Daylong Strike at St. Louise, O’Connor Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom Tensions between the county and a local nurses union hit a flash point today, when the union called a one-day strike at two local hospitals. Read More 7
Opinion March 12, 2019 Op-Ed: To Effectively Fight Gun Violence, Generations Young and Old Must Work Hand in Hand By Kimberly Coke We cannot continue to exist in a country where gun violence causes over 30,000 deaths each year. Read More 59