News February 25, 2019 Santa Clara County Exec Spars with Sheriff Over IT Staffing By Jennifer Wadsworth The dispute—part of an ongoing conflict between CEO Jeff Smith and Sheriff Laurie Smith—transpired in a series of dueling memos. Read More 13
News February 22, 2019 District Attorney Clears Gilroy Police in Steven Juarez Death By Michael Moore Almost a year after Steven Juarez died in custody, the DA concluded that police acted lawfully in using force on the 42-year-old. Read More 2
News February 22, 2019 Judge Says Yes to Hospitals’ Sale By Silicon Valley Newsroom Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy and O’Connor Hospital in San Jose will not close, officials announced today. Read More 5
News February 22, 2019 Santa Clara County Builds Coalition to Fight Climate Change By Matthew Vollrath If local efforts like these can be made widespread, the effect on the planet will have a tangible impact, county Supervisor Dave Cortese said. Read More 11
News February 22, 2019 Can Reformers Trust Xavier Becerra to Police the Police? By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters When it comes to law enforcement accountability, the AG is at odds with the push by many in his own party to better police the police. Read More 6
News February 21, 2019 Audit: San Jose’s 3-1-1 Hotline in Desperate Need of Improvement By Jennifer Wadsworth A new internal accountability report describes a non-emergency call system that’s critically understaffed and woefully behind the times. Read More 7
News February 21, 2019 Taxpayers Demand Sunshine in Little-Known Special District By Jennifer Wadsworth Rancho Rinconada is struggling to adapt to a constituency that’s generations removed and a world apart from the one that spawned it. Read More 6
Opinion February 20, 2019 Op-Ed: Solving Homelessness Requires Empathy, Collaboration By Stephanie Demos With more than 7,300 homeless people in our county, we need people and organizations to work together to reduce this number. Read More 6
The Fly February 20, 2019 Anna Eshoo Flip-Flops on Big Telecom Mergers; Extols Virtues of Sprint, T-Mobile Tie-Up By The Fly While Congress has no power to rule on the merger, but it can raise concerns to regulators who review it. Eshoo simply chose not to. Read More 1
News February 20, 2019 Pot Shots: Silicon Valley is on the Verge of a Weed Delivery Boom By Julia Baum Weed delivery services could be blooming soon in the South Bay since state officials lifted restrictions last month. Read More 5
News February 19, 2019 San Jose Mayor Wants to Strengthen Local Gun Laws By Silicon Valley Newsroom Amid rising rates of gun violence, Sam Liccardo unveiled a slate of firearm safety measures that he hopes will set the tone for other cities. Read More 24
News February 19, 2019 California’s ‘Smart’ Energy Future Glows on the Horizon—But How Exactly Do We Get There? By Julie Cart, CalMatters California is in the midst of a hugely transformative, experiment: an effort to redesign the future of electricity generation and distribution. Read More 4
News February 18, 2019 Hanging Colin Kaepernick Doll Spotted in South San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth Days before the former star quarterback settled his grievance against the NFL, someone saw a racist effigy of him right here in San Jose. Read More 45
Opinion February 18, 2019 Op-Ed: Apathy Towards the Unhoused is Dangerous By Shaunn Cartwright We need to show our unhoused neighbors compassion and protect them when the city, county and others fail to do so. Read More 20
News February 18, 2019 Hearing on St. Louise, O’Connor Sales Canceled, Ruling on Their Fate Expected Any Day Now By Silicon Valley Newsroom There will be no court hearing of a request by AG Xavier Becerra's motion to block the sale of the two local hospitals. Read More 2
News February 15, 2019 Feb. 21 Plea Hearing Scheduled for San Martin Rape Suspect By Michael Moore Sharwian Bobian waived his appearance at the most recent court hearing, which took place Thursday in Morgan Hill. Read More 6