News February 15, 2019 New Map Shows How Climate Change Will Transform San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom If emissions continue apace, San Jose will feel more like Glendale in 60 years—a few degrees warmer and much, much drier. Read More 13
News February 14, 2019 Startups, Residents Flee Valley as Massive Companies Dominate By Jennifer Wadsworth Joint Venture Silicon Valley’s latest health check of the local economy offers a fascinating look at where the region is headed. Read More 5
News February 13, 2019 Former FEC Chair Ann Ravel Swears Off Corporate Cash in 2020 Bid for State Senate By Jennifer Wadsworth The lifelong public servant and inveterate regulator says she’ll heed her own advice about transparency in her campaign for elected office. Read More 7
The Fly February 13, 2019 Powerful Patrons Bankroll Silicon Valley Newsgathering Startups By The Fly As ads play a diminishing role in the media biz, news outlets are increasingly trying to get by on some blend of paywalls and auxiliary revenue. Read More 10
News February 13, 2019 Strike Threat Looms Over St. Louise, O’Connor Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom New labor conflicts have intensified an already boiling controversy over Santa Clara county’s purchase of two failing hospitals. Read More 6
News February 13, 2019 Claims of Fraud Go Both Ways in Stanford-StartX Lawsuit By Silicon Valley Newsroom Arturo Devesa’s dream of making it big in the tech industry ebbed into a nightmare of litigation between his company and investors. Read More 1
News February 12, 2019 Bail Raised for San Martin Rape Suspect Sharwian Bobian By Silicon Valley Newsroom A judge drastically upped the bail Monday for a rape suspect charged with assaulting a woman who brought food to his San Martin shelter. Read More 9
News February 12, 2019 VTA May Cut Service on ‘Hotel 22,’ Region’s Only 24-Hour Bus Route By Jaqueline McCool That Valley Transit Authority may discontinue some routes and reduce frequency on others in response to a looming budget shortfall. Read More 4
News February 12, 2019 10 Compete for 4 Commercial Weed Permits in Mountain View By Jennifer Wadsworth A host of viable contenders, including heavyweights MedMen and Caliva, are vying for a small number of cannabis permits in the South Bay city. Read More 9
The Fly February 12, 2019 Ex-Councilman Dominic Caserta Opines on U.S. Traffic Woes for Eastern European News Outlet By The Fly The disgraced Santa Clara councilman launched a low-key comeback tour. His first stop, for some reason, was an online rag in the Czech Republic. Read More 3
Opinion February 11, 2019 Op-Ed: Why Does the San Jose Diocese’s List of Abusive Clergy Members Come Up So Short? By Joey Piscitelli According to newly released documents and testimony from clergy abuse victims, the list appears to be 440 percent short. Read More 6
News February 11, 2019 San Jose City Council Talks Sustainable Building, Clean Energy, Homeless Housing By Lloyd Alaban As the city hammers out a spending plan for Measure T, the mayor wants to earmark some of the bond money to fund sustainable buildings. Read More 5
News February 10, 2019 SJ Reconsiders Recusal Policy Following Councilwoman’s Abstention From Ellis Act Vote By Jennifer Wadsworth City Attorney Rick Doyle said he plans to re-evaluate his interpretation of Fair Political Practices Commission rules regarding recusal. Read More 5
News February 8, 2019 BREAKING: San Martin Rape Suspect Arrested in San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth Sharwian Bobian, an accused rapist who went missing for more than a month, was taken into custody Friday after a days-long manhunt. Read More 13
News February 7, 2019 After Years of Planning Santa Clara’s Urban Farm ‘Agrihood’ is Set to Break Ground by 2020 By Lloyd Alaban One of Santa Clara’s biggest affordable housing projects in the pipeline promises to offer a unique blend of urban living and farm life. Read More 8
Investigative Reports February 6, 2019 Victim Recounts Rape, DA Files Charges, Suspect Remains Free By Jennifer Wadsworth Accused rapist Sharwian Bobian walked away from a psych hold a full month before the Santa Clara County DA filed charges against him. Read More 22