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
Opinion February 6, 2019 Op-Ed: Raymond Mueller Has Proven Himself as the Best Candidate for ARUSD Board By Paul Escobar and Tanya Freudenberger If Alum Rock Union ever had a clearer choice for their newly vacant trustee seat, it would be now and it would be Ray Mueller. Read More 2
News February 6, 2019 San Jose Mayor’s Spokesman David Low Leaving City Hall for Job at Local Housing Nonprofit By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s chief spokesman will leave his position at the end of the month to join the nonprofit Destination: Home. Read More 18
News February 6, 2019 Heavy Rainfall Sends Uvas Reservoir Over Spillway By Michael Moore After nearly three days of rainfall drenched the South County hillsides, Uvas Reservoir began pouring over its emergency spillway. Read More 0
The Fly February 6, 2019 Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith Slams Draft Jails Audit By The Fly The county’s top cop demands notes, recordings and other source material auditors may have used to compile the already overdue draft. Read More 6
News February 4, 2019 AG Xavier Becerra Doubles Down on Bid to Block County Purchase of St. Louise, O’Connor Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is making one last attempt to block the sale of O’Connor and Saint Louise hospitals. Read More 15