News January 31, 2019 Court Rejects Bid to Block Sale of O’Connor, St. Louise Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge delivered a resounding rejection of a plea to block Santa Clara County’s purchase of the hospitals. Read More 6
News January 31, 2019 Jury Convicts Former Morgan Hill Teacher of Defrauding Investors By Michael Moore A former high school teacher faces up to 14 years in prison after a jury convicted him of fleecing investors in his entertainment companies. Read More 0
News January 30, 2019 With Measure B Tax Revenue Freed Up, Work Begins on Critical Transportation Improvements By Jennifer Wadsworth Two years after county voters OK’d the sales tax for transportation upgrades, the public will finally start to reap its rewards. Read More 14
News January 30, 2019 The Big Problem This Bankruptcy Won’t Solve for PG&E By Judy Lin, CALmatters PG&E may be solvent, but it is facing a cash flow problem as a byproduct of $30 billion in potential liabilities from a series of catastrophic fires. Read More 4
The Fly January 30, 2019 Moderates Beat Establishment Slate in South Bay ADEMS By The Fly A series of obscure elections recently took place with potentially profound implications for the fate of the California Democratic Party. Read More 3
News January 30, 2019 San Jose Weighs Economic Benefits, Safety Risks in Push to Elevate Downtown Skyline By Lloyd Alaban An unprecedented surge of new development in San Jose has sped up plans to raise the limits of the historically low-lying cityscape. Read More 22
News January 29, 2019 Pot Shots: Joe Montana Invests in San Jose Cannabis Company By Julia Baum The NFL Hall of Famer and San Francisco 49ers legend sunk a fortune into the rapidly expanding Silicon Valley-based Caliva. Read More 8
News January 29, 2019 Ag Plan Aims to Preserve Santa Clara County Farms, Rangeland By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Board of Supervisors today will vote on a blueprint for preserving farmland in the region once known as the Valley of the Heart’s Delight. Read More 4
Opinion January 29, 2019 Op-Ed: Let’s All Protect Coyote Valley So It Can Protect Us By David Poeschel and Terry Trumbull We can’t afford the loss of the ecosystem services—and yes, of the beauty, too—that Coyote Valley provides. Read More 13
News January 28, 2019 Man Dies After Being Struck by Five Cars in South San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom The San Jose Police Department urges anyone with dash-cam footage of the event to share it with detectives investigating the hit-and-run. Read More 19
News January 28, 2019 San Jose Considers Body Cams, Additional Training, Police Support for Park Rangers By Lloyd Alaban San Jose will offer additional training and protection for the rangers who patrol the city’s 100-plus parks and 50-plus miles of trails. Read More 1
News January 28, 2019 Cal Fire: Tubbs Caused by Private Electric System, Not PG&E By Tom Gogola Cal Fire issued a statement and report last week identifying a private power system—and not PG&E—as the culprit in the deadly 2017 wildfire. Read More 2
Opinion January 26, 2019 Op-Ed: The Risk Versus Reward of Essure’s Controversial Contraceptive Implants By Darian Carrow From failing to prevent pregnancy, to impacting the health and safety to patients—Essure devices are under severe scrutiny. Read More 3
News January 25, 2019 San Jose Police Union Calls for Audit of Court Software System By Jennifer Wadsworth The Police Officers’ Association wants lawmakers to investigate a glitch that improperly deactivated more than 2,500 bench warrants. Read More 5
News January 25, 2019 County Ramps Up Campaign Against AG Xavier Becerra in Bid to Save Two Local Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom Local officials accused the attorney general of engaging in political posturing, with no concern for health care needs of Santa Clara County. Read More 21
News January 25, 2019 PG&E Escaped Blame for a Huge Disaster—But It’s Still the Utility California Loves to Hate By Judy Lin, CALmatters Mention PG&E to Victor Porter, and the response is nothing like the bland non-opinion most Americans have of their utility provider. Read More 9