News October 23, 2018 Election 2018: San Jose Councilman Battles SJUSD Trustee for County’s D4 Seat By Jennifer Wadsworth The race for county supervisor pits a trustee of the South Bay’s largest school district against a councilman of Silicon Valley’s largest city. Read More 12
News October 22, 2018 San Jose Denounces ‘Public Charge’ Rule for Immigrants By Jennifer Wadsworth City officials plan to formally oppose a federal policy that could hurt thousands of San Jose’s foreign-born residents. Read More 2
News October 22, 2018 Councilman Raul Peralez Urges San Jose to Reaffirm Support for Unions in Wake of Janus Ruling By Jennifer Wadsworth Raul Peralez is urging his colleagues to pass a resolution affirming the city’s support for its unions in the wake of Janus v. AFSCME. Read More 0
News October 22, 2018 Today Marks Last Day to Register to Vote in California Elections By Silicon Valley Newsroom Today marks the last chance to register for the 2018 midterm election, which takes place just 15 days from now. Read More 2
Opinion October 19, 2018 Op-Ed: Sunnyvale City Council’s Inaction Brought Threat of Civil Rights Litigation Upon Itself By David Wessel Sunnyvale should move to district voting to avoid this hugely expensive lawsuit that the city would most likely lose. Read More 5
News October 19, 2018 Silicon Valley’s Half-Cent Transit Sales Tax Clears Legal Hurdle By Silicon Valley Newsroom An appellate court has ruled that Santa Clara County’s half-cent sales tax known passed in 2016 as Measure B is legal. Read More 4
News October 19, 2018 San Jose Diocese Names 15 Priests Accused of Child Abuse By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Catholic diocese in San Jose has released the name of 15 former priests credibly accused of sexually abusing children. Read More 9
News October 18, 2018 Election 2018: Two Schools Trustees Jockey for San Jose’s District 9 City Council Seat By Julia Baum The race to replace termed out San Jose Councilman Don Rocha in District 9 has narrowed down to two very different choices for voters. Read More 17
News October 17, 2018 Man Who Died in San Jose Jail Sunday ID’d as Isai Lopez By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County officials have identified a man who died in custody at San Jose’s Main Jail on Sunday as 23-year-old Isai Lopez. Read More 7
The Fly October 17, 2018 Khashoggi’s Alleged Killing Reignites Criticism of San Jose Councilman’s Trip to Riyadh By The Fly Yemeni-American activists called on Councilman Johnny Khamis to reconsider his support for Saudi investment in San Jose. Read More 20
News October 17, 2018 Virtual Reality Pioneer Jaron Lanier Makes the Case for Opting Out of Social Media By Wallace Baine Jaron Lanier argues in a new book that intentionally addictive online networks undermine truth and makes us all miserable. Read More 3
News October 16, 2018 Milpitas Ordered to Pay Legal Fees in Public Records Suit By Silicon Valley Newsroom The First Amendment Coalition has been awarded $100,000 in attorneys’ fees in its successful public records lawsuit against Milpitas. Read More 5
News October 16, 2018 Report: Wages Stagnate for 90% of Silicon Valley’s Workforce By Jacob Pierce A new study found that nine out of 10 jobs in Silicon Valley pay less in real wages than they did 20 years ago. Read More 2
News October 15, 2018 San Jose Council Candidate Pam Foley Condemns SVO’s Attacks on D9 Opponent Kalen Gallagher By Jennifer Wadsworth A San Jose council candidate has denounced a political action committee’s attacks on her opponent as “horrible” and “ridiculous.” Read More 14
News October 15, 2018 SJ City Council Poised to Launch ‘Safe Parking’ for the Homeless By Jennifer Wadsworth After years of planning and false starts, San Jose is finally poised to launch a “safe parking” initiative for people living out of their cars. Read More 13
News October 15, 2018 San Jose Considers Lifting Massage Parlor Moratorium By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may lift a ban on new massage parlors after a year-long crackdown purged most shops with suspected ties to prostitution. Read More 15