News December 6, 2018 Landlord Accused of Erasing ‘Mural de la Raza’ Faced Similar Allegations Years Before By Jennifer Wadsworth A landlord being sued for erasing an iconic San Jose mural settled a lawsuit years prior for removing another artist’s work. Read More 9
Opinion December 5, 2018 Op-Ed: Google Bought Land in Downtown San Jose—Now What? By Tom Skinner San Jose has arrived at a fork in the road: we can either tax tech to build homes and transit, or we can recommit to a broken status quo. Read More 36
The Fly December 5, 2018 Spouse of South Bay Schools Trustee Darcie Green Tells Cops She Tried to Run Him Over By The Fly SCCOE trustee Darcie Green’s romance with a convicted abuser ended on a regrettable, unsurprisingly violent note. Read More 30
News December 5, 2018 How Silicon Valley’s Lila Rose Became the Face of Millennial Anti-Abortion Activism By Tori Truscheit Lila Rose became an anti-abortion activist after famously making hoaxy undercover videos in hopes of getting Planned Parenthood defunded. Read More 13
News December 4, 2018 East San Jose Residents Urge Santa Clara County Supervisors to Close Reid-Hillview Airport By Sabreen Kadhim The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will vote today on the Reid-Hillview Airport business plan. Read More 20
News December 3, 2018 Google Poised to Strike $111 Million Land Deal with San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth It will take years before the tech company realizes its vision for the city’s core. But a key vote this week lays the groundwork. Read More 2
News December 3, 2018 CEQA Lawsuit Spotlights Controversy Over Landmark Environmental Legislation By Silicon Valley Newsroom Is the California Environmental Quality Act an unfair tool for anti-development activists, or a developer scapegoat? Read More 12
News November 29, 2018 Eric Bauman Resigns as Cal Democratic Party Chair Amid Sexual Misconduct Inquiry By Jennifer Wadsworth California’s top Democratic Party official stepped down amid mounting political pressure over claims of sexual assault and harassment. Read More 17
News November 29, 2018 San Benito’s Native Son, Anti-Fracking Activist Robert Rivas, Heads to Sacramento By Jaqueline McCool Bold. That’s how Robert Rivas, newly elected 30th District assemblyman describes himself, his leadership style and his campaign. Read More 1
News November 28, 2018 Google Pays $1 Billion for Mountain View Office Park By Silicon Valley Newsroom Google forked over $1 billion for a business park in Mountain View, making it by far the biggest real estate buy in the Bay Area this year. Read More 3
News November 28, 2018 Land Trust Buys 159 Acres of Open Space by South San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Peninsula Open Space Trust and the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority announced the purchase of a 159-acre property. Read More 12
The Fly November 28, 2018 Newest Addition to Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Represents Critical Swing Vote By The Fly Susan Ellenberg’s election to the Santa Clara County District 4 seat stands to shift the board to the center in the years ahead. Read More 8
News November 28, 2018 Santa Clara County Officials Spar Over Who Should Influence Billions of Dollars in Tax Appeals By Jennifer Wadsworth What would’ve been a routine nomination erupted into a political brawl between county Assessor Larry Stone and Supervisor Dave Cortese. Read More 14
News November 27, 2018 Cupertino’s Controversial Vallco Mall Project: By the Numbers By Silicon Valley Newsroom Vallco’s planned transformation has become a flashpoint for debates over the regional housing shortage and the tech sector’s runaway growth. Read More 11
News November 26, 2018 California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman Responds to Claims of Sexual Misconduct By Jennifer Wadsworth The state Democratic Party took a full day to publicly address claims that its top official sexually assaulted and harassed multiple men. Read More 29
News November 23, 2018 BREAKING: California Dem Party Chair Eric Bauman Accused of Sexual Assault, Harassment By Jennifer Wadsworth California Democratic Party Chair Eric Bauman’s third-in-command is calling for his ouster over claims that he sexually assaulted people. Read More 33