News November 13, 2018 Lawsuit Targets Secrecy Agreements Linked to Google’s Planned San Jose Campus By Jennifer Wadsworth A new lawsuit filed against San Jose claims city officials signed illegal NDAs at Google’s behest to secure a $67 million land deal. Read More 6
News November 13, 2018 Vote by Mail? Better Make Sure Your Ballot Wasn’t Rejected By Elizabeth Castillo, CALmatters Anyone who dropped off or mailed a ballot Nov. 6 should check its status, because a missing or a mismatched signature could void their vote. Read More 5
News November 13, 2018 Election 2018: Close Races to Watch in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth A week after Election Day, voter turnout is on track to reach 60 percent while roughly 100,000 ballots remain uncounted. Read More 1
News November 12, 2018 Silicon Valley’s ‘All the Way Home’ Campaign Has Housed 1,200-Plus Homeless Veterans By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County’s multi-agency All the Way Home campaign has housed 1,237 homeless veterans since 2015, according to a new report. Read More 5
News November 9, 2018 Alleged Pimp Arrested in San Jose for Sex-Trafficking Young Woman He Found on Instagram By Silicon Valley Newsroom A 33-year-old Stockton man has been charged with sex-trafficking a young woman from San Jose to Salt Lake City. Read More 1
News November 9, 2018 Election 2018: Maya Esparza Overtakes Incumbent Tam Nguyen in San Jose’s D7 Race By Jennifer Wadsworth With 58 percent of the ballots tallied Friday, Maya Esparza pulled ahead of incumbent Tam Nguyen in San Jose’s D7 council race. Read More 2
The Fly November 8, 2018 Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Coasts Toward a Second Term By The Fly With 55 percent of the ballots counted Thursday, Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran is on track for an easy victory. Read More 6
The Fly November 8, 2018 SJ Voters Pass Record-Breaking $650 Million Bond Measure By The Fly San Jose city officials placed four measures on the Nov. 6 ballot and, according to the latest results, lost only one of them. Read More 5
The Fly November 7, 2018 South Bay Progressives Cheer Democratic House Takeover By The Fly Though the “Blue Wave” was less mighty than Dems hoped, it was enough to at least undermine one-party rule in Washington. Read More 3
The Fly November 7, 2018 Pam Foley Headed for Victory in San Jose’s District 9 Race By The Fly In the race for San Jose’s only open council seat, D9, real estate broker Pam Foley pulled ahead of Kalen Gallagher by 945 votes. Read More 12
The Fly November 7, 2018 Tam Nguyen’s Lead Over Maya Esparza Narrows to Just 13 Votes in San Jose’s District 7 Race By The Fly Maya Esparza had nearly caught up to D7 incumbent Tam Nguyen by Wednesday, trailing him this afternoon by a margin of just 13 votes. Read More 1
The Fly November 7, 2018 Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith Poised for Sixth Term By The Fly John Hirokawa forced his former boss into her first runoff, but Sheriff Laurie Smith still managed to secure a commanding lead. Read More 4
The Fly November 7, 2018 Susan Ellenberg Leads in Santa Clara County Supervisor Race By The Fly Garbage haulers, cemetery operators and public safety unions spent heavily to hit Susan Ellenberg with attack mailers, to little effect. Read More 9
News November 6, 2018 Orchard Supply Hardware’s Signature Retro Sign Mysteriously Disappears By Silicon Valley Newsroom The retro sign at the first-ever Orchard Supply Hardware store in San Jose vanished, prompting outcry from preservationists. Read More 3
News November 6, 2018 Santa Clara County Voter Registration Hits All-Time High By Jennifer Wadsworth A record-breaking 887,000 Santa Clara County residents have registered to vote in this year’s midterm election. Read More 1
News November 5, 2018 Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Condemns Malicious Ad Linking Him to Communist Vietnam By Jennifer Wadsworth A mailer painting Rich Tran as a communist backfired by drawing fierce condemnation on whoever sent the offending literature. Read More 15