News February 1, 2018 San Jose Mayor, Other City Council Incumbents Dominate in Campaign Fundraising By Jennifer Wadsworth Incumbents in the San Jose mayoral and council races reported significant fundraising leads, according to campaign filings posted this week. Read More 6
Opinion January 31, 2018 Sarah Winchester’s Legacy of Shopping Centers and Cinemas By Dan Pulcrano The ghosts could just as easily be hiding out at Louis Vuitton at Valley Fair or Gucci at Santana Row. Read More 4
News January 31, 2018 San Jose to Evict Christopher Columbus Statue from City Hall By San Jose Inside After months of ongoing discussion, San Jose’s City Council has voted to remove the Christopher Columbus statue from City Hall. Read More 14
The Fly January 31, 2018 Charter School Director Threatens to Sue Santa Clara County Education Trustee By The Fly A Morgan Hill charter school principal threatened to take legal action against a county education trustee who asked some tough questions. Read More 13
News January 31, 2018 Oak Grove Unified School District Poised to Close Four Campuses By Tori Truscheit The struggling San Jose school district still does not have a long-term solution, either for declining enrollment or its financial struggles. Read More 5
News January 31, 2018 More Silicon Valley Employers Threatening Workers with Deportation, Records Show By Jennifer Wadsworth Immigration-related workplace retaliation claims have seen a dramatic increase in Santa Clara County and the rest of the state. Read More 5
News January 30, 2018 By the Numbers: Silicon Valley’s ‘Hottest Neighborhoods’ of 2018 By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose and its surrounding metro area is home to all but one of Redfin’s Hottest Neighborhoods in 2018. Read More 2
News January 30, 2018 SJPD Investigates Officer-Involved Shooting in East Side By Silicon Valley Newsroom Police on Monday shot an armed woman who was reportedly suffering from a mental health crisis. She is expected to survive her injuries. Read More 3
News January 29, 2018 Santa Clara County Launches 10-Part LGBTQ Listening Tour By Kristin Lam Residents and local officials gathered at the Mountain View Senior Center on Saturday for the region’s first listening forum on LGBTQ issues. Read More 3
News January 29, 2018 San Jose Considers Removing Columbus Statue from City Hall By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may finally decide to remove a Christopher Columbus statue from City Hall, where it has been the target of repeated vandalism. Read More 12
News January 26, 2018 Campaign to Recall Judge Aaron Persky Heads to June Ballot By Stephen Perez Proponents of the recall submitted nearly 95,000 signatures—well above the 58,634 valid names needed to land on the ballot. Read More 25
News January 26, 2018 Santa Clara County Allocates $8 Million for Inclusive Playgrounds By Kristin Lam The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved $8 million to help fund six all-inclusive playgrounds throughout the region. Read More 4
News January 25, 2018 San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo Quits Key FCC Advisory Panel By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has resigned in protest from an FCC advisory committee that focuses on broadband deployment. Read More 8
News January 24, 2018 Child Care Nonprofit Allegedly Mismanaged Employee Pensions By Jennifer Wadsworth The 4C Council child care nonprofit is under fire once again—this time for allegedly cheating employees out of retirement benefits. Read More 3
News January 24, 2018 San Jose Water Customers Voice Frustrations over Billing Spikes By San Jose Inside San Jose Water Co. customers voice frustration over inexplicable water bill spikes, some of which went up by 500 percent in one billing cycle. Read More 30
The Fly January 24, 2018 South Bay Landlord Group Accused of Illegal Lobbying By The Fly An anonymous complaint accuses a landlord organization of trying to influence public policy in San Jose without registering as a lobbyist. Read More 13