The Fly April 18, 2018 Santa Clara Co. Sheriff Demands Full Retraction, Skips Mercury News’ Endorsement Interview By The Fly Sheriff Smith making herself inaccessible to reporters comes amid criticism that she’s also disengaged from constituents. Read More 32
News April 18, 2018 By the Numbers: San Jose’s Budding Cannabis Sector By Silicon Valley Newsroom The local pot industry has seen enormous growth since San Jose adopted its regulatory framework for cannabis in 2016. Read More 2
News April 18, 2018 Silicon Valley’s Dopest Lawyers Help Clients Navigate Complex Matrix of Cannabis Laws By Jennifer Wadsworth One of the South Bay’s most buttoned-up law firms has started working with clients from the budding cannabis industry. Read More 5
News April 17, 2018 120 People Displaced after 5-Alarm Blaze Erupts in San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom A five-alarm apartment fire that erupted in San Jose Tuesday morning has injured at least 15 people and displaced 120. Read More 0
News April 17, 2018 Metro Silicon Valley Receives 6 Journalism Awards from CNPA By Silicon Valley Newsroom The California News Publishers Association honored the work of Metro Silicon Valley with six journalism awards. Read More 1
Opinion April 17, 2018 Op-Ed: Will San Jose’s City Council Give Landlords More Power or Stand Up for Tenants? By Diana Salazar San Jose city officials will have to decide later this month whether to bolster protections for renters or weaken them to give landlords more power. Read More 4
News April 16, 2018 Judge Weighs Public’s Right to Know vs. Ex-Milpitas Official’s Privacy in ‘Reverse CPRA’ Case By Jennifer Wadsworth A Santa Clara County judge heard oral arguments from both sides on Monday and is expected to issue a ruling in the case within 90 days. Read More 9
Opinion April 16, 2018 Op-Ed: ‘Food for Fines’ Waives Library Fees for a Good Cause By Nancy Howe and Leslie Bacho Public libraries and programs such as Food for Fines make our communities healthier, happier and contribute towards lifelong learning. Read More 0
News April 16, 2018 San Jose City Council Considers Whether to Give Mayor More Say Over Taxpayer-Funded Travel By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s City Council on Tuesday will consider a proposal by Mayor Sam Liccardo to restrict taxpayer-funded travel. Read More 4
Opinion April 14, 2018 Op-Ed: Santa Clara County Schools Need to Rethink Dual-Immersion Language Classes By Bill Conrad According to one local educator, Silicon Valley school districts need to overhaul the current system of dual-immersion language programs. Read More 31
Opinion April 12, 2018 Op-Ed: Yes, Even Liberal Enclaves Like Silicon Valley Need Candid Conversations About Race By San Jose Inside With the vitriolic nature of racial discourse in America, it’s no wonder people avoid the topic. But we need more conversation on race—not less. Read More 8
News April 12, 2018 Out + Smart in Silicon Valley: The New Faces of Gay Politics as the Breakthrough Generation Retires By Tori Truscheit Will quiet bias keep LGBTQ candidates out of office, or has shifting consciousness made the South Bay a safe place to run a gay campaign? Read More 18
News April 11, 2018 Zuckerberg in the Hot Seat as Congresswoman Anna Eshoo Grills Him for Four Tense Minutes By Dan Pulcrano Congresswoman Anna Eshoo grilled her constituent, Mark Zuckerberg, over his company’s stewardship of Americans’ personal information. Read More 9
News April 11, 2018 San Jose Mayor Liccardo Responds to Criticism from Colleagues over Travel Memo By Jennifer Wadsworth Sam Liccardo said he suggested reining in city travel only after unsuccessfully trying to talk his colleagues out of jetting to Japan this week. Read More 13
News April 11, 2018 Meet the Silicon Valley Activists Trying to Turn Red States Blue By Jennifer Wadsworth A fledgling nonprofit hopes to channel progressive energy to turn red states blue in the upcoming midterm elections. Read More 15
The Fly April 11, 2018 State Regulators Poised to Defund Embattled Child Care Nonprofit By The Fly A scathing audit convinced the California Department of Education to find a more scrupulous contractor than 4Cs to manage $40 million in grants. Read More 8