News December 12, 2017 South Bay Leaders Mourn Death of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee By Jennifer Wadsworth Bay Area political leaders are mourning the loss of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who suffered an apparent heart attack early Tuesday. Read More 36
News December 12, 2017 Local Law Enforcement Offers ‘Second Chance’ to Avoid Jail During Holiday Season By Silicon Valley Newsroom South Bay residents with an arrest warrant to their name have a chance to trade it for a citation and a new court date this holiday season. Read More 3
News December 11, 2017 San Jose City Council Gives Tiny Homes Proposal Another Chance By Jennifer Wadsworth After public backlash quashed plans earlier this year to build tiny cabins for the homeless in San Jose, city officials are giving it another shot. Read More 83
News December 8, 2017 China’s Recycling Crackdown Will Make Waste Disposal a Whole Lot Harder in Silicon Valley By Jennifer Wadsworth China’s crackdown on imported scraps is about to shake up the global market and will likely bring major changes to local waste management. Read More 7
News December 7, 2017 Report: Appellate Judge Retires Following Harassment Probe By Jennifer Wadsworth The presiding judge of the Sixth District Court of Appeal in San Jose stepped down this week amid allegations of sexual harassment. Read More 8
Investigative Reports December 6, 2017 Rehab Owners Who Lost License Amid Shocking Allegations Deny Charges, Get Back to Business By Jennifer Wadsworth Shocking allegations shut down Life Choices rehab in 2014, but the people in charge dispute the charges and are back in business. Read More 21
The Fly December 6, 2017 Court Watchdog Arrested Just Weeks after Violent Encounter with Sheriff Deputy over Video By The Fly Susan Bassi, a local court watchdog who says she got her hand broken by a bailiff last month, had another unfortunate run-in with officials. Read More 82
News December 4, 2017 San Jose City Council Debates Financing Plan for Urban Villages By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose officials will discuss how to finance public amenities in its future urban villages, pockets of dense mixed-use development. Read More 1
Opinion December 1, 2017 Santa Clara County Courts Put Own Interests over the Public’s with No-Photo Policy for Records By Josh Koehn Obtaining court documents in Santa Clara County requires the public to pay 50 cents per page copied—the reason isn’t just money or privacy. Read More 52
News November 30, 2017 San Jose Punts on Relocating Columbus Statue Until 2018 By Satvir Saini San Jose officials announced Wednesday that Christopher Columbus will likely spend one last holiday season at City Hall. Read More 15
The Fly November 29, 2017 Santa Clara Mayor, Merc Still at Odds over Report on PR Flack (Who Got the Story Changed) By The Fly Mayor Lisa Gillmor admits she was wrong to block a reporter on Twitter after an unflattering report, but still claims the article is full of errors. Read More 15
News November 28, 2017 Q&A: Congressman Ro Khanna on Stealthing, Sexual Assault and the Post-Weinstein Reckoning By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Inside caught up with Rep. Khanna to discuss the national conversation about sexual assault that seems to amplify by the day. Read More 19
Sports November 27, 2017 The Rundown: Brent Burns Lives; San Francisco 49ers Poised to Hand Keys to Jimmy Garoppolo By Emanuel Lee In this installment, we reflect on a cameo by 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and Brent Burns’ return to form for the Sharks. Read More 1
News November 27, 2017 Stanford Study: Rising Cost of Public Employee Pensions Eat Up San Jose’s New Tax Revenue By Jennifer Wadsworth A study up for review by the San Jose City Council affirms that revenue from two new tax measures is being eaten up by pension costs. Read More 48
News November 23, 2017 Happy Thanksgiving! A Gift Guide to Avoid Black Friday Tramplings By San Jose Inside Happy Thanksgiving! Anyone looking to get a jump on their holiday shopping—as well as avoid the annual Black Friday tramplings—should check out this nifty Gift Guide featuring only local businesses. Read More 1
The Fly November 22, 2017 San Jose Downtown Association Executive Director Scott Knies Pushes Back on Diridonification By The Fly Scott Knies, executive director of the San Jose Downtown Association, has quite a few initiatives—none bigger than his quest to stop Diridonification. Read More 12