News January 10, 2018 Lawsuit: Jail Official’s Conflict of Interest Undermines Santa Clara County Inmate Grievances By Jennifer Wadsworth Inmates and their advocates call Santa Clara County’s jail grievance system unfair because of an official’s alleged conflict of interest. Read More 1
News January 9, 2018 Trump Ending Protections for Salvadorans Puts South Bay Families at Risk of Deportation By Silicon Valley Newsroom President Trump revoking temporary protected status for Salvadorans puts even more South Bay residents at risk of deportation. Read More 12
News January 9, 2018 San Jose Water Company Asks CPUC for Another Rate Increase By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Water Company, the investor-owned utility that provides water for most of the South Bay, is angling for yet another rate hike. Read More 10
News January 8, 2018 Santa Clara County Correctional Deputies Face 15 Years to Life in Prison for Inmate’s Fatal Beating By Silicon Valley Newsroom Three Santa Clara County jail guards convicted of fatally beating a mentally ill inmate will serve 15 years to life in prison. Read More 9
News January 8, 2018 San Jose May Extend Tax Deadline for Small Landlords By Jennifer Wadsworth In the first City Council meeting of 2018, officials will consider extending the grace period for landlords to comply with a new business tax. Read More 5
News January 5, 2018 State Bill Would Lift Penalty on Recreational Cannabis Sales By Silicon Valley Newsroom A Bay Area lawmaker has introduced a bill that would waive a 10 percent penalty on cash payments for recreational pot sales. Read More 9
Opinion January 5, 2018 On Seven Years in Silicon Valley By Josh Koehn Seven years ago to the day, San Jose Inside published my first story. It’s now time to file my final report. Read More 48
News January 4, 2018 Rep. Khanna Calls on Congress to Limit President Donald Trump’s Authority over ‘Nuclear Button’ By Jennifer Wadsworth Donald Trump’s boastful tweet Tuesday about the size of his “nuclear button” revived questions about the president’s war powers. Read More 13
The Fly January 3, 2018 Mercury News’ City Hall Reporter Poised to Sue over Loss of Job By The Fly The Mercury News lost a slew of longtime journalists in 2017, and the year ended with word of yet another notable departure. Read More 22
News January 3, 2018 The Year in Preview: Important Local Issues to Watch in 2018 By Jennifer Wadsworth There’s no telling the future, but here we give you some cursory predictions about a handful of local issues. Read More 3
News January 2, 2018 Minimum Wage Increases to $13.50 in San Jose, $15 in Sunnyvale and Mountain View By Jennifer Wadsworth The wage floor in San Jose ticked up to $13.50 an hour, the next step in a region-wide push to raise minimum hourly pay to $15 by next year. Read More 17
News January 2, 2018 San Jose Grapples with Spike in Violent, Juvenile Crimes By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose saw a sharp increase in violent crimes in 2017, according to preliminary data that the city expects to finalize later this month. Read More 17
News December 31, 2017 Happy New Year! San Jose Inside Will Return on Tuesday By Silicon Valley Newsroom As always, thanks for reading San Jose Inside. We will return for your regularly scheduled program Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Read More 0
Opinion December 28, 2017 2017 Year in Review: A Record-Setting Year We’d Like to Forget By Silicon Valley Newsroom And we thought 2016 was bad. The last 12 months have been record setting in all the wrong ways. Take a quick look back and then move on. Read More 13
News December 27, 2017 #MeToo Movement Forces a Moral Reckoning in Silicon Valley By Jennifer Wadsworth Silicon Valley was rocked by several high-profile harassment scandals in 2017, both before and after the #MeToo movement swept the country. Read More 29
The Fly December 26, 2017 Secretive New Community Group Spearheads Petition to Recall SJ Councilman Sergio Jimenez By The Fly Anti-homeless sentiment in south San Jose has led to a new organization and recall campaign to unseat Councilman Sergio Jimenez. Read More 33