News November 20, 2017 Local Charities Need Volunteers, Donations for Thanksgiving Drive By Jennifer Wadsworth To ensure that everyone can enjoy the holiday, local charities will spend the rest of the week distributing turkeys to needy families. Read More 0
News November 17, 2017 San Jose, Santa Clara Valley Water District Improve Flood Protections in Time for Winter By Jennifer Wadsworth Since an historic flood in February, San Jose and the water district have spent the past nine months bolstering defenses against future disasters. Read More 9
The Fly November 15, 2017 County Schools Chief Jon Gundry Gets $151,000 in Severance Pay By The Fly Jon Gundry walked away from his post as county schools chief with $151,000 in severance pay and benefits through July 2018. Read More 6
News November 15, 2017 City Council Rejects Proposal to Link Rent Control Cap to Inflation By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose city leaders again rejected a proposal to link rent hikes to inflation, which advocates hoped would offer relief to cash-strapped tenants. Read More 13
News November 15, 2017 San Jose Approves the Sale of Recreational Cannabis for 2018 By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s 16 licensed pot shops can sell non-medicinal cannabis to anyone over the age of 21 starting Jan. 1. Read More 31
News November 14, 2017 Eviction of Elderly Couple Shows How Displacement Imperils Seniors, Disabled Tenants By Jennifer Wadsworth Advocates for the elderly say the housing crisis imperils the health of seniors, who are harder hit than most tenants when faced with eviction. Read More 54
Sports November 13, 2017 The Rundown: 49ers Get Off the Schneid; Joel Ward Comes Up Huge for Surging San Jose Sharks By Emanuel Lee In this week’s The Rundown, the 49ers do something unusual by winning a game while the Sharks surge by winning six of seven. Read More 0
News November 13, 2017 San Jose City Council to Vote on Linking Rent Hikes to Inflation By Jennifer Wadsworth With housing costs growing far faster than wages, San Jose officials are considering whether to link rent control to the rate of inflation. Read More 9
News November 10, 2017 Class-Action Lawsuit: San Jose Police Unfairly Targeted Gay Men By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose police unfairly targeted gay men when conducting lewd conduct stings, according to class-action lawsuit filed in federal court. Read More 9
News November 9, 2017 Conservationists Launch Effort to Preserve Coyote Valley By Scott Forstner A contingent of conservationists kicked off a campaign Nov. 2 to permanently preserve Coyote Valley from the threat of development. Read More 10
Investigative Reports November 9, 2017 When People Go Missing, Legal Limitations Make It Hard for Friends, Family to Find Them By Jennifer Wadsworth When someone voluntarily goes missing, personal rights and legal restrictions make it nearly impossible for their family to find them. Read More 4
The Fly November 8, 2017 San Francisco 49ers Reject Reports that Levi’s Stadium Was Poorly Built, Draws Poor Crowds By The Fly Fly reached out to the 49ers to see how bad things have gotten. But everything is apparently all sunny at Levi's—and not just the sunbaked east side. Read More 23
News November 7, 2017 Paradise Papers: Apple Used Tax Loopholes to Shift Profits, Avoid Paying Billions of Dollars in Taxes By Jennifer Wadsworth A massive cache of newly released documents show how Apple Inc. dodged billions of dollars in taxes by parking profits overseas. Read More 11
News November 7, 2017 The Rundown: San Jose Sharks Snag 4 Straight Wins; When Will ‘Jimmy Time’ Start for the 49ers? By Emanuel Lee In this week’s installment of The Rundown, we take a look at the surging San Jose Sharks and the San Francisco 49ers new signal-caller. Read More 1
News November 6, 2017 Sonic Runway Unveiling Draws Big Crowds to San Jose City Hall By San Jose Inside Marisa Lenhardt’s spine-tingling arias soared to the top of San Jose City Hall on Friday and the street literally pulsed with energy. Read More 5
News November 6, 2017 Taking Aim at Blight, San Jose City Council Considers Creation of Empty Storefront Registry By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose officials may create a vacant storefront registry to spur landlords to clean up or lease out blighted buildings in downtown. Read More 15