News August 15, 2017 Key Organizer of Charlottesville’s Deadly White Supremacist Rally Has Ties to Silicon Valley By Jennifer Wadsworth One of the key organizers of the white supremacist rally that turned deadly in Charlottesville has roots in the South Bay. Read More 77
News August 14, 2017 Santa Clara County to Discuss Housing for LGBTQ Seniors By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County will explore housing for LGBTQ seniors to help them live out their golden years without fear of discrimination. Read More 5
News August 14, 2017 San Jose Reconsiders Proposal to Relax Gift Limit for Politicians By Jennifer Wadsworth On Tuesday, the San Jose City Council will decide whether to walk back a gift limit increase by keeping the $50 cap set in 2004. Read More 9
News August 10, 2017 San Jose Reverses 45 Citations for Fireworks Based on Snitching By Josh Koehn A pilot program to report illegal fireworks in San Jose has blown up in the city’s face. Read More 15
News August 10, 2017 City Council Rejects Proposal to Build Affordable Teacher Housing By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose rejected plans to build affordable housing for teachers because it would use up valuable land reserved for jobs. Read More 6
The Fly August 9, 2017 Mayor Liccardo’s Senior Policy Aide Laments Developers’ Bait-and-Switch Over Jobs, Housing By The Fly One of San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s top aides is bemoaning how owners of a commercial complex are pulling a bait-and-switch. Read More 10
News August 8, 2017 San Jose Couple Makes Big News by Snatching Up Private Street in Swanky S.F. Neighborhood By Jennifer Wadsworth In a San Francisco enclave where mansions fetch upward of $10 million, a San Jose couple snapped up a private street for $90,000. Read More 14
News August 7, 2017 San Jose City Council Poised to Change Up Zoning Rules to Allow for More Homeless Shelters By Jennifer Wadsworth Faced with burgeoning homeless population, San Jose will consider changing up its zoning rules to allow for more shelters. Read More 19
News August 4, 2017 Santa Clara County Accepting Applications for Transgender Services Program Manager By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County as accepting applications for a program manager for transgender services, a position funded in the 2018-19 fiscal year budget. Read More 8
News August 3, 2017 Mayor Sam Liccardo Launches 2018 Re-Election Campaign By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo announced Thursday that he will run for re-election in 2018. So far, no other contenders have emerged. Read More 20
News August 3, 2017 Rebranded Bike Rental System Expands in Downtown San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth New bike rental stations have been cropping up around downtown San Jose as part of a massive regional expansion bankrolled by Ford. Read More 7
News August 2, 2017 Light Tower Proposal Would Give San Jose a True Landmark By Dan Pulcrano Can San Jose rebuild its iconic light tower, visually brand itself and break the curse of century of mediocre architecture? Read More 22
News August 1, 2017 San Jose Faces Scrutiny for Illegal Fireworks Citations By Silicon Valley Newsroom A handful of Blossom Hill residents say the city slapped them with $500 illegal fireworks citations with no proof that they did anything wrong. Read More 15
News August 1, 2017 Viral Video on Facebook Shows Campbell Police Officer Holding Driver, Passenger at Gunpoint By Jennifer Wadsworth Video of a Campbell police officer holding a driver and passenger at gunpoint for nearly 10 minutes last week has gone viral. Read More 30
The Fly July 31, 2017 Milpitas City Council Poised to Fire City Manager Tom Williams By The Fly Milpitas may finally part ways with City Manager Tom Williams, whose misuse of public funds could forfeit his severance package. Read More 2
News July 31, 2017 Santa Clara Valley Water District Sticks with CEO Norma Camacho By Josh Koehn A national search for a new Santa Clara Valley Water District chief netted an empty catch, so the agency will stick with a familiar face. Read More 23