News June 16, 2017 San Jose Unanimously Adopts $3.2 Billion Budget Focused on Disaster Preparedness By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose this week adopted a $3.2 billion budget that allocates money for disaster response and re-housing people displaced by the flood. Read More 0
News June 16, 2017 SV411 Podcast: San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia By Silicon Valley Newsroom In the recently launched SV411 Podcast, we speak with San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia about police shootings and mental illness. Read More 0
The Fly June 15, 2017 County Schools Chief Jon Gundry Accused of Racism, Harassment, Paranoia in Retaliation Lawsuit By The Fly Last week, a judge ruled that a lawsuit could continue to trial against the county Office of Education and superintendent of schools. Read More 10
Opinion June 14, 2017 Google Deal Is a Key Moment for San Jose to Finally Get It Right By Dan Pulcrano Has San Jose’s moment arrived? The city is negotiating a deal to bring Google to downtown and the timing is ripe. Read More 9
Investigative Reports June 14, 2017 Google Unveils Plan to Set Up Shop in Central San Jose—Will Downtown Ever Be the Same? By Jennifer Wadsworth The proposed Diridon Station Googleplex has San Jose officials seeing dollar signs while local businesses, residents suspect the end is nigh. Read More 16
News June 13, 2017 Milpitas City Manager Under Scrutiny for Questionable Legal Fees, Consulting Contracts By Jennifer Wadsworth It appears Milpitas City Manager Tom Williams has a history of trying to pay his personal legal bills with public funds. Read More 2
Opinion June 13, 2017 Op-Ed: Free Speech Under Attack at Public Meetings in San Jose By Shaunn Cartwright Whether it’s at the City Council or a school board meeting, San Jose is becoming unsafe for fans of free speech. Read More 6
News June 12, 2017 San Jose Council Members Want to Earmark Extra $150,000 for Landlord-Tenant Mediation By Jennifer Wadsworth Two elected officials in San Jose want to earmark an extra $150,000 to expand mediation services for tenants and landlords. Read More 5
News June 12, 2017 Intersection of LGBTQ, Immigrant Rights a Focus at Equality March By San Jose Inside San Jose was the only Bay Area city to take part in Sunday’s national human rights protest known as the Equality March for Unity & Pride. Read More 11
News June 9, 2017 Water District to Discuss Flood Protections for Rock Springs By Jennifer Wadsworth Rock Springs, the San Jose neighborhood hit hardest by the Feb. 21 flood, may finally get the help it needs to withstand a future deluge. Read More 3
News June 8, 2017 Congressman Ro Khanna Wants to Tax Corporations that Pay Workers Less than Living Wage By Jennifer Wadsworth A Silicon Valley lawmaker wants to tax corporations that pay workers so little that they rely on public subsidies to scrape by. Read More 10
The Fly June 7, 2017 SJPD Publishes Names of People Suspected of Buying, Selling Sex By The Fly Like a growing number of police agencies, the San Jose PD is punishing sex workers and their so-called “johns” by outing them online. Read More 9
News June 7, 2017 Jilted Casino M8trix Buyer Cries Foul over State Investigation By Jennifer Wadsworth Former Casino M8trix owner Eric Swallow says the state broke the law by forcing him to sell his stake in the card club to his business partner. Read More 4
News June 6, 2017 Google Eyes Diridon Station Area for Transit-Focused Development By Silicon Valley Newsroom Google is eyeing San Jose’s most prized real estate for development, which could bring thousands of new jobs and create a mass transit hub. Read More 14
News June 5, 2017 Sierra LaMar Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison without Parole By Michael Moore Parents of Sierra LaMar, who was murdered by Antolin Garcia Torres, found little comfort in the life sentence he received. Read More 3
News June 5, 2017 San Jose City Council Has Bit of a Fight Regarding LED Streetlights By Josh Koehn There’s a bit of a light fight in San Jose. Not everyone is on the same page about new LED streetlights and potential surveillance. Read More 9