News February 1, 2017 Parents Press San Jose Unified School District on How It Will Protect Undocumented Students By Tori Truscheit President Trump’s executive orders on immigration have undocumented parents and students in San Jose’s largest school district on edge. Read More 52
The Fly February 1, 2017 Rep. Khanna Rails against Trump, Fellow Democrats in First Month By The Fly A freshman congressman for all of a month, Rep. Ro Khanna has wasted little time in scolding his new colleagues—on both sides of the aisle. Read More 16
Sports February 1, 2017 Santa Clara Officials Open to Raiders Shacking Up with 49ers By Jennifer Wadsworth Levi’s Stadium was built for two home teams, but it will be up to the 49ers to court the Raiders into moving south. Read More 14
Opinion January 31, 2017 Op-Ed: Prop. 64 Is No Free-for-All By Jeff Rosen The passage of Proposition 64 may seem like the end of prohibition, but it doesn’t mean anything goes. Read More 25
News January 30, 2017 Audit: San Jose’s Rent Control Ordinance Undermined by Lack of Oversight, Enforcement By Jennifer Wadsworth A new audit found that San Jose’s tenant protections have been undermined by compromise as well as a lack of staffing and oversight. Read More 9
Culture January 27, 2017 I Saw You: Neo-Nazis Attended the San Jose Women’s March? By Josh Koehn Many people found inspiration and hope in last weekend’s Women’s March in San Jose—but we should probably talk about this guy. Read More 97
News January 26, 2017 Santa Clara County to Equip Sheriff’s Deputies, Correctional Officers with Body Cameras By Silicon Valley Newsroom Prompted by outrage over violent incidents involving officers, the county adopted a plan to equip sheriff’s deputies and jailers with body cameras. Read More 3
The Fly January 25, 2017 Jim Brown Gets Applause for Jewish Stereotype at SJSU Event By The Fly In suggesting that African Americans shouldn’t be “pigeon-holed” to stereotypes, football legend Jim Brown trotted out another stereotype. Read More 10
News January 25, 2017 Councilman Lan Diep Sworn-In with Captain America Shield By Josh Koehn San Jose Councilman Lan Diep brought a Captain America shield to his swearing-in ceremony Tuesday. Read More 7
News January 25, 2017 San Jose State Creates Institute on Sports, Social Change By San Jose Inside Sports legends convened at an SJSU event to announce a new institute that will focus on the intersection of sports, race and social change. Read More 12
Investigative Reports January 25, 2017 County’s Top Taxpayer-Funded Child Care Provider Clams Up over Missing Pension Payments By Jennifer Wadsworth A pension freeze is only the latest sign of dysfunction at the 4C Council child care provider, the South Bay’s largest publicly funded nonprofit. Read More 19
News January 23, 2017 Why They Marched: Anti-Trump Protesters Share Their Stories By Jennifer Wadsworth We asked people at the San Jose Women’s March to share what brought them out to the demonstration and what they hope to accomplish. Read More 4
News January 23, 2017 San Jose City Council Weighs Ballot Measure to Expand Powers of Independent Police Auditor By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose's City Council will consider whether to bring a ballot measure to voters that would expand oversight of the Independent Police Auditor. Read More 6
News January 22, 2017 San Jose Women’s March Draws 25,000-Plus in ‘United’ Protest By San Jose Inside More than 25,000 South Bay residents took to the streets Saturday for a nationwide day of protest known as the the Women’s March. Read More 45
News January 20, 2017 Photos: Crowds March through San Jose to Protest Inauguration By Silicon Valley Newsroom Hundreds of people braved the rain in downtown San Jose on Friday morning to protest the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Read More 8
Opinion January 20, 2017 Op-Ed: San Jose ‘Rises Up for Justice’ on Inauguration Day By Rise Up for Justice A coalition of 50 groups will “Rise Up for Justice” on Inauguration Day Friday in downtown San Jose. Read More 8