News March 10, 2017 San Jose Flood Victims Plead for Help; City Admits Many Mistakes By Jennifer Wadsworth More than 100 people packed the council chambers Thursday to demand answers about the city’s failure to warn them about the flood. Read More 15
News March 9, 2017 Ex-S.F. Supervisor Named Deputy Santa Clara County Executive By Jennifer Wadsworth Former San Francisco Supervisor David Campos has accepted a high-ranking job in Santa Clara County government. Read More 8
News March 8, 2017 ‘A Day Without a Woman’ Rally Draws Hundreds to City Hall By Vicente Serna A diverse crowd of several hundred came together Wednesday at San Jose City Hall for the “A Day Without a Woman” rally. Read More 10
The Fly March 8, 2017 FPPC: Former Milpitas Mayor Jose Esteves Paid Himself $20K from Campaign, Lacks Receipts By The Fly State political watchdogs unearthed suspicious activity from the 2012 campaign of former Milpitas Mayor Jose Esteves. Read More 2
News March 8, 2017 Santa Clara County Offers Lifesaving Treatment to Combat Rise in Opioid Overdose Deaths By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County is trying to equip the public with a lifesaving antidote that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. Read More 10
News March 7, 2017 New Emails Show Water District Limited Flow of Information to City Days before San Jose Flood By Dan Pulcrano Newly released emails show the SCV Water District and city were communicating well ahead of the flood. Then the communication ended. Read More 9
News March 7, 2017 San Jose Police Chief: ICE Makes No Promises on Possible Raids By Josh Koehn Last month, the top cop for the 10th largest city in the nation called up Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and set up a meeting. Read More 20
News March 6, 2017 San Jose to Discuss Investment Policy, Social Responsibility By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose will consider revising the social responsibility clause in its investment policy for the first time since the Great Recession. Read More 13
Opinion March 3, 2017 Water District Sat on $22 Million for Coyote Creek Flood Control By Josh Koehn The spin cycle on the San Jose flood disaster can be a blur, even for those paying attention. Read More 22
News March 3, 2017 SJ Flood Evacuation Orders Failed to Reach Many Recipients By Jennifer Wadsworth According to a Santa Clara County memo, not everyone in the mandatory evacuation flood zones actually got the order to leave. Read More 6
The Fly March 2, 2017 Santa Clara Weekly Sues Former Reporter-Turned-Blogger By The Fly A rivalry between the city of Santa Clara’s weekly newspaper and an upstart blog has transfigured into an outright legal battle. Read More 5
Opinion March 1, 2017 San Jose Is Lucky No One Died in Inexcusable Response to Floods By Dan Pulcrano It wasn’t Katrina, but officials failed in every way when it came to notifying San Jose residents of flooding—and it could have been a lot worse. Read More 10
Investigative Reports March 1, 2017 Floodgate: How the Water District and City’s Comedy of Errors Became a Local Tragedy By Jennifer Wadsworth and Josh Koehn An inside look at how thousands of homes in San Jose were evacuated due to heavy flooding and a comedy of errors that became a tragedy. Read More 23
News February 27, 2017 San Jose’s Police Watchdog to Leave for Chicago Oversight Job By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s police watchdog, Walter Katz, is on his way to Chicago after little more than a year on the job. Read More 11
News February 27, 2017 San Jose to Request Federal, State Aid for Flood Cleanup By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose says it needs federal aid to recover from the flood that forced thousands of people to flee their homes last week. Read More 13
News February 24, 2017 San Jose’s Urban Villages Plan Faces Transportation Obstacles By Chuck Carroll City planners admit there are serious obstacles to turning San Jose into a vibrant, interconnected system of urban villages. Read More 27