News April 29, 2016 Report: Santa Clara County Jails Need ‘Serious Tuneup’ By Jennifer Wadsworth A new report traces some of the problems at Santa Clara County’s jails to a lack of staffing, training, funding and a deeply divided work culture. Read More 4
News April 29, 2016 Santa Clara County Considers $750M Affordable Housing Bond By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County will explore the idea of putting a $750 million affordable housing bond on the fall ballot. Read More 19
News April 28, 2016 Brothers Held Without Bail in Double-Murder of Parents By Jennifer Wadsworth Two sons of a Bangladesh-born San Jose couple shot to death in their home on Sunday have been booked on murder charges. Read More 13
News April 27, 2016 Santa Clara County Jail Inmate Dies While in Custody By Silicon Valley Newsroom A 36-year-old Santa Clara County inmate died at the hospital Monday, authorities confirmed. Read More 4
The Fly April 27, 2016 Mercury News Buys Out Veteran Journalists to Finish Black April By The Fly More local media cuts occurred last week, as the Mercury News not only eliminated its copy desk but also bought out several veteran journalists. Read More 17
News April 26, 2016 Measure B Returns Yet Again: Labor, Business Unite to Back 1/4-Cent Sales Tax Measure By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo joined labor leaders to tout the measure as a fix for the city’s short-staffed police force. Read More 8
News April 25, 2016 Police Watchdog Urges SJPD to Resume Use-of-Force Tallies By Jennifer Wadsworth In his inaugural report as SJPD watchdog, Walter Katz urges the city to take better accounting of how and when officers resort to force. Read More 5
News April 25, 2016 Audit: Recycled Water Program Needs More Financial Oversight By Jennifer Wadsworth A new report says South Bay Water Recycling, which provides reclaimed water to San Jose, needs to get a better handle on its accounting. Read More 10
News April 22, 2016 Atheist Sues City of Santa Clara over Christian Cross By Jennifer Wadsworth An avowed atheist has sued the city of Santa Clara for disregarding his demands to remove a Christian cross from a public park. Read More 52
News April 21, 2016 Study Shows Regional Impact of Minimum Wage Increase By Silicon Valley Newsroom A new study found that a quarter of local workers would see a 20-percent pay bump if the region upped its minimum wage to $15. Read More 5
News April 20, 2016 San Jose City Council Lowers Rent Control Cap to 5 Percent By Jennifer Wadsworth In a split decision that closed out a marathon meeting, San Jose’s City Council lowered a cap on rent hikes for the first time in four decades. Read More 8
Culture April 20, 2016 Originators of the Phrase ‘420,’ Find Missing Link in San Jose By Molly Oleson April 20, or 420, has become a holiday in cannabis culture. The men who claim to have coined the term found the missing link to their story in San Jose. Read More 10
News April 19, 2016 Ex-SJ Mayor Chuck Reed to Join Forces with Pot Clubs on 4/20 By Jennifer Wadsworth Chuck Reed spent half his tenure as mayor of San Jose battling pot clubs. Now he’s joining forces with collectives for 4/20. Read More 68
News April 18, 2016 Rent Control Proposals Come to San Jose City Council for Vote By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose's City Council will decide this week whether to cut allowable annual rent increases for one-third of the city’s apartments. Read More 24
Opinion April 15, 2016 Khanna, Honda Spar on Hypocrite Who Calls Others ‘Whores’ By Josh Koehn One of Rep. Mike Honda’s top money bundlers stepped in it this week. Read More 14
News April 14, 2016 Knight Cities Challenge Names 2 Winners from San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Knight Foundation awarded six-figure grants to a proposal to host a night market in downtown San Jose and cultural events in the East Side. Read More 4