News December 11, 2015 Suspicious Letter Prompts Evacuation of Islamic Center By Jennifer Wadsworth Police cleared out an Islamic civil rights center Thursday in Santa Clara after a staffer opened a letter dusted with a suspicious white powder. Read More 23
Sponsored Article December 10, 2015 Amazing Teachers: Silver Creek High School’s Edward Youngblood By Vanessa Veiock Edward Youngblood, a business and accounting teacher at Silver Creek High School, realized early on that there is no ‘right’ way to think. Read More 0
News December 10, 2015 Supervisor Cortese Appointed to 2nd Year as Board President By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County's Board of Supervisors has nominated Dave Cortese for a second year as board president. Read More 3
News December 9, 2015 San Jose SaberCats Owners Call It Quits Due to AFL Dysfunction By San Jose Inside The San Jose SaberCats, the reigning Arena Football League champions and city’s most decorated pro sports franchise, are on the verge of extinction Read More 21
The Fly December 9, 2015 Meet David Gerard, the Dumbest Person in Local Education By The Fly David Gerard, a first-year trustee on the Morgan Hill Unified School District, might want to think about submitting his own walking papers. Read More 11
News December 8, 2015 Ex-City Attorney to Sue Milpitas for ‘Retaliatory’ Firing By Jennifer Wadsworth Milpitas’ former city attorney, whose entire office was outsourced to a private law firm this past summer, plans to sue the city for retaliation. Read More 7
Investigative Reports December 8, 2015 Water District: CEO Can Do What He Wants, No Paper Trail Needed By Josh Koehn The Golden Spigot has got some brass. That’s the only way to explain the explanations coming from the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Read More 8
News December 7, 2015 San Jose Might Declare ‘Shelter Crisis’ to Protect Homeless By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may open up community centers, libraries and other public buildings as cold weather shelters for thousands of homeless residents. Read More 29
News December 4, 2015 San Jose Reaches Deal with 8 Unions on Measure B Settlement By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose has come to a tentative agreement with eight of its nine unions on a Measure B settlement, city officials announced Friday. Read More 16
News December 4, 2015 Sheriff Smith Continues Damage Control as Jail Scandals Stack Up By Josh Koehn Inmates are dying, jail guards are breaking laws and sending racist texts, and worse, some may even be raping the men and women behind bars. Read More 27
The Fly December 2, 2015 Kathleen King’s Plan to Remain Politically Relevant Going Great By The Fly Kathleen King has remained politically relevant by keeping her nonprofits on the taxpayer dole. Now she plans to pivot that presence into a run for county supervisor—again. Read More 9
News December 2, 2015 ‘Troubling Cluster’ of Complaints Stem from Jail Graveyard Shift By Jennifer Wadsworth Correctional officers at Santa Clara County's Main Jail are apparently more likely to use force against inmates during the night shift. Read More 10
News December 2, 2015 Mobile App Aims to End Hunger, Food Waste in Silicon Valley By Jennifer Wadsworth Silicon Valley has joined a nationwide push to feed the hungry with uneaten food that would otherwise end up in landfills. Read More 14
News December 1, 2015 Application Deadline Looms for Vacant Water District Seat By Josh Koehn The Santa Clara Valley Water District is looking for a temporary replacement for Dennis Kennedy, the South County board member who resigned. Read More 1
News November 30, 2015 Activists Revive Effort to Overturn San Jose’s Pot Laws By Jennifer Wadsworth A political action committee has revived an effort to replace San Jose’s pot ordinance with one approved by voters. Read More 16
News November 27, 2015 Winter Is Coming: Scientists Compare Past El Niño Storms By Maria Grusauskas One thing is certain: It’s going to rain this winter. Possibly a lot. And maybe, in a way Northern California hasn’t seen in decades. Read More 7