News October 27, 2015 California’s New Pot Laws Challenged in Court By Jennifer Wadsworth The owner of a local collective claims California's new marijuana regulations violate the state's constitution. Read More 13
News October 27, 2015 Former SJ Police Auditor to Lead Blue Ribbon Jail Commission By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose's retired civilian police auditor, LaDoris Cordell, will lead a task force assigned to investigate Santa Clara County's jails. Read More 25
News October 26, 2015 San Jose City Council Considers Crackdown on Illegal Dumping By Jennifer Wadsworth To crack down on illegal dumping, San Jose may enact steep fines for people who leave their junk on the streets. Read More 18
Opinion October 23, 2015 Hillary Clinton’s Big Week Is the Turnaround We Expected By Rich Robinson Hillary Clinton, who has mastered the art of political timing, has become in these past two weeks a model for how to change perceptions. Read More 59
News October 22, 2015 Shigella Outbreak Spreads; Customers Take Legal Action By Jennifer Wadsworth Public health officials say at least 182 people have been sickened by a bacterial infection after eating at a San Jose seafood restaurant. Read More 5
The Fly October 21, 2015 India Prime Minister Spurns San Jose on International Flight Deal By The Fly San Jose scored direct flights between here and Germany, but the city had the rug pulled out from under it on another international agreement. Read More 18
News October 21, 2015 New Book Shares Stories of Transgender Women Serving Time in Men’s Prisons By Jennifer Wadsworth In her latest project, journalist Kristin Schreier Lyseggen offers a rare glimpse of the trauma inflicted upon trans women behind bars. Read More 13
News October 21, 2015 Lawsuit: Lupin Lodge Nudist Resort Exploits Workers By Jennifer Wadsworth A longtime employee claims that owners of the Los Gatos nudist resort effectively reduced dozens of live-in workers to indentured servitude. Read More 29
News October 20, 2015 VTA Offers Cash to Businesses Hurt by BRT Construction Delays By Jennifer Wadsworth The VTA has offered cash payments to businesses hurt by construction delays on a rapid bus line running through San Jose's Alum Rock corridor. Read More 6
Opinion October 20, 2015 Silicon Valley: Richest Region in America Can, Must Do Better By Rich Robinson Things could not only be better in Silicon Valley; we have the power to set a path for other regions to follow. Read More 47
News October 19, 2015 County Jails Had as Few as 2 Psychiatrists for 1,500 Inmates By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County is trying to hire more psychiatrists after years of leaving the jails understaffed. Read More 5
News October 19, 2015 San Jose to Revise Campaign Laws Ahead of 2016 Elections By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose is expected to nix a voluntary spending cap and change several other local election laws to match state requirements. Read More 2
News October 15, 2015 Patent Office Opens in San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom Silicon Valley celebrated the opening of its own U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a 35,000-square-foot wing of San Jose's City Hall. Read More 8
News October 14, 2015 Accused San Jose Cat Killer Arraigned, Police Ask for Tips By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose police caught a suspected cat killer but need the public's help in identifying more victims. Read More 46
The Fly October 14, 2015 Taxi Op-Ed Sparks Contention between Mayor, Merc Reporter By The Fly The sausage-making process of political reporting is rarely clean and often requires unsatisfying, unreported compromises. Read More 9
News October 14, 2015 How the State’s New Medical Marijuana Laws Affect San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth A sweeping package of bills signed by Gov. Jerry Brown will transform California’s billion-dollar medical marijuana sector. Read More 20