San Jose is poised to renew its contract with three recycling and waste-hauling companies but to cut ties with a fourth.
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2017 Year in Review: A Record-Setting Year We’d Like to Forget
And we thought 2016 was bad. The last 12 months have been record setting in all the wrong ways. Take a quick look back and then move on.
Alviso Resident Leading Charge against Developers, Landowners Has History of Domestic Violence
Two community leaders in Alviso have been fighting over a six-figure lawsuit settlement, but one of them has a violent past that’s just come to light.
Silicon Valley Philanthropists Often Overlook Local Needs, According to New Report
While Silicon Valley philanthropists have stepped up charitable giving, a tiny fraction of it goes to local nonprofits and local needs.
Pokémon Go Takes Over Silicon Valley, But Sparks Controversy
Pokémon Go takes the South Bay and the world by storm, but raises concerns about privacy, safety and the social inequities of the real world.
Nora Campos’ Continued Staff Turnover Is the Stuff of Legend
Months have passed since we gawked at the revolving door that is Assemblywoman Campos' office. Not to worry—things are just as dysfunctional as ever.
Council Considers Developer Fee to Fund Affordable Housing
Taking the lead from nearby Bay Area cities, San Jose is poised to enact a developer fee to help pay for affordable housing.
Santa Clara County Pot Club Ban Takes Effect Next Month
An ordinance banning cannabis collectives from unincorporated Santa Clara County goes into effect Sept. 25.
Former MACSA Teachers Still Suspicious
Lupe Nunez, a vice principal for two years at one of two charter schools formerly operated by the Mexican American Community Service Agency (MACSA) school, says she’s not sure if Xavier Campos was involved in the disappearance of funds from the teachers’ retirement accounts, “but you kind of wonder.” The question weighs on the minds of many teachers who worked for below-market wages at charter schools in Gilroy and San Jose, operated by MACSA, as executives raided $1 million from their pension accounts to pay other expenses, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office.
