May 14, 2020 Op-Ed: From COVID to Storms, Valley Water is Prepared for a Range of Emergencies By Tony Estremera Valley Water’s board vice chair, Tony Estremera, says the agency is ready to quickly respond to a variety of emergencies. Read More 6
May 13, 2020 Decades of Community-Building at Stake as San Jose’s Cultural Districts Fight to Survive By Jennifer Wadsworth From Little Saigon to Little Italy, will Silicon Valley’s treasured ethnic enclaves be recognizable once the pandemic runs its course? Read More 6
May 13, 2020 WATCH: Goat Herd Runs Loose in San Jose’s Silver Creek Area By Silicon Valley Newsroom A herd of about 200 goats stormed the affluent suburbs of eastern San Jose Tuesday evening. Footage of the event has since gone viral. Read More 5
May 13, 2020 Feds Deny Aid to Families with Mixed Immigration Status By Mike Huguenor The withheld funds come at an especially urgent time. Without a valid SSN, undocumented spouses can’t apply for unemployment. Read More 11
May 12, 2020 San Jose Projects $71.6 Million Deficit in Next Year’s Budget By Grace Hase Officials forecast a 9 percent drop from 2018-19 totals—a steeper downturn than the one hastened by the Great Recession. Read More 17
May 12, 2020 Fighter Jet Flyover to Salute San Jose’s Frontline Workers By Emanuel Lee Four F-15s—which expect to cross over San Jose at 10:56am—will soar at about 350 mph overhead as part of a statewide trip. Read More 16
May 12, 2020 Op-Ed: Public Banking Can Recharge South Bay’s Economy By Jake Tonkel and Nick Cortez Locally run public banks would be able to lend at reduced rates to our small businesses, cities, counties and school districts. Read More 10
May 12, 2020 Report: Santa Clara County Latinos Disproportionately Impacted by COVID-19 By Emanuel Lee Overall, Latinos make up 27 percent of Santa Clara County residents but account for 34 percent of the coronavirus deaths. Read More 16
May 12, 2020 Nurses Protest San Jose Regional Medical Center’s Planned Closure of Labor, Delivery Unit By San Jose Inside The decision to close the maternity ward was announced April 1. The ward’s last planned day of operation will be May 30. Read More 5
May 11, 2020 San Jose Sharks Give Back to Community, Furloughed Workers By Emanuel Lee As job losses and pay cuts wreak economic havoc on Silicon Valley, the team has made a point of going helping its employees weather the storm. Read More 0
May 8, 2020 San Jose Lawmakers Propose ‘Al Fresco’ Dining Initiative to Aid Small Business Recovery By Grace Hase The proposal will be heard at 2pm Wednesday during the City Council’s next Rules and Open Government Committee session. Read More 15
May 7, 2020 Op-Ed: San Jose’s Digital Inclusion Plan Misses the Mark By Ken Pyle Why isn’t San Jose more aggressively working with Comcast/Xfinity and AT&T to use their existing broadband infrastructures? Read More 4
May 6, 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic Echoes Santa Clara County’s Bout with ‘Spanish Flu’ a Century Ago By San Jose Inside Just like today, optimistic predictions and phony cures accompanied the Spanish flu as the pandemic made its deadly sweep through the region. Read More 8
May 6, 2020 San Jose Finally Pays Back Sacred Heart for Flood Relief—Years After the Fact By The Fly Jeff Scott, spokesman for the city’s housing department, acknowledged that “it doesn’t typically take this long” to pay folks back. Read More 4
May 1, 2020 Public Comment Begins on Silicon Valley Bullet Train Route By Michael Moore The San Jose to Merced section of the HSR would connect Silicon Valley to the Central Valley with a reliable high-speed travel option. Read More 19
April 28, 2020 Fewer Than 200 of Santa Clara County’s 10,000 Homeless Have Been Tested for Coronavirus By Grace Hase Though they’re among the most vulnerable, unhoused people struggle to get tested for the coronavirus and find shelter for quarantine. Read More 5
