January 3, 2020 A Couple Board Members Apparently Part Ways with Downtown Streets Team By The Fly The names of PA Veterans Institute for Research CEO Michael Hindery and Google counsel David Kiferbaum are gone from the DST website. Read More 8
January 1, 2020 Why Aren’t Californians Getting the Mental Health Care to Which They’re Legally Entitled? By Jocelyn Wiener, CalMatters State Sen. Jim Beall said he’d like to introduce one more mental health parity bill before he terms out—though he’s still working out the details. Read More 2
December 27, 2019 County Reconsiders Contract with Downtown Streets Team By The Fly In October, the county hired the homeless services provider as part of an $860K initiative to help CalFresh recipients find jobs. Read More 8
December 24, 2019 Nurses Avoid Strike as SEIU Ends Mediation with Santa Clara Co. By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Registered Nurses Professional Association, which represents 3,000 county employees, was poised to start the new year with a strike. Read More 1
December 19, 2019 Santa Clara County Approves Cordoba Center Mosque By Erik Chalhoub Supervisor Mike Wasserman, whose district includes the South County site of the proposal, made the motion to deny the appeals. Read More 1
December 19, 2019 St. Louise Regional, O’Connor Hospitals Undergo Repairs By Silicon Valley Newsroom A total of $90 million in equipment and facility improvements have occurred or are taking place, the county reported. Read More 0
December 11, 2019 Downtown Streets Team Faces Claims of Hard-Partying Work Culture, Gender Discrimination By Jennifer Wadsworth Zia MacWilliams left DST because of what she describes as a toxic culture that promoted heavy drinking and tolerated discrimination. Read More 38
December 10, 2019 County to Hold TRUTH Act Forum on Immigration Enforcement By Nicholas Chan The hearing takes place at 6pm in the Board of Supervisors chambers at the County Government Center in San Jose. Read More 6
December 9, 2019 San Jose City Council Considers Whether to Endorse Laura’s Law By Grace Hase Enacted by the state in 2002, the law gives counties the ability to mandate treatment for the severely mentally ill. Read More 6
December 3, 2019 Recent Reports Highlight Challenges in Fighting South Bay’s Human Trafficking Problem By Nicholas Chan A pair of reports recently presented to county officials underscore some of the difficulties in tackling modern-day slavery in Silicon Valley. Read More 3
December 3, 2019 Nomination Deadline Approaches for March 2020 Primary By Silicon Valley Newsroom Anyone hoping to run for office in the March 2020 primary election has until 5pm Friday to make up their mind about jumping into the fray. Read More 2
December 2, 2019 County Teams Up with Stanford Hospital to Expand Access to Sexual Assault Exams By Silicon Valley Newsroom The county will expand access to sexual assault exams by adding a new location for survivors to undergo the procedures at Stanford Hospital. Read More 1
November 28, 2019 Fight over Proposed Sargent Ranch Quarry is Shaping Up to be Silicon Valley’s Standing Rock By Robert Raymond Lobbyists target county supes to push plan for mining operation on lands considered sacred by local Native Americans. Read More 22
November 26, 2019 Saratoga Councilman Pleads Not Guilty to Hit-and-Run Charge By Grace Hase If found guilty, the second-term councilman could spend up to six months in jail, pay up to a $1,000 fine—or both. Read More 1
November 21, 2019 SNAP Eligibility Overhaul Could Leave Thousands of South Bay College Students Hungry By Julia Baum College students, senior citizens already miss out on food stamps—and now the feds want to make it harder to qualify for the benefits. Read More 6
November 20, 2019 Ex-Jail Captain Sues Santa Clara Co. Sheriff’s Office for Alleged Discrimination, Harassment By Jennifer Wadsworth Former jail captain Amy Le says the Sheriff’s Office used a gazebo project she oversaw at Elmwood as a pretext for her dismissal. Read More 6