October 23, 2018 Election 2018: San Jose Councilman Battles SJUSD Trustee for County’s D4 Seat By Jennifer Wadsworth The race for county supervisor pits a trustee of the South Bay’s largest school district against a councilman of Silicon Valley’s largest city. Read More 12
October 17, 2018 Man Who Died in San Jose Jail Sunday ID’d as Isai Lopez By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County officials have identified a man who died in custody at San Jose’s Main Jail on Sunday as 23-year-old Isai Lopez. Read More 7
October 16, 2018 Report: Wages Stagnate for 90% of Silicon Valley’s Workforce By Jacob Pierce A new study found that nine out of 10 jobs in Silicon Valley pay less in real wages than they did 20 years ago. Read More 2
October 15, 2018 San Jose Considers Lifting Massage Parlor Moratorium By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may lift a ban on new massage parlors after a year-long crackdown purged most shops with suspected ties to prostitution. Read More 15
October 12, 2018 Santa Clara County Considers Proposal for $222 Million Youth Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County is debating whether to create a new behavioral health center that offers psychiatric services for children and teens. Read More 7
October 10, 2018 Harassment Claims Resurface in Morgan Hill School Board Race By The Fly A man whose alleged harassment prompted a MHUSD trustee to resign is now running for a seat on the seven-member board. Read More 2
October 4, 2018 Op-Ed: Homeless People Should be Housed, Not Warehoused By Andrea Urton This new practice at HomeFirst will ultimately raise the sense of personal safety and introduce hope as a common practice. Read More 17
October 4, 2018 Santa Clara County Offers to Buy O’Connor, St. Louise Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom The county has offered to buy the local hospitals as part of a bankruptcy reorganization by the facilities’ parent company. Read More 1
October 3, 2018 Op-Ed: Are We Serious About Ending Homelessness—or Pushing Out Homeless People? By Shaunn Cartwright San Jose, a city with a million residents and 4,000 people living on the streets, no longer has a 24-hour emergency homeless. Read More 3
October 3, 2018 Opponents in Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Race Team Up to Condemn Anonymous Hit Piece By The Fly Someone trolled supe candidate Don Rocha by buying a domain name similar to his campaign website’s and redirecting it to a gossip blog. Read More 7
October 1, 2018 Valley Med Psychiatrist Jan Weber Wins $1.5 Million in Wrongful Termination Suit By Jennifer Wadsworth A Stanford-trained psychiatrist who lost his job at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center won a $1.5 million judgment last week. Read More 4
September 28, 2018 Op-Ed: Rep. Zoe Lofgren Visits Local School to Talk Current Events, Legislative Priorities By C.M. Bateman Rep. Zoe Lofgren spoke with high school journalism students about her priorities and the power of young people to change the future. Read More 0
September 28, 2018 Santa Clara County Starts Mailing Out Voter Guides, Sample Ballots By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Registrar of Voters has started sending voter information guides and sample ballots for the Nov. 6 general election. Read More 0
September 28, 2018 Ex-Deputy’ Union President Don Morrissey Resigns From Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office By Jennifer Wadsworth Don Morrissey, a twice-demoted deputy who recently resigned as union president, is set to give up his badge this weekend. Read More 0
September 26, 2018 Inaugural NEST Flight Conference Promotes Homegrown Talent, Diversity in Silicon Valley By Silicon Valley Newsroom If Silicon Valley wants to keep arguing that its lack of diversity is due to a talent pipeline problem, it’s going to have to answer to Jacob Martinez. Read More 0
September 25, 2018 Santa Clara County Adopts ‘Hope Village’ as 6-Month Pilot Program By Silicon Valley Newsroom Hope Village, a homeless camp that moved onto state land without permission, has been adopted as a pilot program by Santa Clara County. Read More 2