September 6, 2019 San Jose May End ‘Safe Parking’ Program for the Homeless at Seven Trees Community Center By Grace Hase Some have lost faith in the program, which was hailed as an innovative short-term fix for the growing number of car-dwelling families. Read More 6
April 25, 2019 Local Cafe Sees Outpouring of Support After Multiple Break-Ins By Lloyd Alaban This marks the second time in two weeks that Little Saigon businesses have had to sweep up shattered glass from smash-and-grab burglaries. Read More 10
January 7, 2019 Pair of Land-Use Proposals Up for Review at San Jose’s First City Council Session of 2019 By Lloyd Alaban The new year brought new elected officials and some newly revised land-use proposals coming before the San Jose City Council. Read More 1
November 12, 2018 Silicon Valley’s ‘All the Way Home’ Campaign Has Housed 1,200-Plus Homeless Veterans By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County’s multi-agency All the Way Home campaign has housed 1,237 homeless veterans since 2015, according to a new report. Read More 5
November 9, 2018 Election 2018: Maya Esparza Overtakes Incumbent Tam Nguyen in San Jose’s D7 Race By Jennifer Wadsworth With 58 percent of the ballots tallied Friday, Maya Esparza pulled ahead of incumbent Tam Nguyen in San Jose’s D7 council race. Read More 2
November 7, 2018 Tam Nguyen’s Lead Over Maya Esparza Narrows to Just 13 Votes in San Jose’s District 7 Race By The Fly Maya Esparza had nearly caught up to D7 incumbent Tam Nguyen by Wednesday, trailing him this afternoon by a margin of just 13 votes. Read More 1
October 25, 2018 San Jose’s D7 Council Incumbent Tam Nguyen Faces Familiar Challenger in Maya Esparza By Julia Baum The rematch between Tam Nguyen and Maya Esparza could pave the path for how the city tackles its most pressing issues in coming years. Read More 9
August 15, 2018 Thief Makes Off With San Jose Councilman’s Beat-Up F-150 By The Fly Someone stole District 7 Councilman Tam Nguyen’s F-150 from outside an East San Jose community center. Read More 8
June 6, 2018 San Jose Councilman Tam Nguyen Headed for Runoff Rematch with Maya Esparza in District 7 By The Fly Councilman Tam Nguyen appears headed to a runoff against his 2014 rival, Maya Esparza, for San Jose’s District 7 council seat. Read More 0
June 4, 2018 Op-Ed: San Jose Council Contender Omar Vasquez Has Run a True Grassroots Campaign By Angelina Sabatino Presenting made up stories and false accusations to discount the values, integrity, and honesty of a candidate is unfair. Read More 2
March 20, 2018 District 9 City Council Hopefuls Share Their Vision for San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth Five folks running for the Cambrian council seat aired their views Monday in a forum hosted by the Santa Clara County Democratic Club. Read More 41
February 14, 2018 San Jose Council Candidate Accuses Incumbent Tam Nguyen of Libel, ‘Moral Turpitude’ By The Fly Van Le says Councilman Tam Nguyen broke the law by using public resources to push his personal political agenda against her. Read More 2
January 24, 2018 South Bay Landlord Group Accused of Illegal Lobbying By The Fly An anonymous complaint accuses a landlord organization of trying to influence public policy in San Jose without registering as a lobbyist. Read More 13
August 17, 2017 SJ Councilman Tam Nguyen Clashes with Rival over Flag Ban By Jennifer Wadsworth An ongoing rivalry between two local politicians came to a head earlier this week, prompting accusations of a physical attack. Read More 6
February 10, 2016 District 7 Councilman Tam Nguyen Resigns from State Bar By The Fly Rather than fight a disciplinary action stemming from a client complaint, attorney-turned-Councilman Tam Nguyen resigned from the state bar. Read More 8
October 15, 2014 Endorsement: Maya Esparza for San Jose City Council By Silicon Valley Newsroom May Esparza has spent a lifetime in the communities she would represent, and much of her career has been spent working for socially relevant non-profits. Read More 6