September 16, 2019 Suspected Arsonist Dies in Fire at Downtown SJ Adult Toy Store By Silicon Valley Newsroom The owner of Craze 4 Toys Adult Superstore is believed to have broken into the shop with a sledgehammer to set it ablaze. Read More 3
August 31, 2019 1 Dead, 8 Sickened in Chemical Exposure at San Jose Fairmont By Silicon Valley Newsroom The incident took place around 10am and prompted first responders to evacuate the 18th, 19th and 20th floors of the hotel. Read More 1
August 29, 2019 Feds Give $125M to Fast-Track Silicon Valley BART Extension By Silicon Valley Newsroom Mayor Sam Liccardo said the funding means BART can now go “full speed ahead” on a project that’s been decades in the making. Read More 8
August 16, 2019 By the Numbers: Caltrain’s 2040 Vision for Future Growth By Nicholas Chan We compiled some key data points about the future of Caltrain, which recently announced its multi-billion, multi-decade expansion plan. Read More 3
August 10, 2019 The Veranda, County’s First Measure A Housing Complex, Celebrates Grand Opening By Kyle Martin Three years after voters approved the $950 million affordable housing bond, the first project funded by the initiative is finally finished. Read More 6
July 31, 2019 Downtown Councilman Wants to Ease Liquor License Restrictions By Grace Hase As city officials push for a more vibrant downtown, Councilman Raul Peralez wants to allow more businesses to sell alcohol. Read More 16
June 25, 2019 Adobe Breaks Ground on New Downtown San Jose Tower By Nicholas Chan The software giant broke ground on its North Tower, kicking off construction of the all-electric addition to its downtown campus. Read More 9
June 19, 2019 BAYMEC Co-Founder Wiggsy Sivertsen Reflects on Her Life’s Work in Upcoming Fireside Chat By San Jose Inside The BAYMEC Foundation will host “An Evening with Wiggsy and Pals,” which takes place at 5:30pm Monday at Cafe Stritch. Read More 3
June 18, 2019 Shareholders Call for Breakup of Google’s Parent Company By Jennifer Wadsworth In a proposed resolution, they cite concerns about human rights abuses, anticompetitive practices, privacy breaches and illegal location tracking. Read More 19
June 10, 2019 Vandal Targets Downtown San Jose’s LGBTQ Youth Space By Jennifer Wadsworth Someone smashed the door and three windows of the LGBTQ Youth Space, a resource center in the city’s SoFA arts district. Read More 8
June 3, 2019 Bernie Sanders Draws Small, Spirited Crowd in San Jose By Nicholas Chan The Vermont senator broke away from the California Dem confab in S.F. over the weekend to make a campaign stop in the South Bay. Read More 23
May 28, 2019 SJSU Eyes Old Alfred E. Alquist Building Site for Student Housing By Silicon Valley Newsroom State Sen. Jim Beall and Assemblyman Ash Kalra have asked the state to make the property available for a university housing highrise. Read More 7
May 16, 2019 Downtown San Jose’s Safeway Slated to Go Dark by Mid-June By Silicon Valley Newsroom Once the grocery chain lost its free parking hook-up below “The 88,” everyone knew its days were numbered. Read More 10
April 9, 2019 San Jose Exempts Developers From Paying $139 Million in Affordable Housing Fees By Rachel Sandler Some $138.5 million won’t be going into San Jose’s affordable housing fund this year because of exemptions to market-rate housing projects. Read More 9
April 8, 2019 Google Unloads San Jose House Amid Plans for Transit Village By Rachel Sandler As Google moves fast to buy property in and around downtown, the tech giant made an unusual move last month: it sold land. Read More 5
April 5, 2019 Developer Proposes Turning Former Lido’s Nightclub Building into Office, Retail Space By Rachel Sandler Urban Catalyst said it wants to redevelop the building on 30 S. First St. into a 76,000-square-foot mixed-use project. Read More 3
