February 13, 2019 Powerful Patrons Bankroll Silicon Valley Newsgathering Startups By The Fly As ads play a diminishing role in the media biz, news outlets are increasingly trying to get by on some blend of paywalls and auxiliary revenue. Read More 10
February 8, 2019 BREAKING: San Martin Rape Suspect Arrested in San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth Sharwian Bobian, an accused rapist who went missing for more than a month, was taken into custody Friday after a days-long manhunt. Read More 13
February 6, 2019 Victim Recounts Rape, DA Files Charges, Suspect Remains Free By Jennifer Wadsworth Accused rapist Sharwian Bobian walked away from a psych hold a full month before the Santa Clara County DA filed charges against him. Read More 22
January 24, 2019 Santa Clara County DA: ‘No Matter How Long It Takes, We Will Bend the Arc Toward Justice By Silicon Valley Newsroom A transcript of the speech Jeff Rosen delivered at his Jan. 23, 2019, swearing-in to a third term as district attorney. Read More 25
December 31, 2018 Mushroom Farm Accused of Dumping Toxins Into Creek By Silicon Valley Newsroom Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. faces $67-million lawsuit, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. Read More 5
December 27, 2018 Records Show 30 Claims of Sexual Misconduct Filed Against Santa Clara County DA Staffers By The Fly Fly unearthed a heavily redacted log of sexual misconduct claims against employees of the Santa Clara County DA’s Office. Read More 6
November 7, 2018 Susan Ellenberg Leads in Santa Clara County Supervisor Race By The Fly Garbage haulers, cemetery operators and public safety unions spent heavily to hit Susan Ellenberg with attack mailers, to little effect. Read More 9
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
July 10, 2018 Domestic Violence Deaths on the Rise in Santa Clara County By Winona Rajamohan Santa Clara County saw a steep increase in domestic violence-related deaths in 2017, which saw six more fatalities than in 2016. Read More 3
June 4, 2018 June Primary 2018: Elections to Watch in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth California’s long-awaited primary comes Tuesday, which means it’s down to the wire for a number of hotly contested South Bay races. Read More 5
March 21, 2018 Campaign to Recall Judge in Stanford Sexual Assault Case Morphs into a Culture War By Lauren Hepler The #MeToo ethos fuels the effort to oust Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky from the bench in an unprecedented recall election. Read More 107
January 26, 2018 Campaign to Recall Judge Aaron Persky Heads to June Ballot By Stephen Perez Proponents of the recall submitted nearly 95,000 signatures—well above the 58,634 valid names needed to land on the ballot. Read More 25
July 26, 2017 Public Defenders’ Podcast Prods New Dialogue on Criminal Justice By Tori Truscheit Two county public defenders recently launched the “Aider & Abettor” podcast to help change the criminal justice narrative. Read More 18
June 5, 2017 Sierra LaMar Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison without Parole By Michael Moore Parents of Sierra LaMar, who was murdered by Antolin Garcia Torres, found little comfort in the life sentence he received. Read More 3
May 9, 2017 Sierra LaMar Killer Guilty on All Counts, May Face Death Penalty By Michael Moore TheDistrict Attorney’s Office will seek the death penalty for Antolin Garcia Torres, who was found guilty of murdering Sierra LaMar. Read More 0
January 31, 2017 Op-Ed: Prop. 64 Is No Free-for-All By Jeff Rosen The passage of Proposition 64 may seem like the end of prohibition, but it doesn’t mean anything goes. Read More 25