April 29, 2021 SJ Approves Commission Funding to Grow Governance Outreach By Jana Kadah, Bay City News A volunteer commission working to change the way San Jose is governed is getting $110,000 from San Jose to improve outreach. Read More 0
March 27, 2021 Measuring a Year of Covid-19 By Silicon Valley Newsroom From layoffs to testing, the Covid-19 pandemic had dramatic ripple effects on almost every part of life in Silicon Valley and the country. Read More 0
December 9, 2020 California Renters Face Eviction as Pandemic Protections Expire By Grace Hase Housing advocates have been sounding the alarm on what they say will be an unparalleled wave of evictions early next year. Read More 11
November 5, 2020 Sacred Heart Community Service Launches Holiday Program By Grace Hase The San Jose-based nonprofit expects to provide 7,700 families with holiday food boxes and 2,400 families with gift cards for toys. Read More 0
May 6, 2020 San Jose Finally Pays Back Sacred Heart for Flood Relief—Years After the Fact By The Fly Jeff Scott, spokesman for the city’s housing department, acknowledged that “it doesn’t typically take this long” to pay folks back. Read More 4
April 24, 2020 San Jose Races to Close the ‘Digital Divide’ as Coronavirus Moves Learning Online By Grace Hase Census data from the latest American Community Survey estimates that more than 20,000 households in the city lack internet access. Read More 6
March 30, 2020 Sacred Heart Maxes Out Due to ‘Overwhelming Demand’ By Emanuel Lee By the end of last week, the $11 million budgeted by the nonprofit to help families in need had already been tapped out. Read More 2
January 20, 2020 Q&A: Blach Construction Chair Michael Blach Reflects on Company’s 50 Years in Business By Grace Hase San Jose Inside caught up with the second-generation construction exec to learn more about his firm on its Golden Anniversary. Read More 1
November 25, 2019 Local Charities Seek Donations, Volunteers for Thanksgiving By Grace Hase If you’re looking to pay things forward this Thanksgiving week, here are some local charities that could use some extra help. Read More 0
November 4, 2019 San Jose City Council Mulls Changes to Ellis Act Ordinance By Grace Hase The San Jose City Council meets at 11am Tuesday inside the council chambers at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. in San Jose. Read More 3
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
September 20, 2018 San Jose Councilman Don Rocha Misses Vote on Signature Policy By Jennifer Wadsworth Councilman Don Rocha stunned allies and adversaries alike when he skipped a vote Tuesday on a proposal to study commercial impact fees. Read More 3
May 28, 2018 Op-Ed: Why We Disrupted the Diridon Station Advisory Meeting By Katherine Nasol A group of residents concerned about displacement and gentrification have formed a coalition to disrupt the Google-San Jose negotiations. Read More 11
April 17, 2018 Op-Ed: Will San Jose’s City Council Give Landlords More Power or Stand Up for Tenants? By Diana Salazar San Jose city officials will have to decide later this month whether to bolster protections for renters or weaken them to give landlords more power. Read More 4
November 20, 2017 Local Charities Need Volunteers, Donations for Thanksgiving Drive By Jennifer Wadsworth To ensure that everyone can enjoy the holiday, local charities will spend the rest of the week distributing turkeys to needy families. Read More 0
September 29, 2017 Nationwide ICE Raids Lead to 21 Arrests in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth Federal immigration agents arrested 21 people from Santa Clara County as part of a nationwide crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities. Read More 23