November 2, 2018 Letter to the Editor: The Time is Now—Vote Yes on Measure V By Casandra Suarez Innovative thinking and political will must be combined in order to address and eliminate homelessness. Read More 8
October 29, 2018 San Jose Talks Climate Change, Surveillance, Litter and Pensions at Tuesday’s Council Meeting By Jennifer Wadsworth Since launching its climate action plan, San Jose has created its own clean energy system and won a $2.5 million Bloomberg grant. Read More 5
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 22, 2018 San Jose Denounces ‘Public Charge’ Rule for Immigrants By Jennifer Wadsworth City officials plan to formally oppose a federal policy that could hurt thousands of San Jose’s foreign-born residents. Read More 2
October 17, 2018 Khashoggi’s Alleged Killing Reignites Criticism of San Jose Councilman’s Trip to Riyadh By The Fly Yemeni-American activists called on Councilman Johnny Khamis to reconsider his support for Saudi investment in San Jose. Read More 20
October 15, 2018 San Jose Council Candidate Pam Foley Condemns SVO’s Attacks on D9 Opponent Kalen Gallagher By Jennifer Wadsworth A San Jose council candidate has denounced a political action committee’s attacks on her opponent as “horrible” and “ridiculous.” Read More 14
October 15, 2018 SJ City Council Poised to Launch ‘Safe Parking’ for the Homeless By Jennifer Wadsworth After years of planning and false starts, San Jose is finally poised to launch a “safe parking” initiative for people living out of their cars. Read More 13
October 11, 2018 San Jose, Airbnb Launch Housing Program for Disaster Victims By Silicon Valley Newsroom Host Corps is the first program in the nation recruit and residents willing to provide temporary housing ahead of a disaster. Read More 1
October 9, 2018 Op-Ed: San Jose Should Allocate Funding for Women’s Bill of Rights By Taraneh Roosta and Ruth Silver-Taube Women and non-binary people in San Jose are at a crossroads and City Manager Dave Sykes may decide our direction for generations. Read More 5
October 8, 2018 Election 2018: San Jose Voters to Decide Fate of Four Local Measures on November Ballot By Silicon Valley Newsroom Come Election Day, San Jose voters will vote on four citywide measures. Here’s a look at what local voters will see on their Nov. 6 ballots. Read More 28
October 3, 2018 By the Numbers: San Jose’s Affordable Housing Shortage By Silicon Valley Newsroom The city of a million residents has quite a long ways to go to reach its goal of building 10,000 new affordable homes by 2022. Read More 10
October 2, 2018 San Jose May Move Mayoral Races to Presidential Election Years to Boost Voter Turnout By Silicon Valley Newsroom Sam Liccardo would hold his seat for another two years if the city moves its mayoral races to coincide with presidential elections. Read More 7
October 1, 2018 SJ Councilors Carrasco, Arenas Want to Speed Up Timeline for Slashing Car Impound Fees By Silicon Valley Newsroom Two of San Jose’s elected officials want the city to reduce its vehicle impound fees as soon as possible. Read More 1
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
September 17, 2018 San Jose Weighs Resolution Condemning President Trump’s Family Separation Policy By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose will consider a resolution Tuesday denouncing the Trump administration’s separation of families at the U.S. border. Read More 3
September 17, 2018 San Jose’s ‘Hope Village’ Camp Forced to Relocate; Search Continues for Alternate Site By Jennifer Wadsworth Though its future remains uncertain, Hope Village accomplished what no local elected leader has had the political will or vision pull off. Read More 6