May 21, 2021 Newsom Signs Bill to Streamline Environmental Review Process, San Jose Google Development By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The bill, SB 7, will take effect immediately, as it was approved as a so-called emergency statute. Read More 2
May 14, 2021 Santa Clara Valley Water District Board Approves 9.1% Rate Hike By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Starting July 1, the average county resident will pay an additional $4.30 to $4.82 per month in their water bill. Read More 2
May 8, 2021 Community Raises Funds for Small Businesses in East San Jose By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The East San Jose Covid Relief Fun has raised about $50,000 to give no-strings-attached grants to small businesses. Read More 3
April 30, 2021 Big City Mayors Ask State for $20 Billion to Curb Homelessness By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The mayors want $4 billion per-year for five years in flexible funding as part of the state budget. Read More 10
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
April 26, 2021 Google’s SJ Offer is Unmatched, But Some Wonder if it’s Enough By Sonya Herrera Google’s generosity toward San Jose has appeased some critics but has not addressed all concerns over long-term housing affordability. Read More 10
April 7, 2021 Jockeying Over Who Will be the Next San Jose Mayor Has Begun By The Fly The clock's ticking on San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo's final term, which ends in 2022, and candidates are lining up. Read More 9
April 6, 2021 Google, San Jose Release Long-awaited Development Agreement for Downtown West Project By Janice Bitters The development agreement outlines what Google wants to build in San Jose and the $200 million community benefits package for the project. Read More 17
April 5, 2021 San Jose Electeds Pass Rules to Throttle Chatty Colleagues By Sean Roney Elected officials say the new rules will encourage brevity and stem the notoriously long City Council meetings most weeks. Read More 7
March 31, 2021 Outdoor Dining Extended Through Year’s End in San Jose By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The program is still essential for participating businesses, even as Santa Clara County moves into the less-restrictive orange tier. Read More 0
March 26, 2021 What’s Next for Guadalupe River Park and SJ’s Homeless Crisis? By Grace Stetson and Katie Lauer No one is happy with the homeless crisis in San Jose’s Guadalupe River Park and around the city, but whose vision will fix it? Read More 27
March 17, 2021 Parents Lead Recall Efforts Against South Bay School Boards By The Fly Frustrated parents have launched recall campaigns against a number of local school district trustees. Read More 12
March 12, 2021 Protesters Sue San Jose for Police Violence During George Floyd Demonstrations By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Their goal of the lawsuit: financial compensation and “reforms of the way that San Jose police are trained and directed to police protests.” Read More 13
February 19, 2021 Local Leaders Ask For Volunteers To Help With Vaccination Efforts In Hardest-hit Communities By Jana Kadah, Bay City News City and county leaders asked residents to volunteer to help and spread information to non-English speakers eligible for the vaccine. Read More 16
February 12, 2021 San Jose Mayor Forms Advocacy Organization to Push for Re-Opening Elementary Schools By Grace Hase Sam Liccardo founded Solutions San Jose, a 501(c)4 advocacy organization, to urge more schools to resume on-campus learning. Read More 16
February 12, 2021 South Bay Elected Leaders Say They’re Waiting Their Turn for Coronavirus Vaccine By Jennifer Wadsworth To date, no one on the San Jose City Council or Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors have been inoculated against the virus. Read More 3