April 17, 2021 Q&A: Derrick Seaver’s Big Plans as the SVO’s New President By Katie Lauer Seaver takes the helm at the regional chamber of commerce May 17, but first he sat down to talk about his priorities, economy and even Google. Read More 2
April 16, 2021 Unhoused Residents Lead Vaccine Drive for Hesitant Peers By Katie Lauer Homeless and formerly homeless are using their shared experiences to get other unhoused residents a jab at a San Jose vaccine clinic Friday. Read More 1
April 15, 2021 As Restrictions Lift, SJ Barber Offers Haircuts for the Unhoused By Grace Stetson San Jose-based The Barbers Inc. is taking advantage of the industry's new-found freedom by offering haircuts to homeless residents. Read More 2
April 15, 2021 The SCC Assessor’s Race is the Political Show of the Season By The Fly After 26 virtually unopposed years, Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone may finally have met a match in Gary Kremen. Read More 13
April 15, 2021 How California Could Benefit in the $2.2T Infrastructure Proposal By Shawn Hubler Perhaps more than any other part of the country, California stands to benefit from the $2.2 trillion proposal by Joe Biden. Read More 2
April 15, 2021 UPDATE: San Jose Shooting Suspect Taken into Custody By Bay City News Police marked the Wednesday night shooting victim's death as the 12th homicide of the year in San Jose. Read More 9
April 14, 2021 San Jose Flooring Company Owner Charged With Fraud By Bay City News Investigators are still trying to determine the extent of the fraud and encouraging victims to come forward. Read More 1
April 14, 2021 Op-Ed: The Case for City-funded Small Business Relief in San Jose By Peter Ortiz, Connie Alvarez and Mimi Hernandez When small businesses are excluded from the conversation around post-Covid financial relief, their employees are as well. Read More 9
April 14, 2021 Leaders From All 9 Bay Area Counties Announce Plan To Shrink Homelessness By 75% By Jana Kadah, Bay City News After a year of planning, the multi-pronged strategy to house more people was announced at a virtual news conference on Tuesday. Read More 11
April 13, 2021 The Silicon Valley Organization Names New President and CEO By Katie Lauer Derrick Seaver is currently Santa Clara County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg’s Chief of Staff, but isn't new to the SVO. Read More 5
April 13, 2021 Vaccine Passports in California? Answers to Your Questions By Barbara Feder Ostrov What does the state plan to do when it comes to proving that people are vaccinated in the coming months and years? Read More 8
April 9, 2021 San Jose’s Poor House Bistro Preps for Move—Building and All By Madelyn Reese Downtown San Jose’s iconic Poor House is moving, fleeing the path of development proposed in Google’s Downtown West project. Read More 7
April 7, 2021 San Jose Home Prices Jumped Even During the Pandemic By Grace Stetson The pandemic has created a mixed-bag of changes for housing in San Jose, from fluctuating costs to rising vacancy rates and dwindling building approvals. Read More 21
April 6, 2021 The U.S. Favors Cars Over Trains, Buses. Can Biden Change That? By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich Nuria Fernandez, former G.M. for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is now Federal Transit Administration's senior official. Read More 7
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: Bicyclist Dies Following Collision with Vehicle By Keith Burbank, Bay City News The fatal collision marked the city’s 11th traffic death this year. Read More 18