February 26, 2021 Newly Untethered Tech Workers are Moving South in Droves By Liza Monroy As wildfire and mudslide threats prompt mountain residents to flee, Silicon Valley’s remote workers are eager to take their place. Read More 18
February 23, 2021 Letter to the Editor: California’s Vaccine Distribution Should Prioritize Educators By Guest Columnist We must take a comprehensive and data-driven approach to reopening schools that includes addressing community spread. Read More 2
February 22, 2021 SJ Police Chief Finalists Named—But Some Say It’s Too Fast By Sonya Herrera The city convened panels last week to interview the first round of seven candidates, but who voted and the tallies remain a mystery. Read More 16
February 22, 2021 Japantown Shooting Investigated as SJ’s 5th Homicide of 2021 By Silicon Valley Newsroom Police urge anyone with information to contact the San Jose Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 408.277.5283. Read More 2
February 22, 2021 Man Suspected of Knifepoint Robbery Taken Into Custody By Bay City News The man was arrested after barricading himself in a San Jose apartment for hours, police said. Read More 0
February 20, 2021 South County Woman Who Sought to Rescue Cats Charged With Animal Cruelty By Michael Moore Police say they found more than a dozen dead or neglected cats in Ava Geddes’ Morgan Hill home last summer. Read More 0
February 18, 2021 Italian-Colombian Fusion Eatery and Bakery Opens in DTSJ By Janice Bitters Natural Sweet opened Feb. 1 inside San Jose's SoFA Market, joining a growing list of downtown restaurants that have opened in the pandemic. Read More 5
February 18, 2021 Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Concession Sales at San Jose Earthquakes’ Opening Day By Grace Stetson Salvatore A. La Rosa, 41, admitted to accessing the online concessions account for Spectra Food Services and Hospitality without permission. Read More 0
February 17, 2021 Los Gatos Vice Mayor Eyes Santa Clara County’s D1 Supe Seat By The Fly Los Gatos Vice Mayor Rob Rennie will be up against former San Jose Councilman Johnny Khamis. Read More 0
February 16, 2021 Half of County’s 65-and-Over Residents Have Been Vaccinated By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Officials said the milestone reflects “strong progress” toward their goal to get 85 percent of those 16 and older vaccinated by Aug. 1. Read More 27
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 Letter to the Editor: Vaccinations Must Precede School Openings By Guest Columnist It is time to put pressure on the county and state to make vaccines available for teachers and put real safety measures into place. Read More 1
February 12, 2021 Pandemic’s Toll on Housing: Falling Behind, Doubling Up By Conor Dougherty Eviction moratoriums don’t keep arrears from piling up, and aid to renters may not reach the most vulnerable. Read More 3
February 11, 2021 DA Clears San Jose Cop in Shooting of Armed Suspect By Bay City News The DA determined that SJPD Sgt. Lee Tassio “lawfully shot and killed a wanted suspect” who was trying to shoot him. Read More 3
February 10, 2021 San Jose Again Mulls Scrapping Highrise Fire Safety Code By Jennifer Wadsworth Without air-refilling stations in San Jose’s highrises, firefighters say they’d have to lug metal oxygen tanks up flight after flight of stairs. Read More 24
February 10, 2021 Cortese Introduces Murder Sentence Reform Bill By Diego Felix, Bay City News SB 300 will give judges the ability to decide whether the special circumstance allegation should be found true for sentencing purposes. Read More 8