November 24, 2020 Op-Ed: Refusing to be Left Behind, Grassroots Agencies Lead Local Response to Covid Surge By Joanna Acevedo Led by five local service organizations, the Si Se Puede Collective commits to mobilize the community’s awareness and well-being. Read More 0
November 23, 2020 Ramp Closed on Northbound 280 in San Jose After Two-Car Crash By Silicon Valley Newsroom Ambulances rushed to the scene, where paramedics carted away at least one person in a gurney. Read More 0
November 23, 2020 Two Killed, Three Wounded, One Arrested in Stabbing Spree at Downtown San Jose Church By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose police have arrested a suspect who allegedly stabbed to death a man and a woman at Grace Baptist Church. Read More 8
November 22, 2020 Two Dead, Others Critically Hurt in Stabbing at San Jose Church By Silicon Valley Newsroom Police say they have few other details to share about the incident, which took place by the church at 484 E. San Fernando St. Read More 1
November 20, 2020 VTA Increases Frequency on Busiest Bus Routes to Prevent Passenger Pass-Ups By Silicon Valley Newsroom On Friday, the agency announced it would increase frequency on seven lines with the highest demand: 23, 25, 64, 66, 68, 71 and 77. Read More 0
November 20, 2020 Santa Clara County Reports Alarming Rise in Fentanyl Deaths By Silicon Valley Newsroom Fatal fentanyl overdoses are on track to double this year in the South Bay compared to 2019, officials announced Friday. Read More 3
November 18, 2020 Op-Ed: In San Jose, ‘Vision Zero’ Seems More Like ‘Zero Vision’ By Gil Rodan Passing out signs and moralizing “pedestrian education” do little to help if our city is too feckless to do what actually saves lives. Read More 12
November 18, 2020 San Jose’s Reid-Hillview Airport to Close—But Not Until 2031 By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The county Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to move forward with closing the East Side airport and figure out what else to do with it. Read More 9
November 18, 2020 Santa Clara County Trades Jail Plans for Mental Health Facility By Jana Kadah, Bay City News In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the county Board of Supervisors reinforced its commitment to build a new mental health facility. Read More 1
November 17, 2020 SJ: Pedestrian Dies Over a Week After Being Struck by Vehicle By Bay City News San Jose police say the collision is the city’s 42nd traffic fatality of the year. Read More 0
November 16, 2020 Protester Injured by San Jose Police Won’t Face Charges By Jennifer Wadsworth A spokesman for Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen confirmed his office would drop the case based on “an insufficiency of evidence.” Read More 8
November 16, 2020 San Jose May Ban Natural Gas in Almost All New Construction By Grace Hase The Climate Smart-aligned proposal expands on a 2019 policy that banned natural gas in new residential construction. Read More 11
November 15, 2020 San Jose’s ‘Cash for Trash’ Program Will Pay Homeless People to Clean Encampments By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The program, which has been on pause since February because of the pandemic, will now take place at 40 different sites throughout the city. Read More 22
November 13, 2020 San Jose Woman Admits to Setting Fire, Faking Assault as Cover for Embezzlement By Bay City News Police say Janice Carlstrom, who was found bound and gagged at a Saratoga office last year, confessed to stealing more than $580,000. Read More 4
November 10, 2020 San Jose: Shooting Off McKee Marks 38th Homicide of 2020 By Silicon Valley Newsroom Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the San Jose Police Department’s Homicide unit at 408.277.5283. Read More 3
November 10, 2020 San Jose: Woman Dies in Two-Car Crash Early Tuesday By Bay City News The driver of the gray Lexus was ejected from the car and pronounced dead at the scene. Her name was not immediately available. Read More 0