October 9, 2019 SJ Leaders Urge Residents to Brace Themselves, Drive with Caution During PG&E Shutdown By Grace Hase Officials want people to avoid driving in blackout areas and to remember that powered-off traffic lights render intersections a four-way stop. Read More 7
October 8, 2019 UPDATE: PG&E Confirms Widespread Power Outage in Santa Clara Co. By Grace Hase On the second anniversary of the Tubbs fire, PG&E has confirmed that it will turn off the power for nearly 800,000 customers. Read More 7
September 23, 2019 San Jose Councilman Urges City to Hasten Long-Delayed Commercial Linkage Fee Study By Grace Hase D3 Councilor Raul Peralez called it “more than disappointing” that a feasibility study on the fee faces yet another several-month delay. Read More 0
September 20, 2019 Labor, Business Spar Over San Jose’s High-Rise Tax Breaks By Grace Hase Union bosses are pushing back on the subsidy in a way that their business counterparts are calling a politically motivated attack. Read More 5
September 17, 2019 San Jose Approves ‘Reach Codes’ to Promote Green Development By Grace Hase The environmentally friendly standards will become a part of the city’s building codes if state regulators give them the green light. Read More 12
September 13, 2019 Councilwoman Calls For Ban On Vaping Products in San Jose By Grace Hase San Jose Councilwoman Magdalena Carrasco wants to prohibit sales of e-cigs and flavored tobacco that haven’t been approve by the FDA. Read More 9
July 28, 2019 Multiple People Killed, Gunman Shot Dead at Gilroy Garlic Fest By Silicon Valley Newsroom Four people were killed and at least a dozen wounded in a mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival Sunday evening. Read More 2
July 15, 2019 No ICE Raids Reported Despite Rumored Bay Area Crackdown By Nicholas Chan The week started without apparent incident despite reports that ICE would start sweeping the region starting this past Sunday. Read More 7
July 11, 2019 County Assessor: Silicon Valley Property Values are Booming By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose helped spearhead a record-setting year for property values in Santa Clara County, according to a recently released report. Read More 7
June 20, 2019 As Community Lenders Sell Out or Go Under, Can Publicly-Owned Banks Restore Local Control? By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose and Santa Clara County join a growing movement to wean local governments off Wall Street by creating publicly owned banks. Read More 10
May 22, 2019 Milpitas Mayor Eschews County Race to Run for State Assembly By Jennifer Wadsworth Rich Tran says he’ll withdraw from the Santa Clara County supe race to pursue an even higher office. Read More 8
February 18, 2019 Hearing on St. Louise, O’Connor Sales Canceled, Ruling on Their Fate Expected Any Day Now By Silicon Valley Newsroom There will be no court hearing of a request by AG Xavier Becerra's motion to block the sale of the two local hospitals. Read More 2
April 3, 2018 Schurra’s Announces Closing of Century-Old Chocolate Shop By Dan Pulcrano San Jose will lose a bit of its soul when a 106-year-old business closes shop on The Alameda and moves operations to Santa Clara. Read More 19
August 29, 2017 Op-Ed: San Jose Should Name a Street after Barack Obama By Alex Shoor A petition that has gathered 500-plus signatures is asking city leaders to name a street after President Barack Obama. Read More 61
August 25, 2016 Loss of Big Funding Creates New Silicon Valley Arts, Culture Scene By Nick Veronin In decades past, five big arts groups dominated the Silicon Valley culture scene. The local arts organizations look quite different these days. Read More 5
April 20, 2016 Originators of the Phrase ‘420,’ Find Missing Link in San Jose By Molly Oleson April 20, or 420, has become a holiday in cannabis culture. The men who claim to have coined the term found the missing link to their story in San Jose. Read More 10