December 27, 2018 2018: A Year in Review By Silicon Valley Newsroom In which we look back on all the strange, infuriating and preposterous things that went down in 2018 and say, “Sayonara!” Read More 1
October 15, 2018 San Jose Considers Lifting Massage Parlor Moratorium By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may lift a ban on new massage parlors after a year-long crackdown purged most shops with suspected ties to prostitution. Read More 15
October 4, 2018 Op-Ed: Homeless People Should be Housed, Not Warehoused By Andrea Urton This new practice at HomeFirst will ultimately raise the sense of personal safety and introduce hope as a common practice. Read More 17
September 24, 2018 Audit: San Jose Should Slash Vehicle Impound, Towing Fees By Jennifer Wadsworth A new audit coming before the City Council on Tuesday recommends slashing car impound fees and subsidizing rates for low-income drivers. Read More 8
September 17, 2018 San Jose Weighs Resolution Condemning President Trump’s Family Separation Policy By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose will consider a resolution Tuesday denouncing the Trump administration’s separation of families at the U.S. border. Read More 3
September 5, 2018 Planned Freeway Overpass Tests San Jose’s ‘Vision Zero’ Pledge to Reduce Traffic Fatalities By Grace Hase San Jose’s “Vision Zero” plan to reduce traffic deaths may be incompatible with some of the city’s roadway expansions. Read More 13
August 15, 2018 Thief Makes Off With San Jose Councilman’s Beat-Up F-150 By The Fly Someone stole District 7 Councilman Tam Nguyen’s F-150 from outside an East San Jose community center. Read More 8
August 13, 2018 San Jose May Place Police Activities League Under New Management After Critical Audit By Jennifer Wadsworth An audit exposing mismanagement at San Jose’s Police Activities League has officials debating whether to bring it under the city’s control. Read More 6
July 30, 2018 Court Sides with Donald Trump Supporters, Allowing Lawsuit Against SJPD to Proceed By Silicon Valley Newsroom A federal appeals court allowed Trump fans to proceed with a lawsuit against San Jose, claiming police led them into a crowd of protesters. Read More 16
July 19, 2018 Photos of San Jose’s Naked Highway 101 Cyclist Go Viral, But His Identity Remains a Mystery By Jennifer Wadsworth Photos of a nude cyclist cruising on Highway 101 in San Jose went viral on social media, but CHP never found the mystery rider. Read More 3
July 18, 2018 San Jose Takes Landlords to Task—and to Court—Over Scofflaw Massage Parlor Tenants By Jennifer Wadsworth The owners of an East San Jose strip mall say it’s unfair for the city to cover the cost of policing illegal activity by going after the landlords. Read More 17
July 9, 2018 Authorities Arrest Two Men Suspected of Multiple Sexual Assaults in San Jose, Milpitas By Silicon Valley Newsroom Police have arrested two accused sexual assailants who attacked several victims in San Jose and Milpitas in the span of a few days this past week. Read More 4
July 5, 2018 South Bay Police Struggle to Enforce Laws Against Stoned Driving in Wake of Legalization By Grace Hase Families who lost loved ones to drugged driving worry that the state’s inability to consistently enforce DUI laws will put other lives at risk. Read More 10
June 28, 2018 Report: Suspect in 1974 Killing of Arlis Perry Fatally Shot Himself By Silicon Valley Newsroom A man believed to have killed Arlis Perry in 1974 reportedly shot himself to death this morning as police closed in on his apartment. Read More 3
June 11, 2018 San Jose City Council Weighs Mayor’s 2018-19 Spending Plan By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s revised 2018-19 spending plan includes investments in police, blight cleanup and affordable housing. Read More 4
May 29, 2018 Pair of Bills Aimed at Clearing California’s Rape Kit Backlog Come to a Vote This Week By Silicon Valley Newsroom Two bills aimed at clearing the backlog of untested rape kits in California come to a vote this week on their respective chamber floors. Read More 1
