April 18, 2018 While San Francisco Wipes Out Thousands of Pot Convictions, Santa Clara County is Slow to Act By San Jose Inside Some hoped Santa Clara County would take a cue from San Francisco and other cities that erased pot convictions in the wake of Prop. 64. Read More 0
March 9, 2018 Op-Ed: SJSU Students Raise Awareness for Childhood Cancer By Guest Columnist SJSU students passed a resolution declaring March as Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month in the city of San Jose. Read More 0
March 6, 2018 Silicon Valley Schools Report Rash of Violent Threats By Salvatore Maxwell A series of violent threats against South Bay schools this past week prompted heightened police presence and resulted in some arrests. Read More 2
February 12, 2018 Protesters Disrupt San Jose Mayor’s State of City Speech By Stephen Perez Sam Liccardo touted the city’s collaborative ethos and acknowledged its struggle to address housing affordability in his annual address. Read More 5
January 29, 2018 San Jose Considers Removing Columbus Statue from City Hall By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may finally decide to remove a Christopher Columbus statue from City Hall, where it has been the target of repeated vandalism. Read More 12
September 19, 2017 San Jose City Council Promotes David Sykes to City Manager By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose has named a successor for outgoing City Manager Norberto Dueñas: his second-in-command, David Sykes. Read More 12
September 13, 2017 International College Students Return to the Valley with Trump, Immigration Fears Top of Mind By San Jose Inside As the Trump administration calls for the deportation of nearly 800,000 DACA recipients, it’s no surprise that international students are questioning their own future in this country. Read More 27
August 23, 2017 San Jose City Manager Norberto Dueñas Announces Retirement By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose City Manager Norberto Dueñas announced his retirement at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. His last day is set for Oct. 13. Read More 8
July 26, 2017 Public Defenders’ Podcast Prods New Dialogue on Criminal Justice By Tori Truscheit Two county public defenders recently launched the “Aider & Abettor” podcast to help change the criminal justice narrative. Read More 18
June 28, 2017 Hundreds of Rape Kits Remain Untested in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth Justice has been delayed for an untold number of sexual assault victims in Santa Clara County, as hundreds of rape kits remain untested. Read More 8
June 2, 2017 De Anza Students Claim Victory as VTA Limits Eco Pass Price Hike By San Jose Inside De Anza College students claimed victory Thursday night by curbing a proposal to hike the cost of commuting by 440 percent. Read More 9
April 19, 2017 Policy Aides in San Jose Are Held to Higher Ethical Standards than President Donald Trump By Josh Koehn Low-level policy aides in San Jose have greater requirements for economic transparency than the president of the United States. Read More 17
February 3, 2017 How an Anti-Trump Symbol Got Confused for a Swastika By Josh Koehn Neo-Nazi or Bernie Bro? That is the question, and the answer appears to be the latter. But the answer raises a few more questions. Read More 44
January 25, 2017 Jim Brown Gets Applause for Jewish Stereotype at SJSU Event By The Fly In suggesting that African Americans shouldn’t be “pigeon-holed” to stereotypes, football legend Jim Brown trotted out another stereotype. Read More 10
January 25, 2017 San Jose State Creates Institute on Sports, Social Change By San Jose Inside Sports legends convened at an SJSU event to announce a new institute that will focus on the intersection of sports, race and social change. Read More 12
January 4, 2017 Can SoFA District’s Arts Scene Survive Influx of Luxury Condos? By Lauren Hepler Residents of San Jose’s SoFA District will pay top dollar to live in new high-rises, but artists and entrepreneurs worry they’ll be priced out. Read More 23