March 10, 2020 Op-Ed: How Santa Clara’s City Leaders Fight to Uphold a Discriminatory Voting System By J. Byron Fleck Measure C may have ended in defeat, but the voting rights issue will continue to cost residents dearly unless the city changes course. Read More 12
March 6, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Recommends Event Cancelations, Reduced Travel as Coronavirus Spreads By Jennifer Wadsworth County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody has issued revised guidelines for the public on how to slow the COVID-19 outbreak. Read More 6
February 28, 2020 New Report ID’s Riskiest Cycling Spots in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth Though San Jose is the deadliest city in Santa Clara County for bicyclists, the most dangerous intersection lies in Palo Alto. Read More 4
February 27, 2020 South Bay Letter Carriers Say Mail Problems Linked to USPS Cost-Cutting Experiment By Jennifer Wadsworth Despite all the problems reported, the U.S. Postal Service continues to expand the pilot and hopes to roll it out to 230 sites. Read More 18
February 26, 2020 Santa Clara Dark Money Meeting Puts Measure C in the Spotlight By Grace Hase The ballot initiative took center stage at a town hall on what city officials describe as “dark money” pouring into local elections. Read More 7
February 20, 2020 FPPC Complaint Accuses Santa Clara Officials of Using Public Money for Political Purposes By Silicon Valley Newsroom Former Mayor Pat Mahan is asking a state watchdog agency to investigate whether the city put taxpayer money to political use. Read More 45
February 20, 2020 Secretary of State Alex Padilla Slams Santa Clara’s Measure C By Jennifer Wadsworth The state’s top elections official showed up in Mission City today to denounce an effort to shrink the number of council districts. Read More 3
February 19, 2020 Santa Clara Officials Enjoy Chauffeurs, Five-Star Hotels on Taxpayer-Funded Trip to Paris By The Fly The city’s mouthpiece defended the cost of the trip as “reasonable” and the purpose as an overall benefit to taxpayers. Read More 39
February 5, 2020 Civil Rights Activists Ask SF 49ers for Help Defeating Santa Clara’s Controversial Measure C By The Fly As the 49ers geared up to face the Chiefs, a group of activists implored the team for help with a very different kind of match-up. Read More 4
January 22, 2020 Catalyze SV Fights NIMBY Backlash by Forging Alliances Between Residents, Developers By Grace Hase The non-profit aims to “improve, then approve” projects as part of a broader push for the region to build its way out of the housing crisis. Read More 11
December 4, 2019 How a Pharmaceutical Company Developed a Breakthrough Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis By Julia Kane Thanks to a new drug, 90 percent of cystic fibrosis patients have a treatment that targets the root cause of the disease. Read More 1
December 3, 2019 Nomination Deadline Approaches for March 2020 Primary By Silicon Valley Newsroom Anyone hoping to run for office in the March 2020 primary election has until 5pm Friday to make up their mind about jumping into the fray. Read More 2
November 11, 2019 VTA Inks Landmark Deal with BART Over South Bay Extension By Nicholas Chan The new Operations and Maintenance Agreement between Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and BART been years in the making. Read More 6
November 8, 2019 Santa Clara PD Asks for Public’s Help to Solve Cold Cases By Nicholas Chan If your tip to Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers leads to an arrest in one of the cases, Santa Clara police say you could earn a cash reward. Read More 1
October 23, 2019 Petition Demands Height Cap on Proposed Santa Clara High-Rise By Nicholas Chan A public hearing on the proposed skyscraper development takes place at 6pm tonight at Santa Clara City Hall, 1500 Warburton Ave. Read More 21
October 23, 2019 Assemblyman Kansen Chu Donates to Jim Canova’s Bid to Succeed Him in AD 25 By The Fly Kansen Chu says he’ll refrain from endorsing anyone in the race to replace him. But he came close by donating to the longtime SCUSD trustee. Read More 2