April 23, 2019 Pending State Bill Would Preempt Local Cannabis Bans By Silicon Valley Newsroom If Assembly Bill 1356 passes, it would force cities to allow one cannabis retail permit for every four liquor licenses. Read More 18
April 20, 2019 All Santa Clara County Voters to Receive Mail-In Ballots in 2020 By Silicon Valley Newsroom The county approved sweeping changes in its election infrastructure, including replacing traditional polling places with new voting centers. Read More 13
April 17, 2019 Unions Woo Silicon Valley’s Weed Workers as Pot Industry Grows By Jonah Raskin Can unions organize cannabis industry workers, some stoned, some sober, others undocumented and still others with college degrees? Read More 6
April 16, 2019 VTA Unveils Several New Bus Route Recommendations By Jaqueline McCool The Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority staff has made seven recommendations for changes in service to existing local routes. Read More 1
April 12, 2019 Mayor Sam Liccardo to Trump: San Jose Welcomes Migrants By Jennifer Wadsworth The mayor’s remarks came a day after labor leaders condemned him for wanting to weaken Santa Clara County’s sanctuary policy. Read More 31
April 12, 2019 Morgan Hill Denies Request for 2018 Police Shooting Records By Michael Moore City officials and free press advocates are at odds over whether police video and other records related to a 2018 shooting should be made public. Read More 3
April 10, 2019 Susan Ellenberg Casts Sole Vote Against Weakening Santa Clara County’s Sanctuary Policy By Jennifer Wadsworth The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors moved 4-1 Tuesday to figure out how to water down its landmark ordinance. Read More 26
April 8, 2019 Google Unloads San Jose House Amid Plans for Transit Village By Rachel Sandler As Google moves fast to buy property in and around downtown, the tech giant made an unusual move last month: it sold land. Read More 5
April 5, 2019 Op-Ed: VTA Should Use Measure B Funds to Save Critical Bus Service By Judy Purrington, Andrew Boone, Monica Mallon The VTA can and should re-allocate funds from its Measure B highway programs to protect highly used bus lines in Santa Clara County. Read More 11
April 3, 2019 San Jose Homicide Renews Debate Over Sanctuary Laws By Jennifer Wadsworth County officials are poised to roll back a landmark local policy amid public outcry over the murder of Bambi Larson. Read More 40
March 29, 2019 Family of Steven Juarez Sues Gilroy PD for Wrongful Death By Michael Moore The lawsuit accuses the officers, as well as the city of Gilroy, of several violations of Steven Juarez’s constitutional rights Read More 22
March 27, 2019 Accused Sexual Harasser Touts Polygraph as Proof of Innocence By The Fly All we can infer is that former Santa Clara Councilman Dominic Caserta answered a bunch of questions while maintaining a steady pulse. Read More 22
March 26, 2019 Health Officials Warn of Measles Exposure in Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom A tourist with measles visited restaurants, stores and destination in several South Bay cities, prompting officials to issue a public warning. Read More 1
March 25, 2019 Survey: 44 Percent of Residents Consider Leaving Silicon Valley By Silicon Valley Newsroom More and more South Bay residents dreaming of cheaper pastures, according to a new poll by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. Read More 12
March 21, 2019 South County Family’s Name Tied to Nursing Unions’ Labor Dispute By Silicon Valley Newsroom Two unions repping nurses in the expanded county-run hospital system are at odds over differing interpretations of a labor-relations law. Read More 2
March 20, 2019 Traffic Court’s Ticketing Glitch is Latest in Long Line of Missteps Linked to Tyler Technologies By Jennifer Wadsworth Sources say court officials downplayed the scope of a software bug that charged too much or too little for some traffic violations. Read More 8