December 19, 2018 Milpitas Mayor Eyes 2020 Run for Santa Clara County Supervisor By The Fly On the eve of his swearing-in to a second two-year term as Milpitas mayor, Rich Tran is now expanding the scope of his political ambition. Read More 3
December 18, 2018 Op-Ed: Everyone Deserves Nutritious Food, But Too Many in Silicon Valley Can’t Afford It By Leslie Bacho Food access is a critical issue in our community, one of the most expensive places to live in the country—during the holidays and all year long. Read More 1
December 18, 2018 South Bay Officials Condemn White House Plan to Deport Vietnamese Immigrants By Jennifer Wadsworth President Trump’s push to remove potentially thousands of Vietnamese nationals from the U.S. has shaken many local families. Read More 27
December 16, 2018 LAFCO Denies Annexation for South County Catholic School By Jaqueline McCool Morgan Hill officials say the city has no new plans in place following the latest annexation denial, which suspends the project indefinitely. Read More 1
December 13, 2018 Former SCC Supervisor Susie Wilson, a Trailblazer in Silicon Valley Politics, Dies at 90 By Jennifer Wadsworth Susanne Boothe Wilson, who dedicated her life to public service, died in her San Jose home after a months-long battle with cancer. Read More 1
December 13, 2018 Anderson Dam Seismic Safety Upgrade Postponed to 2022 By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Anderson Dam earthquake-proofing project will take at least two years longer and cost much more than initially planned. Read More 2
December 11, 2018 Recalled Judge Aaron Persky Asks for Help to Pay Off $135K in Campaign-Related Legal Costs By Jennifer Wadsworth The former jurist is asking for help paying down a small fortune in court-ordered debt incurred from challenging the recall campaign. Read More 33
December 11, 2018 Santa Clara County to Buy St. Louise, O’Connor Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County emerged as the sole bidder for O’Connor and Saint Louise hospitals, clearing the way for it to buy the two hospitals. Read More 23
December 10, 2018 San Jose Considers New Safety Regulations for E-Scooters By San Jose Inside Mayor Sam Liccardo has proposed new regulations to rein in how electronic scooter companies operate in the city. Read More 9
December 5, 2018 Op-Ed: Google Bought Land in Downtown San Jose—Now What? By Tom Skinner San Jose has arrived at a fork in the road: we can either tax tech to build homes and transit, or we can recommit to a broken status quo. Read More 36
November 28, 2018 Land Trust Buys 159 Acres of Open Space by South San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Peninsula Open Space Trust and the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority announced the purchase of a 159-acre property. Read More 12
November 28, 2018 Santa Clara County Officials Spar Over Who Should Influence Billions of Dollars in Tax Appeals By Jennifer Wadsworth What would’ve been a routine nomination erupted into a political brawl between county Assessor Larry Stone and Supervisor Dave Cortese. Read More 14
November 20, 2018 Santa Clara County OK’s Plan to Rid Homes of Unwanted Guns By Silicon Valley Newsroom Anyone can anonymously turn in unwanted firearms to the Sheriff’s Office under a new county program. Read More 6
November 14, 2018 Pot Shots: Voters Pass Cannabis Tax Measures in Mountain View, Santa Clara, Morgan Hill By Julia Baum Bay Area voters last week ushered in more than a dozen local weed ordinances, all but one concerning taxes. Read More 0
November 12, 2018 Silicon Valley’s ‘All the Way Home’ Campaign Has Housed 1,200-Plus Homeless Veterans By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County’s multi-agency All the Way Home campaign has housed 1,237 homeless veterans since 2015, according to a new report. Read More 5
November 8, 2018 SJ Voters Pass Record-Breaking $650 Million Bond Measure By The Fly San Jose city officials placed four measures on the Nov. 6 ballot and, according to the latest results, lost only one of them. Read More 5