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
November 6, 2018 Santa Clara County Voter Registration Hits All-Time High By Jennifer Wadsworth A record-breaking 887,000 Santa Clara County residents have registered to vote in this year’s midterm election. Read More 1
November 5, 2018 Election 2018: Today Is Last Day for Early Voting in Midterms By Silicon Valley Newsroom Full-service satellite locations are open Monday, but closed on Election Day while 50 drop-off sites are available. Read More 2
November 1, 2018 Google Acquires Pair of Office Buildings in North San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom Google has been expanding its reach in San Jose beyond the scope of its planned headquarters in downtown. Read More 0
November 1, 2018 San Jose Inside/Metro Win Top Honors From Society of Professional Journalists By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Inside won two awards in the regional Society of Professional Journalists 2018 Excellence in Journalism contest. Read More 2
October 31, 2018 Injectable Antipsychotic Meds May Save Taxpayer Money, Stabilize Mentally Ill Patients By Sarah Kwon Enhancing access to injectable antipsychotics may benefit taxpayers and others who pay for health care of patients with mental illness. Read More 3
October 29, 2018 Op-Ed: Well-Being of Veterans Should Be in Everyone’s Sight By Michael Furlong Veteran’s Day gives us the opportunity to reflect on how we can help former military members right here in our own backyard. Read More 1