August 15, 2018 DA Declines to File Charges Against Disgraced Santa Clara Councilman Dominic Caserta By Jennifer Wadsworth The DA says it won’t file criminal charges against Santa Clara Councilman Dominic Caserta, who resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Read More 28
August 15, 2018 ‘Slavery Towers’ a Flashpoint in Debate Over Labor Standards, Responsible Development By Jennifer Wadsworth The 643-unit Silvery Towers climbing 22 stories into the sky from the heart of San Jose have become a monument to unfettered greed. Read More 16
August 14, 2018 Bitcoin Blackmailers Target Silicon Valley Residents with Secrets to Keep, Money to Burn By Jennifer Wadsworth Some Silicon Valley residents have received a letter threatening to expose some secret unless they’re paid a small fortune in Bitcoin. Read More 2
August 13, 2018 Santa Clara Wins Legal Dispute Over S.F. 49ers’ Stadium Rent By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara prevailed in a legal battle with the San Francisco 49ers over how much the team should pay to rent the city-owned Levi’s Stadium. Read More 4
August 10, 2018 Nomination Period for November Election Comes to a Close By Winona Rajamohan Today is the deadline for candidates hoping to run for more than 100 local offices in the November election. Read More 1
August 9, 2018 Appeals Court Upholds Brock Turner’s Conviction for Sexual Assault, Attempted Rape By Jennifer Wadsworth An appeals court on Wednesday rejected Brock Turner’s bid for a new trial and upheld his conviction for sexual assault and attempted rape. Read More 2
August 8, 2018 Campaign to Recall Aaron Persky Shifts Focus to Political Activism By San Jose Inside Stanford professor Michele Dauber has carried the momentum from a high-profile judicial recall campaign into local activism. Read More 26
August 8, 2018 Is Santa Clara County’s Legal Aid Society Closed for Good? By The Fly The Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County—near-six-decade-old public interest law firm—is apparently verging on collapse. Read More 7
August 7, 2018 Santa Clara County Shines Light on Human Trafficking Through Art Exhibits, Film Screenings By Winona Rajamohan Santa Clara County will host a series of events through the rest of the month to raise awareness about human trafficking. Read More 0
August 4, 2018 Op-Ed: Care Like a Nonprofit, But Think Like an Entrepreneur By Gregory Kepferle and Pamela Roussos The need is too urgent and the payoff seems too great not to try it. After all, if it can’t be done in Silicon Valley, where can it? Read More 2
August 1, 2018 Public Agencies’ Secret Sexual Harassment Settlements Cost South Bay Taxpayers Millions By Jennifer Wadsworth While state agencies have undergone a reckoning over sexual harassment, local governments have largely escaped scrutiny—until now. Read More 23
July 25, 2018 Poll Tests Negatives in Santa Clara County Supervisor Race By The Fly A poll testing negative messaging gives us a hint at the kinds of hits voters will see in campaign mailers later this election season. Read More 5
July 24, 2018 Op-Ed: Building a More Unified Community in Silicon Valley By Peter Allen Money should never stand in the way of doing what’s right when it comes to serving the needs or our students. Read More 7
July 13, 2018 Officials Have Yet to Disclose Identity of San Jose Inmate Who Died in Custody This Past Week By San Jose Inside A 53-year-old Santa Clara County inmate was pronounced dead at 7:33pm on this past Sunday at the Main Jail in San Jose. Read More 2
July 10, 2018 Op-Ed: Silicon Valley Cinema Club to Screen Investigative PBS Documentary ‘Dark Money’ By San Jose Inside Discussion after the July 16 documentary screening is sure to shake the pillars of every parking garage in downtown San Jose. Read More 8
July 10, 2018 Domestic Violence Deaths on the Rise in Santa Clara County By Winona Rajamohan Santa Clara County saw a steep increase in domestic violence-related deaths in 2017, which saw six more fatalities than in 2016. Read More 3