December 12, 2017 South Bay Leaders Mourn Death of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee By Jennifer Wadsworth Bay Area political leaders are mourning the loss of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who suffered an apparent heart attack early Tuesday. Read More 36
December 12, 2017 Local Law Enforcement Offers ‘Second Chance’ to Avoid Jail During Holiday Season By Silicon Valley Newsroom South Bay residents with an arrest warrant to their name have a chance to trade it for a citation and a new court date this holiday season. Read More 3
December 7, 2017 Report: Appellate Judge Retires Following Harassment Probe By Jennifer Wadsworth The presiding judge of the Sixth District Court of Appeal in San Jose stepped down this week amid allegations of sexual harassment. Read More 8
December 6, 2017 Rehab Owners Who Lost License Amid Shocking Allegations Deny Charges, Get Back to Business By Jennifer Wadsworth Shocking allegations shut down Life Choices rehab in 2014, but the people in charge dispute the charges and are back in business. Read More 21
November 21, 2017 Federal Judge Blocks President Trump’s Order to Withhold Funding from Sanctuary Cities By Jennifer Wadsworth A judge has blocked President Trump’s decree to withhold funding from jurisdictions that limit cooperation with immigration agents. Read More 47
November 20, 2017 Local Charities Need Volunteers, Donations for Thanksgiving Drive By Jennifer Wadsworth To ensure that everyone can enjoy the holiday, local charities will spend the rest of the week distributing turkeys to needy families. Read More 0
November 15, 2017 City Council Rejects Proposal to Link Rent Control Cap to Inflation By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose city leaders again rejected a proposal to link rent hikes to inflation, which advocates hoped would offer relief to cash-strapped tenants. Read More 13
November 15, 2017 San Jose Approves the Sale of Recreational Cannabis for 2018 By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s 16 licensed pot shops can sell non-medicinal cannabis to anyone over the age of 21 starting Jan. 1. Read More 31
November 14, 2017 Eviction of Elderly Couple Shows How Displacement Imperils Seniors, Disabled Tenants By Jennifer Wadsworth Advocates for the elderly say the housing crisis imperils the health of seniors, who are harder hit than most tenants when faced with eviction. Read More 54
November 9, 2017 When People Go Missing, Legal Limitations Make It Hard for Friends, Family to Find Them By Jennifer Wadsworth When someone voluntarily goes missing, personal rights and legal restrictions make it nearly impossible for their family to find them. Read More 4
November 2, 2017 District Attorney Releases Video of Santa Clara Police Shooting that Left a Mentally Ill Man Dead By Jennifer Wadsworth Authorities concluded that Santa Clara police acted lawfully when they fatally shot an unarmed, mentally ill man. Read More 19
October 31, 2017 Santa Clara County Files Amicus Brief in Major Gay Rights Case By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County joined a federal lawsuit asking the United States Supreme Court to uphold landmark protections for LGBTQ people. Read More 91
October 26, 2017 Santa Clara County Inmates Refuse Food to Protest Sheriff Laurie Smith’s Comments By Jennifer Wadsworth After calling off a planned hunger strike, Santa Clara County inmates began refusing food anyway to protest comments by Sheriff Smith. Read More 12
October 26, 2017 Appeal Filed in San Jose Affordable Housing Lawsuit By Jennifer Wadsworth Two cash-strapped renters are appealing a judge’s dismissal of their claim that a San Jose land-use policy flouts state affordable housing law. Read More 1
October 24, 2017 State Audit: Inadequate Policies, Procedures Led to Mistakes in Santa Clara County Elections By Jennifer Wadsworth Inadequate policies and procedures led to numerous mistakes in Santa Clara County’s election office, according to a newly released state audit. Read More 0
October 19, 2017 Santa Clara County Jail Inmates to Go On Hunger Strike to Protest Isolation, ‘Inhumane’ Conditions By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County inmates are set to refuse food to protest what they call the arbitrary use of solitary confinement and other jail conditions. Read More 7