April 29, 2016 CalPERS Denies Kathleen King’s False Pension Claim By Josh Koehn Healthier Kids Foundation CEO Kathleen King makes a living on taxpayer money. In a small measure of sanity, she won’t get a public pension to boot. Read More 26
April 29, 2016 Santa Clara County Considers $750M Affordable Housing Bond By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County will explore the idea of putting a $750 million affordable housing bond on the fall ballot. Read More 19
April 28, 2016 Brothers Held Without Bail in Double-Murder of Parents By Jennifer Wadsworth Two sons of a Bangladesh-born San Jose couple shot to death in their home on Sunday have been booked on murder charges. Read More 13
April 27, 2016 Santa Clara County Jail Inmate Dies While in Custody By Silicon Valley Newsroom A 36-year-old Santa Clara County inmate died at the hospital Monday, authorities confirmed. Read More 4
April 26, 2016 Measure B Returns Yet Again: Labor, Business Unite to Back 1/4-Cent Sales Tax Measure By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo joined labor leaders to tout the measure as a fix for the city’s short-staffed police force. Read More 8
April 13, 2016 Sheriff Smith Dips Out of Jails Hearing before Public Comment By The Fly Sheriff Laurie Smith left in the middle of a hearing on jail reforms Tuesday, but her early exit rubbed some people the wrong way. Read More 16
April 7, 2016 Judge Upholds San Jose’s Bid to Replace Measure B By Silicon Valley Newsroom A judge upheld San Jose’s bid to repeal voter-approved pension reforms that sparked millions of dollars in litigation from the city’s unions. Read More 65
April 5, 2016 Fight Erupts at Santa Clara County’s Main Jail By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County’s Main Jail went on lockdown this morning after a fight broke out in the southern wing, according to the sheriff’s office. Read More 20
April 4, 2016 San Jose Council Weighs How to Regulate Massage Parlors By Jennifer Wadsworth Armed with greater oversight, San Jose is figuring out how to rein in prostitution while protecting the rights of legitimate massage therapists. Read More 12
March 30, 2016 Leadership Group Releases Poll of San Jose Council Candidates By Silicon Valley Newsroom A new survey asks San Jose City Council candidates to weigh in on four issues: transportation, housing, education and the environment. Read More 5
March 29, 2016 Jails Panel Slams Sheriff Smith, Calls for New Leadership By Jennifer Wadsworth A reform commission created after the fatal beating of a mentally ill inmate wants to wrest control of the jails from Sheriff Laurie Smith. Read More 12
March 23, 2016 Revived South County Mosque Project Stokes Islamophobia By Jennifer Wadsworth Plans to build an Islamic center in rural San Martin have—once again—stirred up anti-Muslim sentiment. Read More 39
March 17, 2016 Sheriff Smith Releases Plan to Reform Santa Clara County Jails By Jennifer Wadsworth Sheriff Laurie Smith released a reform plan to curb violence and improve conditions in Santa Clara County's beleaguered jails. Read More 14
March 15, 2016 San Jose Commission Opposes Crime-Free Multi-Housing Idea By Randle Aubrey A proposal to allow San Jose’s landlords to evict renters based on an arrest got little support at a recent housing commission meeting. Read More 22
March 14, 2016 San Jose to Convert Vacant Plaza Hotel into Homeless Shelter By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose is poised to spend the next six months converting the shuttered Plaza Hotel into a temporary shelter for homeless people. Read More 44
March 9, 2016 Recent Cases Highlight Silicon Valley’s Wage Theft ‘Epidemic’ By Jennifer Wadsworth A series of egregious wage theft cases show how Silicon Valley’s disruptive industries can open the door for employee abuse. Read More 3