August 1, 2020 Teen Charged as Ringleader in Massive Twitter Hack By Jennifer Wadsworth Accounts that were compromised in the July 15 hack included those of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. Read More 4
August 1, 2020 Build a San Jose Empire in Virtual Reality Game ‘Landlord Go’ By Emanuel Lee The game has already registered 11,000 players who were making deals for virtual ownership of the more than 50,000 properties in San Jose. Read More 5
July 29, 2020 San Jose’s Watergarden Survived Homophobia, Political Shifts, AIDS—But Not Coronavirus By Jennifer Wadsworth What the storied history—and now closure—of the Watergarden bathhouse means for Silicon Valley’s LGBTQ community. Read More 18
July 27, 2020 International Competition Spurs Ideas for San Jose Landmark By Emanuel Lee The San Jose Light Tower Corporation recently closed submissions for its worldwide open ideas competition, Urban Confluence Silicon Valley. Read More 0
July 23, 2020 Google’s Newest Housing Promises Include Modular, Investments and Land By Janice Bitters Google has announced its latest round Bay Area housing funding, aimed at pushing forward about 24,000 new homes over the next decade. Read More 5
July 21, 2020 City of Santa Clara Hotel Tax Revenue Plummets By Silicon Valley Newsroom The city has projected other budget-related issues, but the Transient Occupancy Tax would be the biggest hit. Read More 8
July 21, 2020 Santa Clara Man Charged with Running Investment Scam By Silicon Valley Newsroom Shaukat Shamim was served with a summons in Santa Clara, ordering him to appear in federal court today in San Francisco. Read More 0
July 18, 2020 Guest Voice: Vice Mayor Chappie Jones Talks Race, Hope and How He Found His Way to San Jose By Ken Pyle An interview inspired by Maasai Jones (no relation to Chappie) and a poem he wrote before his passing, “A Diet Racist.” Read More 2
July 9, 2020 Sport Bubble: Pro Teams Hope to Isolate and Compete, But Will Their Quarantine Plans Work? By Emanuel Lee The only guarantee when it comes to the scheduled restart and continuation of pro sports in the U.S. is there is no guarantee. Read More 12
July 7, 2020 VTA Looks to Bounce Back, Resume Fare Collection By Kyle Martin Beginning Aug. 1, fares will resume for all Valley Transportation Authority buses, light rail and other transit services. Read More 2
July 2, 2020 The Other Pandemic: Silicon Valley’s Addiction Curve Isn’t Flattening During COVID-19 By Camryn Sanchez and Emanuel Lee Substance abuse is undeterred by anything, including a pandemic. But COVID-19 has resulted in a lack of in-person services for addicts. Read More 2
June 25, 2020 Cyberstalking Scandal Sends Shockwaves Through eBay’s Community of Buyers, Sellers By Silicon Valley Newsroom In a quadrant of cyberspace where optimism reigns, treasures are found and good deals abound, there are new tremors of anxiety. Read More 4
June 24, 2020 Downtown Highrise Pivots to Section 8, Applies for County Measure A Homeless Funds By Dan Pulcrano Gateway Tower has been controversial because it will demolish two century-old buildings in the low-slung SoFA arts neighborhood. Read More 26
June 23, 2020 San Jose Poised to OK 226-Unit Mixed-Use Meridian Project By Emanuel Lee The 259 Meridian proposal is one of the first developments that would fit into the city’s West San Carlos Urban Village plan. Read More 8
June 18, 2020 San Jose Approves Budget Shaped by COVID-19, Protests By Grace Hase An economy-crippling pandemic and historic civil unrest has made this one of the most consequential budget years for local governments. Read More 0
June 16, 2020 Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Bill Clears State Assembly By Silicon Valley Newsroom AB 3005, dubbed the Expedited Dam Safety for Silicon Valley Act, was authored by Assemblyman Robert Rivas (D-Hollister). Read More 1