June 7, 2019 San Mateo Cop Accused of Trying to Seduce a Teen Girl Online By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Mateo police Officer Robert Davies, 40, was booked in jail Thursday on charges of contacting a minor to commit a felony. Read More 20
June 3, 2019 Bernie Sanders Draws Small, Spirited Crowd in San Jose By Nicholas Chan The Vermont senator broke away from the California Dem confab in S.F. over the weekend to make a campaign stop in the South Bay. Read More 23
May 30, 2019 CEQA Lawsuit Halts Irvine Company’s 1,076-Unit Housing Development in Sunnyvale By Jennifer Wadsworth The complaint is part of a broader trend of CEQA litigation delaying desperately needed housing development throughout the state. Read More 17
May 23, 2019 Bob Wieckowski Officially Announces Bid for Eric Swalwell’s 15th Congressional District Seat By The Fly On Tuesday, the former assemblyman became the highest-profile contender vying to succeed Rep. Eric Swalwell. Read More 6
May 20, 2019 San Jose Considers Whether to Back Public Banking Bill AB 857 By Lloyd Alaban San Jose’s elected leaders are debating whether to endorse a state bill that would give Californians an alternative to mega-banks. Read More 25
May 17, 2019 Despite Taking Thousands of People Off the Streets, San Jose Sees 42% Jump in Homelessness By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s homeless population went from 4,350 in 2017 to 6,172 this year. For Santa Clara County, it grew by 31 percent. Read More 43
May 14, 2019 How Much Do You and Your Neighbors Pay in State Taxes? By Judy Lin, CALmatters If you made $82,643 and paid $5,000 to Sacramento, then for better or worse, you are the average California taxpayer. Read More 0
May 14, 2019 Could Trump’s Tweets Stall High-Speed Rail in California? By Jaqueline McCool Federal officials are reportedly refusing to meet with the California High-Speed Rail Authority after one of Trump’s Twitter tirades. Read More 10
May 2, 2019 Op-Ed: Santa Clara County Should Build Homeless Intake Center, Shelter at Fairgrounds By Pierluigi Oliverio Such an emergency facility would provide basic shelter, showers, food, storage of belongings, and should permit animal companions. Read More 30
May 1, 2019 Funding Uncertainty Threatens Future of Silicon Valley’s Oldest Vocational Training Center By Jennifer Wadsworth Without more funding, officials say the Metropolitan Education District will become insolvent within the next few years. Read More 10
April 30, 2019 Palo Alto Man Arrested on Felony Vandalism Charge for Protesting Lockheed Martin Weapon Sales By Jennifer Wadsworth Bryce Druzin says he felt compelled to express his horror over the world’s worst humanitarian crisis by risking arrest. Read More 16
April 25, 2019 Bitcoin Bandit Sentenced to a Decade Behind Bars in Nation’s First SIM-Swap Conviction By Jennifer Wadsworth Joel Ortiz’s conviction for stealing millions of dollars through a SIM-swapping digital cash heist marked the first of its kind in the U.S. Read More 5
April 23, 2019 Pending State Bill Would Preempt Local Cannabis Bans By Silicon Valley Newsroom If Assembly Bill 1356 passes, it would force cities to allow one cannabis retail permit for every four liquor licenses. Read More 18
April 19, 2019 As Congress Weighs Weed-Friendly Banking, California Eyes Crypto-Payments for Cannabis By Julia Baum A pending state bill would allow the pot industry in California to finally evolve from an all-cash enterprise. Read More 17
April 18, 2019 Google Expands Footprint in North San Jose, Mountain View By Rachel Sandler Google continues its rapid expansion with a pair of real estate deals that will increase its presence in north San Jose and Mountain View. Read More 11
April 17, 2019 Unions Woo Silicon Valley’s Weed Workers as Pot Industry Grows By Jonah Raskin Can unions organize cannabis industry workers, some stoned, some sober, others undocumented and still others with college degrees? Read More 6