January 2, 2019 Donated Workspace Helps South Bay Nonprofits Stay Local Despite Skyrocketing Rents By Grace Hase Silicon Valley nonprofits stave off commercial rent hikes thank to an initiative that matches public-benefit groups with donated workspace. Read More 3
November 28, 2018 Google Pays $1 Billion for Mountain View Office Park By Silicon Valley Newsroom Google forked over $1 billion for a business park in Mountain View, making it by far the biggest real estate buy in the Bay Area this year. Read More 3
October 19, 2018 Op-Ed: Sunnyvale City Council’s Inaction Brought Threat of Civil Rights Litigation Upon Itself By David Wessel Sunnyvale should move to district voting to avoid this hugely expensive lawsuit that the city would most likely lose. Read More 5
September 26, 2018 SCCOE Board Candidate Gino Borgioli Touted Fake Endorsement From Sunnyvale’s Mayor By The Fly Santa Clara County school board candidate Gino Borgioli was forced to take down a fake endorsement from his campaign website. Read More 3
August 20, 2018 Op-Ed: Courting Publicly-Traded Companies is Wrong Approach for ‘Capital of Silicon Valley’ By San Jose Inside Publicly-traded companies destined to follow Google to downtown San Jose aren’t exactly the companies fueling the Silicon Valley gold rush. Read More 3
March 19, 2018 Op-Ed: County Should Make Sunnyvale Shelter Year-Round By Guest Columnist If the Sunnyvale shelter closed, it would not only be a disservice to the people who stay there, but to the community at large as well. Read More 6
March 14, 2018 Bitcoin Boosters Find New Disciples at South Bay Meetups By John Flynn The Bitcoin bubble may be bursting, but local cryptocurrency klatches still draw hundreds of curious attendees. Read More 9
September 6, 2017 Deanna Santana: The South Bay’s Most Prolific Public Mercenary By Josh Koehn Deanna Santana, the South Bay’s most prolific public mercenary, is taking her talents to Santa Clara. Read More 41
April 12, 2017 Sunnyvale City Manager, Execs Receive Sweetheart Housing Loans that Are ‘Practically Free’ By Josh Koehn Records show that a handful of Sunnyvale’s city directors have benefited from loans that are nearly impossible to find on the open market. Read More 51
September 9, 2016 Op-Ed: Sunnyvale’s Measure M Protects Public Property By Yes on Measure M Measure M’s sole purpose is to prevent public lands from being converted to private use without the consent of Sunnyvale’s voters. Read More 95
September 2, 2016 Op-Ed: Sunnyvale’s Measure M Will Ruin Progress City Has Made By Jim Griffith Sunnyvale Councilman Jim Griffith breaks down why civic leaders consider Measure M a threat, and why they’ve stepped up to oppose it. Read More 61
September 1, 2016 Mayor Calls San Jose Police Recruiting Trip to Hawaii ‘Not a Good Use’ of Taxpayer Dollars By Josh Koehn SJPD's staffing shortfall has made recruiting even more important. But a recent trip to Hawaii raises questions about how the budget is being spent. Read More 49
January 28, 2016 Sunnyvale Welcomes Mobile Showers for the Homeless By Jennifer Wadsworth Local nonprofit Dignity on Wheels will launch Santa Clara County's first mobile shower and laundry service for the homeless next week. Read More 15
December 7, 2015 San Jose Might Declare ‘Shelter Crisis’ to Protect Homeless By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may open up community centers, libraries and other public buildings as cold weather shelters for thousands of homeless residents. Read More 29
August 26, 2015 Sunnyvale Councilman Sues Neighbor Over Toy Poodle By The Fly Rather than pick his battles, Pat Meyering will fight them all—even if it means taking a woman to court over her toy poodle. Read More 23
October 9, 2014 Local Lawmakers Forced to Take on ‘Predatory Lenders’ By Silicon Valley Newsroom Against the backdrop of an impotent state legislature and a growing awareness of the predatory nature of payday lenders, local governments have had to pick up the slack and adopt laws to stifle the industry. Read More 4