News November 19, 2019 San Jose Votes to Move Forward With Property Transfer Tax Measure for Affordable Housing By Grace Hase With an 8-0-2 approval from the City Council on Tuesday, officials now plan on drafting a proposed ballot question. Read More 26
News November 19, 2019 Jenny Higgins Bradanini Wins Silicon Valley Democratic Club Endorsement in SJ’s D10 Race By Grace Hase The Bay Area Women’s March president snagged the coveted endorsement by a 46-17 margin over ex-Brigade CEO Matt Mahan. Read More 4
News November 14, 2019 Quest to Make San Jose Streets Safer Crashes into Worsening Pedestrian, Cyclist Injury Stats By Jennifer Wadsworth and Grace Hase Vision Zero was supposed to make the Capital of Silicon Valley safer for pedestrians and cyclists, but things have only gotten more dangerous. Read More 29
News November 6, 2019 Union Attack Ad Accuses San Jose Councilman of Rewarding ‘Slavery Towers’ Developers By Grace Hase It’s a slick ad apparently produced to undermine Lan Diep’s re-election bid. According to its critics however, the piece is full of falsehoods. Read More 14
News November 4, 2019 San Jose City Council Mulls Changes to Ellis Act Ordinance By Grace Hase The San Jose City Council meets at 11am Tuesday inside the council chambers at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. in San Jose. Read More 3
News November 1, 2019 San Jose Council Candidates Square Off Over Fair Elections, Transportation at SVLG Forum By Grace Hase Eight candidates across three San Jose City Council debated Friday morning at a Silicon Valley Leadership Group forum. Read More 11
News October 29, 2019 San Jose to Keep Overnight Warming Shelters Open Every Night During Winter Months By Grace Hase HomeFirst, a non-profit that provides homelessness services in Santa Clara County, will continue to run the nightly shelters. Read More 2
News October 29, 2019 Google Invests $5.3 Million in San Jose Project for Disabled Tenants By Grace Hase News of Google’s latest housing investment comes just two weeks after it submitted plans for its upcoming San Jose campus. Read More 3
News October 29, 2019 San Jose Mayor Testifies Before Congress About Trump’s Emissions-Standards Rollback By Grace Hase Sam Liccardo will be speaking in front of the House Subcommittee on Environment at 7am today, Pacific Standard Time. Read More 19
News October 28, 2019 Financial Advisor Vinh Do Jumps into Crowded San Jose D10 Race By Grace Hase The race to replace soon-to-term-out Councilman Johnny Khamis for his District 10 seat on the City Council just got a bit more crowded. Read More 11
News October 28, 2019 San Jose May Keep Overnight Warming Centers Open Every Night During Winter Months By Grace Hase The City Council will discuss the proposal when it meets on Tuesday at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. in San Jose. Read More 13
News October 28, 2019 Housing Dominates the Conversation at SV Leadership Group’s Annual Luncheon By Grace Hase Hundreds packed into the Santa Clara Convention Center to hear from politicos and business leaders Friday. Read More 9
News October 27, 2019 PG&E Power Outage Impacts 22,500 Residents in San Jose By Grace Hase At a Sunday morning press conference, Deputy City Manager Kip Harkness said the impact to San Jose is “relatively small.” Read More 5
News October 26, 2019 PG&E Outage Expected to Impact 98,000 San Jose Residents By Grace Hase PG&E’s second planned power outage of the month is expected to start tonight as high winds kick up and create a heightened fire risk. Read More 5
News October 25, 2019 More PG&E Outages Expected to Hit South Bay This Weekend By Grace Hase The public safety power shutoff, which is being enacted by the utility giant to curb fire risk, is expected to last from Saturday to Monday. Read More 5
News October 25, 2019 SJDA Exec Apologizes For Speech That Offended City Leaders By Grace Hase Scott Knies’ words about how some council members invoked the “issue of race” prompted outrage from at least two local electeds. Read More 6