News September 18, 2020 Mayor, Concerned Citizens Push Back on Loaded Language Woven into San Jose PD Protest Report By Grace Hase Internal correspondence among the department's top brass consistently refer to the George Floyd demonstrators as "rioters." Read More 10
News September 16, 2020 ACLU Sues Over Restricted Access to Foothills Park By Grace Hase Since 1969, it’s been a crime punishable for up to six months in jail of a fine of up to $1,000 for non-residents to set foot in the park. Read More 9
News September 15, 2020 FPPC Opens Investigation into Kansen Chu’s Campaign By Grace Hase The complaint accuses the lawmaker of using his former state assembly campaign account to fund his bid for county supervisor. Read More 5
News September 14, 2020 SJPD Report Details its Handling of the George Floyd Protests By Grace Hase The nearly 250-page report details everything from use of force to an hourly play-by-play of what happened during the protests. Read More 4
News September 14, 2020 San Jose City Council Considers Whether to Endorse Prop. 17 By Grace Hase The initiative coming up on the Nov. 3 ballot would amend the state Constitution to allow felons on parole to regain their right to vote. Read More 9
News September 8, 2020 South Bay Personal-Care Services, Museums, Gyms Can Reopen at Limited Capacity By Grace Hase If Santa Clara County maintains progress in slowing Covid-19 for the next two weeks, schools may be able to reopen as well, officials said. Read More 1
News September 4, 2020 Parents, Teachers Sue San Jose Over Charcot Avenue Overpass By Grace Hase Plaintiffs say an environmental review of the project fell short of state standards by underestimating the traffic, pollution and noise impacts. Read More 3
News September 3, 2020 San Jose’s New ‘Better Bike Plan’ Focuses on Safety, Equity By Grace Hase The new plan, which comes up for council review on Sept. 29, aims to build and upgrade more than 500 miles of bike lanes and trails. Read More 9
News August 31, 2020 Racial Equity Task Force Gives SJ Council Covid-19 Policy Advice By Grace Hase Low-income people of color continue to be hit hardest by Covid-19, but a city task force has recommendations to help reverse the trend. Read More 5
News August 24, 2020 SJ Mayor Tells Police to Hasten Release of Protest Footage By Grace Hase Even if Mayor Sam Liccardo gets his way, the videos would only see the light of day by fall—up to five months after the demonstrations. Read More 5
News August 21, 2020 VTA May Double GM’s Contract Signing Authority to $1 Million By Grace Hase If approved by the board this fall, the policy would give General Manager Nuria Fernandez twice the spending power she has now. Read More 3
News August 18, 2020 SJPD Reports Drop in Domestic Violence Calls; Nonprofit Advocates See Upward Trend By Grace Hase While law enforcement may be getting fewer calls about family violence, community organizations have been inundated with pleas for help. Read More 3
News August 17, 2020 San Jose Mayor Accuses PG&E of Deflecting Blame for Outages By Grace Hase PG&E said blackouts would last just a few hours, but many San Jose residents said they were left without power for much longer than that. Read More 11
News August 17, 2020 Four Candidates, Two San Jose Council Seats: $200,000 Combined Fundraising Haul By Grace Hase D6 Councilwoman Dev Davis raised the most, with $81,341. Her opponent, Jake Tonkel, meanwhile, had the most individual donors. Read More 4
News August 13, 2020 Santa Clara County to Install 200 Touch-Free Crosswalk Devices By Grace Hase County officials say they plan to concentrate the touchless sensors around 25 pedestrian-heavy expressway intersections. Read More 1
News August 13, 2020 Q&A: Chief Eddie Garcia Reflects on Nearly Three Decades of Service with San Jose PD By Grace Hase We caught up with San Jose police Chief Eddie Garcia to talk about his storied tenure in law enforcement and what the future holds for SJPD. Read More 7