Culture September 11, 2020 Poet Laureate Navigates a Pandemic, Social Upheaval to Share Her Love of Words By Kyle Martin Janice Lobo Sapigao didn’t expect her year as poet laureate to be sucker-punched by a new virus—but she's not slowing down. Read More 1
News 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
News July 2, 2020 After Years Teaching SJPD to Rein in Bias, Former Trainers Say They’ve Lost Faith in Reform By Kyle Martin Frank Ponciano and Derrick Sanderlin, who spent years teaching police to check subconscious biases, now wonder if SJPD is too broken to fix. Read More 20
News July 1, 2020 Santa Clara County Issues New Back-to-School Guidelines By Kyle Martin There’s no guarantee that they will by next school year, but officials released new guidance in preparation for putting kids back in classrooms. Read More 4
News June 26, 2020 Two San Jose School Districts End Contracts with Local Police By Kyle Martin The decisions free up hundreds of thousands of dollars to help students during a public health crisis that forces them to learn from home. Read More 5
News June 22, 2020 Silicon Valley’s Juneteenth Demonstrations Begin with Demands to Free Jailed Youth By Kyle Martin Protesters met at the Santa Clara County Government Center Friday to call for the release of youth locked up throughout the South Bay. Read More 6
News June 18, 2020 Santa Clara County Celebrates Court Decision Upholding DACA By Kyle Martin Local officials celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court decision to block Trump’s attempt to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act. Read More 7
News June 14, 2020 Hundreds of Protesters Decrying Police Brutality Stage Sit-In at San Jose Mayor’s House By Kyle Martin A group of activists placed 17 crosses, each with the name of someone killed by San Jose cops, on the sidewalk outside Sam Liccardo’s home. Read More 8
News June 1, 2020 Protests Show How Behavior of SJPD Cop Jared Yuen Point to Larger Problems in Policing By Kyle Martin While SJPD’s top cop condemned the behavior of one officer, activists say the problem extends far beyond a few “bad apples.” Read More 22
News May 29, 2020 Car Rally Protesters to Santa Clara Co. Jails: ‘Free Them All’ By Kyle Martin While several inmates have been released from jails and been placed on house arrest since April, protesters said those measures are not enough. Read More 8
News May 26, 2020 D3 Councliman Convenes Task Force to Oversee Downtown San Jose’s Economic Recovery By Kyle Martin The next meeting of the Greater Downtown San Jose Economic Recovery Task Force takes place from 1 to 2:30pm on Wednesday. Read More 13
News May 21, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Ramps Up COVID Testing—With Focus on ESSJ By Kyle Martin Any county resident who wants to get tested for the coronavirus can now sign up online at projectbaseline.com or by calling 2-1-1. Read More 26
News April 15, 2020 Stitchers Donate Talents to Help South Bay Healthcare Workers By Kyle Martin Silicon Valley residents rise to the occasion by crafting protective face masks for the region’s frontline responders. Read More 0
News August 19, 2019 Santa Clara County Seeks Public Land for Measure A Housing By Kyle Martin The county is trying to find what land it already owns on which to build below-market-rate housing for the region’s poorest residents. Read More 5
News August 10, 2019 The Veranda, County’s First Measure A Housing Complex, Celebrates Grand Opening By Kyle Martin Three years after voters approved the $950 million affordable housing bond, the first project funded by the initiative is finally finished. Read More 6