News October 7, 2019 Santa Clara County Considers Long-Term Deal with Fairgrounds Management Organization By Nicholas Chan The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will vote on a 20-year master agreement with the Fairgrounds Management Corporation. Read More 5
News October 4, 2019 Urban Catalyst Unveils New Mural on Fountain Alley Building By Nicholas Chan For the people who commissioned the mural, it’s an ode to San Jose’s potential. For the artist, it’s a convergence of her own past and present. Read More 5
News October 3, 2019 Clinics Close, Patients Forced to Reschedule Appointments on Second Day of County Strike By Nicholas Chan SEIU Local 521 canceled negotiations with the county Thursday while as many as 1,200 workers took part in the protest for higher pay. Read More 7
News October 2, 2019 Hundreds of SEIU-Repped Santa Clara Co. Workers Go On Strike By Nicholas Chan The county has been negotiating with SEIU for the past five months, although the union’s contract expired in mid-June. Read More 9
News September 27, 2019 Urban Catalyst Proposes Biggest Rooftop Bar in Silicon Valley By Nicholas Chan Details about the project surfaced earlier this week when the developer submitted a permit application to the San Jose Planning Department. Read More 1
News September 25, 2019 Amid Fears Over Reported ICE Raid, San Jose Leaders Remind Public of City’s Sanctuary Policy By Nicholas Chan But reports surfacing online included enough detail to inspire real fear in the largely Latino and Vietnamese East Side. Read More 14
News September 24, 2019 New Santa Clara County Office Goes After Wage Theft Violators By Nicholas Chan Four years after the county authorized its creation, the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement has finally opened its doors to the public. Read More 8
News September 23, 2019 Santa Clara County May Kick in $1.7M for Rape Crisis Centers to Address Funding Shortfall By Nicholas Chan The Board of Supes on Tuesday will vote on allocating the money to a pair of nonprofits that offer services for victims of sexual violence. Read More 16
News September 19, 2019 Three-Year Moratorium on Facial-Recognition in Cop Cams Awaits Gov. Newsom’s Signature By Nicholas Chan Proponents of the ban say it will prevent a tool meant to hold police accountable from turning into a means of spying on the public. Read More 2
News September 16, 2019 New State Law Rewrites the Rules for Police Use of Force—But Not Much Changes for SJPD By Nicholas Chan While AB 392 raises the standard for when police can use deadly force, SB 230 will overhaul training manuals to reflect the new threshold. Read More 2
News September 13, 2019 Santa Clara County Opposes Trump Administration’s Plan to Tighten Food Stamp Eligibility By Nicholas Chan As the Trump administration tries to change the way states determine food stamp eligibility, Silicon Valley leaders are fighting back. Read More 10
News September 11, 2019 Lynbrook High School Faces Backlash for Hiring Ex-Judge Aaron Persky as Tennis Coach By Nicholas Chan Fremont Union High School District officials who hired the recalled jurist say the outrage over his new gig took them off guard. Read More 46
News September 10, 2019 Dems Censure One of Their Own for Flouting Rules of Decorum By Nicholas Chan While Shay Franco-Clausen won’t be ousted from her non-voting position on the e-board, she has been formally rebuked by her peers. Read More 27
News September 9, 2019 Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Joe Simitian Wants More Focus on Election Security Ahead of 2020 By Nicholas Chan The North County rep wants to hear regular updates about election security, starting at the Oct. 22 Board of Supervisors meeting. Read More 5
News September 8, 2019 SJ Poised to Renew Contracts with Homeless Service Providers By Nicholas Chan Up for consideration are grants that would fund PATH, the Bill Wilson Center and a mobile hygiene program called Dignity on Wheels. Read More 2
News September 7, 2019 Q&A: MDisrupt Founders on the State of the Health-Tech Industry, Avoiding Another Theranos By Nicholas Chan We caught up with the founders of MDisrupt to hear their insights about health-tech industry and their hopes for their latest venture. Read More 0