News June 21, 2019 Monday Night Live! Returns for 26th Annual Fundraising Show By Silicon Valley Newsroom This year’s cast includes Randall King as artistic director, Cathleen King as executive director and Michael Van Every as host. Read More 5
News June 20, 2019 San Jose Artists to Tourism Agency: Outsourced Anthem Doesn’t Capture City’s Spirit By Silicon Valley Newsroom In an open letter to Team San Jose CEO Karolyn Kirchgesler, the Multicultural Arts Leadership Institute urged the tourism bureau to do better. Read More 19
News June 18, 2019 Santa Clara County’s $8B Budget Funds Growing Workforce, New Hospitals, Major Projects By Silicon Valley Newsroom The $8.1 billion 2019-20 spending plan is nearly 16 percent bigger than last year’s, largely because the county acquired three new hospitals. Read More 8
News June 7, 2019 San Mateo Cop Accused of Trying to Seduce a Teen Girl Online By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Mateo police Officer Robert Davies, 40, was booked in jail Thursday on charges of contacting a minor to commit a felony. Read More 20
News June 5, 2019 Santa Clara County Inmate Dies in Custody at Valley Medical Center By Silicon Valley Newsroom Sheriff’s officials will investigate the death with the DA and Medical Examiner-Coroner, which reported no signs of foul play. Read More 3
News May 28, 2019 SJSU Eyes Old Alfred E. Alquist Building Site for Student Housing By Silicon Valley Newsroom State Sen. Jim Beall and Assemblyman Ash Kalra have asked the state to make the property available for a university housing highrise. Read More 7
News May 24, 2019 Santa Clara Unified Names Dr. Stella Kemp as Superintendent By Silicon Valley Newsroom The SCUSD board has unanimously chosen a successor to Stanley Rose as he brings his near-half-century career in education to a close. Read More 9
News May 21, 2019 Trump Wants to Open Santa Clara Valley Land for Oil Wells By Silicon Valley Newsroom The feds plan to open about 800,000 acres of public lands and underground federal mineral rights across across California to new oil drilling. Read More 19
News May 16, 2019 Downtown San Jose’s Safeway Slated to Go Dark by Mid-June By Silicon Valley Newsroom Once the grocery chain lost its free parking hook-up below “The 88,” everyone knew its days were numbered. Read More 10
News May 6, 2019 Metro Newspapers Win 20 Statewide CNPA Awards By Silicon Valley Newsroom For the third straight year Metro Silicon Valley won top honors for investigative reporting and its arts and entertainment coverage. Read More 12
News April 23, 2019 Pending State Bill Would Preempt Local Cannabis Bans By Silicon Valley Newsroom If Assembly Bill 1356 passes, it would force cities to allow one cannabis retail permit for every four liquor licenses. Read More 18
News April 20, 2019 All Santa Clara County Voters to Receive Mail-In Ballots in 2020 By Silicon Valley Newsroom The county approved sweeping changes in its election infrastructure, including replacing traditional polling places with new voting centers. Read More 13
News March 26, 2019 Health Officials Warn of Measles Exposure in Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom A tourist with measles visited restaurants, stores and destination in several South Bay cities, prompting officials to issue a public warning. Read More 1
News March 25, 2019 Survey: 44 Percent of Residents Consider Leaving Silicon Valley By Silicon Valley Newsroom More and more South Bay residents dreaming of cheaper pastures, according to a new poll by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. Read More 12
News March 21, 2019 South County Family’s Name Tied to Nursing Unions’ Labor Dispute By Silicon Valley Newsroom Two unions repping nurses in the expanded county-run hospital system are at odds over differing interpretations of a labor-relations law. Read More 2
News March 19, 2019 Ex-Peru President Wanted by Interpol Arrested in Menlo Park By Silicon Valley Newsroom Alejandro Manrique, who now lives in Los Altos, was booked on suspicion of public drunkenness and released the next morning. Read More 5