News August 18, 2020 WATCH: City Hall Camera Offers Fresh Look at San Jose Protests By Silicon Valley Newsroom While SJPD withholds footage from body cameras and helicopters, San Jose has been releasing security footage caught from outside City Hall. Read More 18
News August 16, 2020 Lightning Sparks Fires as Winds Fell Power Lines Throughout the Region in Rare Summer Storm By Silicon Valley Newsroom Forecasters warned of dry lightning, but the storms that materialized before dawn today were stronger and wetter than anticipated. Read More 2
News August 15, 2020 It’s Official: Here’s Who Qualified for South Bay’s Fall Ballot By Silicon Valley Newsroom Voters have a lot of important decisions to make this election cycle, which features a host of consequential local, state and national races. Read More 3
News August 13, 2020 Advisory Issued for Excessive Heat Wave in Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom Authorities are warning residents of scorching temperatures approaching in Santa Clara County, continuing well into next week. Read More 0
News August 12, 2020 New County Enforcement Team Ready to Charge $500 for Violations of Covid-19 Orders By Silicon Valley Newsroom The new ordinance “is critical to deal with the significant volume of complaints,” County Counsel James Williams told the Board of Supervisors. Read More 11
News August 11, 2020 New MyCitation App Lets You Pay, Reduce Traffic Fines Online By Silicon Valley Newsroom MyCitations allows users to look up citations online and request fee reductions or more time to pay fines based on financial need. Read More 1
News August 10, 2020 Applicants Sought for 2021 Santa Clara Co. Civil Grand Jury By Silicon Valley Newsroom Grand jury service gives citizens a chance to improve the integrity of local government and hold elected leaders accountable to the public. Read More 1
News August 5, 2020 Rape Kit Test in Albuquerque Leads to Guilty Plea in 2004 Mountain View Assault Case By Silicon Valley Newsroom Van Overton Jr. pleaded guilty on Tuesday to attacking a woman who was asleep in a Mountain View motel room 16 years ago. Read More 3
News August 5, 2020 Standoff at San Jose Main Jail Ends with Suspect in Custody By Silicon Valley Newsroom Authorities say Joseph Castro was being brought into jail when—despite being handcuffed—he managed to grab a firearm and shoot at officers. Read More 1
News August 4, 2020 Split Santa Clara County Supervisor Vote Kills Sales Tax Plan for COVID-19 Deficits By Silicon Valley Newsroom The verdict’s in. There will be no proposal for a 0.625-cent increase in the Santa Clara County sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot after all. Read More 6
News August 4, 2020 Urban Confluence Judges Meet to Pick Finalists for San Jose Tower By Silicon Valley Newsroom The contest drew more than 900 submissions, which will be reviewed today to select three finalists in the international competition. Read More 2
News August 4, 2020 SJPD Officer Accused of Fraud, Wage Theft, Tax Evasion By Silicon Valley Newsroom Robert Foster allegedly used his private security firm to commit fraud, evade taxes, steal wages and launder about $18 million. Read More 3
News July 28, 2020 City of Santa Clara Turns Up Heat on San Francisco 49ers By Silicon Valley Newsroom The war of words between the city of Santa Clara and the San Francisco 49ers flared up again this week, with millions of dollars on the line. Read More 3
News July 23, 2020 BREAKING: Criminal Grand Jury Convenes in Sheriff’s CCW Case By Silicon Valley Newsroom The DA would have begun the grand jury proceedings sooner had the pandemic not forced a months-long shutdown of the courts. Read More 12
News July 22, 2020 Santa Clara’s Santana Is Actually State’s Highest-paid City Manager for Second Year in a Row By Silicon Valley Newsroom Note: This new assessment prompted San Jose Inside to take a fresh look at two years of compensation for employees in California cities. Read More 11
News July 22, 2020 WATCH: Day One of San Jose’s George Floyd Protests By Silicon Valley Newsroom This security camera footage reveals what transpired in the first afternoon of George Floyd protests in downtown San Jose. Read More 2