News March 22, 2018 San Jose Students Ready to March Against Gun Violence By Stephen Perez Silicon Valley students will descend on downtown San Jose this weekend as part of a worldwide day of protest against gun violence. Read More 15
News March 21, 2018 South Bay Schools Continue to Prepare for the Worst in Wake of Devastating Parkland Shooting By Stephen Perez High-profile school shootings have prompted local parents and educators to take another look at their school safety plans. Read More 3
News March 13, 2018 South Bay Lawmaker Wants to Outlaw Gay Conversion ‘Therapy’ By Stephen Perez Assemblyman Evan Low authored a bill that would brand so-called gay conversion therapy as fraud under consumer protection laws. Read More 7
News March 6, 2018 ‘Civility Roundtable’ Forum to Explore Limits of Free Speech By Stephen Perez The city of Mountain View will host a forum on Wednesday to discuss the limits on our right to free expression. Read More 4
News February 23, 2018 Santa Clara County Activists Celebrate Bail Reform Ruling By Stephen Perez Activists in Santa Clara County and throughout the state held rallies this week to call for an end to the money bail system. Read More 5
News February 16, 2018 San Jose Hit with String of Mailbox, Mail Truck Break-Ins By Stephen Perez The U.S. Postal Inspection Service says there has been an increase of cluster box and postal truck break-ins over the last several weeks. Read More 1
News February 14, 2018 Dozens of South Bay Couples Say ‘I Do’ on Valentine’s Day By Stephen Perez Santa Clara County’s Clerk-Recorder Office typically performs about 20 marriages a day, but that easily doubled on Valentine’s Day. Read More 0
News February 12, 2018 Protesters Disrupt San Jose Mayor’s State of City Speech By Stephen Perez Sam Liccardo touted the city’s collaborative ethos and acknowledged its struggle to address housing affordability in his annual address. Read More 5
News February 7, 2018 Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian Urges Colleagues to Oppose Trump Administration By Stephen Perez County Supervisor Joe Simitian turned the State of the County address into a rallying cry against President Trump’s harmful agenda. Read More 10
News February 2, 2018 Mercury News Hit by Another Round of Layoffs, Buyouts By Stephen Perez It was another hard week for local journalists, as several Bay Area News Group employees accepted buyouts in exchange for leaving their jobs. Read More 21
News January 26, 2018 Campaign to Recall Judge Aaron Persky Heads to June Ballot By Stephen Perez Proponents of the recall submitted nearly 95,000 signatures—well above the 58,634 valid names needed to land on the ballot. Read More 25