The Fly February 21, 2017 Police Chief to Meet with ICE about Potential Raids in San Jose By The Fly San Jose police Chief Eddie Garcia reached out to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and they plan to meet Wednesday. Read More 29
The Fly February 15, 2017 Candidates Begin Lining Up for County Supervisor Races By The Fly We’re still 16 months from the 2018 primary, but a huge group is already lining up to run for two county supervisor seats. Read More 6
The Fly February 8, 2017 Mudslinging in City of Santa Clara Persists Months after Election By The Fly A Santa Clara political operative and legally banned blogger accused council members of trying to hide payments to a political consultant. Read More 1
The Fly February 1, 2017 Rep. Khanna Rails against Trump, Fellow Democrats in First Month By The Fly A freshman congressman for all of a month, Rep. Ro Khanna has wasted little time in scolding his new colleagues—on both sides of the aisle. Read More 16
The Fly January 25, 2017 Jim Brown Gets Applause for Jewish Stereotype at SJSU Event By The Fly In suggesting that African Americans shouldn’t be “pigeon-holed” to stereotypes, football legend Jim Brown trotted out another stereotype. Read More 10
The Fly January 18, 2017 Water District Considers Hiring Exec Who Spurred National Conversation on Trans Issues By The Fly The Santa Clara Valley Water District is poised to hire an administrator with a claim to fame as a champion of transgender acceptance. Read More 7
Sports January 11, 2017 SF 49ers Sue City of Santa Clara in Levi’s Stadium Stalemate By The Fly On Tuesday, the 49ers sued the city of Santa Clara and its mayor, Lisa Gillmor, for breach of contract over Levi’s Stadium. Read More 7
The Fly January 4, 2017 South Bay LGBT Political Group Tries to Recoup after Losing Momentum in 2016 By The Fly BAYMEC, one of the South Bay’s leading LGBT organizations, is trying to recover after losing more than half its board of directors this past year. Read More 6
The Fly December 28, 2016 New Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Doubles-Down on Plagiarizing Obama Speech, Vows to Go Viral By The Fly The most gratuitous plagiarism of Obama in 2016 now belongs to newly elected Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran, and he couldn’t be more proud. Read More 28
The Fly December 20, 2016 Jimmy Nguyen Pays for Recount in San Jose’s D8 Council Race By The Fly Councilwoman Sylvia Arenas was sworn in to the District 8 seat this past weekend, but the election isn’t quite over yet. Read More 2
The Fly December 16, 2016 Shift of Power in Milpitas: Old Guard Replaced by Young Bloods By The Fly The election provided an injection of youth to Milpitas’ elected offices, and the city has a chance to move beyond its entrenched establishment. Read More 0
The Fly December 7, 2016 Assemblyman Evan Low Leads Push to Abolish Electoral College By The Fly A coalition of California legislators, led by Campbell Assemblyman Evan Low, introduced a resolution that aims to abolish the Electoral College. Read More 36
The Fly November 30, 2016 Water District Staff Gets Testy, Defends RMC Deal that Will Cost $103 Million, Offer Little Benefit By The Fly The SCV Water District recently signed off on a $5 million deal for RMC Water and Environment, and arguments defending it have raised eyebrows. Read More 19
The Fly November 22, 2016 One South Market High-Rise Hit With ‘Endless’ Complaints By The Fly The One South Market apartment tower has some very peeved tenants, who have reportedly dealt with numerous breakdowns and infestations. Read More 7
The Fly November 16, 2016 With Thousands of Ballots Still Uncounted, Some South Bay Races Remain Too Close to Call By The Fly A week out from Election Day, some Santa Clara County races remain too close to call, which has prevented a few obligatory concession calls. Read More 3
The Fly November 9, 2016 Whirlwind Election Night Ends With Big Victories, Cliffhangers By The Fly A whirlwind election night set the stage for new beginnings as well as a few contested races that could linger into next week. Read More 6