December 12, 2018 City of Santa Clara Prepares to Buy Out Banquet Hall Lease Through Eminent Domain By The Fly David Ebrahimi, the 72-year-old proprietor of David’s Banquet Hall in Santa Clara, must never have heard the old saw about fighting city hall. Read More 15
December 5, 2018 Spouse of South Bay Schools Trustee Darcie Green Tells Cops She Tried to Run Him Over By The Fly SCCOE trustee Darcie Green’s romance with a convicted abuser ended on a regrettable, unsurprisingly violent note. Read More 30
November 28, 2018 Newest Addition to Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Represents Critical Swing Vote By The Fly Susan Ellenberg’s election to the Santa Clara County District 4 seat stands to shift the board to the center in the years ahead. Read More 8
November 21, 2018 Silicon Valley Democratic Club Elects Whole New Slate of Diverse, Progressive Leaders By The Fly The South Bay’s largest, most influential Democratic Party faction went through a dramatic shakeup Monday. Read More 18
November 14, 2018 Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Vows to Follow Through on Recall Threat By The Fly After years on the defensive, the Milpitas mayor is flexing his political muscles, threatening to make good on a threat to oust a political foe. Read More 15
November 8, 2018 Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Coasts Toward a Second Term By The Fly With 55 percent of the ballots counted Thursday, Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran is on track for an easy victory. Read More 6
November 8, 2018 SJ Voters Pass Record-Breaking $650 Million Bond Measure By The Fly San Jose city officials placed four measures on the Nov. 6 ballot and, according to the latest results, lost only one of them. Read More 5
November 7, 2018 South Bay Progressives Cheer Democratic House Takeover By The Fly Though the “Blue Wave” was less mighty than Dems hoped, it was enough to at least undermine one-party rule in Washington. Read More 3
November 7, 2018 Pam Foley Headed for Victory in San Jose’s District 9 Race By The Fly In the race for San Jose’s only open council seat, D9, real estate broker Pam Foley pulled ahead of Kalen Gallagher by 945 votes. Read More 12
November 7, 2018 Tam Nguyen’s Lead Over Maya Esparza Narrows to Just 13 Votes in San Jose’s District 7 Race By The Fly Maya Esparza had nearly caught up to D7 incumbent Tam Nguyen by Wednesday, trailing him this afternoon by a margin of just 13 votes. Read More 1
November 7, 2018 Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith Poised for Sixth Term By The Fly John Hirokawa forced his former boss into her first runoff, but Sheriff Laurie Smith still managed to secure a commanding lead. Read More 4
November 7, 2018 Susan Ellenberg Leads in Santa Clara County Supervisor Race By The Fly Garbage haulers, cemetery operators and public safety unions spent heavily to hit Susan Ellenberg with attack mailers, to little effect. Read More 9
October 31, 2018 Campbell School Board Candidate Invites Outrage for Controversial Views on Guns, Welfare, Islam By The Fly Robert Varich has drawn criticism from fellow candidates for his controversial views on, among other things, arming teachers with guns. Read More 22
October 24, 2018 Cupertino’s Former City Attorney Poised to Sue for Wrongful Firing By The Fly Cupertino’s former city attorney, Randolph Hom, is gearing up to sue his former employer for wrongful termination. Read More 12
October 17, 2018 Khashoggi’s Alleged Killing Reignites Criticism of San Jose Councilman’s Trip to Riyadh By The Fly Yemeni-American activists called on Councilman Johnny Khamis to reconsider his support for Saudi investment in San Jose. Read More 20
October 10, 2018 Harassment Claims Resurface in Morgan Hill School Board Race By The Fly A man whose alleged harassment prompted a MHUSD trustee to resign is now running for a seat on the seven-member board. Read More 2