April 4, 2018 SVO Loses Members Over Response to Political Mailer By The Fly The Silicon Valley Organization drew flak for the way it responded to a campaign mailer about a candidate endorsed by its PAC. Read More 11
March 28, 2018 Candidates Excluded From BAYMEC Forum Speak Out By The Fly Meet Mike Alvarado and Maria Hernandez, two grassroots candidates in the race to replace Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager. Read More 1
March 21, 2018 Milpitas School Board President Daniel Bobay Faces Blowback for Comment About Arming Teachers By The Fly MUSD board president Daniel Bobay faced some backlash for expressing ambivalence about gun-toting teachers. Read More 8
March 14, 2018 Santa Clara County Sheriff Outmaneuvers Re-Election Challenger for Key Endorsement By The Fly Laurie Smith won two key union endorsements, making the bid to unseat her that much more of an uphill battle. Read More 14
March 7, 2018 Poll: Voters Likely to Re-Elect San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo in June By The Fly The first polling in the San Jose mayor’s race came out this week, showing that Sam Liccardo can coast his way to re-election. Read More 18
February 27, 2018 Anno Domini Flips SoFA Art Gallery to Developer Ken Tersini By The Fly San Jose’s successor to the defunct Redevelopment Agency recently sold the Anno Domini property to developer Ken Tersini. Read More 14
February 21, 2018 San Jose Mayor Faces 2 Obscure Candidates, But Still No Serious Contenders in Re-Election Bid By The Fly Meet the two unknown candidates who are challenging San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo in his bid for re-election. Read More 16
February 14, 2018 San Jose Council Candidate Accuses Incumbent Tam Nguyen of Libel, ‘Moral Turpitude’ By The Fly Van Le says Councilman Tam Nguyen broke the law by using public resources to push his personal political agenda against her. Read More 2
February 7, 2018 New Petition Calls for Resignation of Accused Embezzler, Franklin-McKinley Trustee John Lindner By The Fly A new petition is calling on Franklin-McKinley school trustee and accused felon John Lindner to resign. Read More 4
January 31, 2018 Charter School Director Threatens to Sue Santa Clara County Education Trustee By The Fly A Morgan Hill charter school principal threatened to take legal action against a county education trustee who asked some tough questions. Read More 13
January 24, 2018 South Bay Landlord Group Accused of Illegal Lobbying By The Fly An anonymous complaint accuses a landlord organization of trying to influence public policy in San Jose without registering as a lobbyist. Read More 13
January 17, 2018 Milpitas Selects New Interim City Manager Who Was Fired From Previous Job in Arroyo Grande By The Fly Sources say Milpitas elected officials are close to selecting the next city manager from a field of 30 applicants. Read More 14
January 10, 2018 Mayor Sam Liccardo Off to a Running Start in Re-Election Bid By The Fly Mayor Sam Liccardo beat his own record for the opening campaign fundraising period of his 2018 re-election bid. Read More 11
January 3, 2018 Mercury News’ City Hall Reporter Poised to Sue over Loss of Job By The Fly The Mercury News lost a slew of longtime journalists in 2017, and the year ended with word of yet another notable departure. Read More 22
December 26, 2017 Secretive New Community Group Spearheads Petition to Recall SJ Councilman Sergio Jimenez By The Fly Anti-homeless sentiment in south San Jose has led to a new organization and recall campaign to unseat Councilman Sergio Jimenez. Read More 33
December 20, 2017 Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Has Wife Apologize for His Angry Outburst By The Fly Santa Clara County Board of Education trustee who offended colleagues with an angry outburst, sent his wife to apologize on his behalf. Read More 13