February 26, 2020 San Jose Mayor Stands by Bloomberg Endorsement By The Fly We’re sure it has nothing to do with the $2.5 million the media scion gifted San Jose through his American Cities Climate Challenge. Read More 6
February 19, 2020 Santa Clara Officials Enjoy Chauffeurs, Five-Star Hotels on Taxpayer-Funded Trip to Paris By The Fly The city’s mouthpiece defended the cost of the trip as “reasonable” and the purpose as an overall benefit to taxpayers. Read More 39
February 12, 2020 Attack Ad Gets Personal in San Jose’s District 8 Council Race By The Fly A POA-sponsored website suggests that council contender Jim Zito may have some anger management issues. Read More 14
February 5, 2020 Civil Rights Activists Ask SF 49ers for Help Defeating Santa Clara’s Controversial Measure C By The Fly As the 49ers geared up to face the Chiefs, a group of activists implored the team for help with a very different kind of match-up. Read More 4
January 30, 2020 Crema Coffee Shutters Flagship Location in Wake of ADA Suit By The Fly The owner claims she couldn’t afford to make the front staircase accessible to disabled customers. So, she shut the place down. Read More 9
January 23, 2020 Bad Boys Bail Bonds Boss Raises Campaign Cash for South Bay’s Business-Aligned Candidates By The Fly If C. Jeffrey Stanley ever decides to break away from the bail and bounty business, he should consider taking up party planning. Read More 17
January 15, 2020 Council Hopeful Who Caused Traffic Fatality Resumes Bid for San Jose’s District 10 Seat By The Fly Political insiders are wondering whether a run for office is even feasible anymore for the Bay Area Women’s March president. Read More 41
January 8, 2020 Riders Drag VTA Online Over Merged Routes, Service Cuts By The Fly It looks like the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is getting people off public transit and back into their cars. Read More 33
January 3, 2020 A Couple Board Members Apparently Part Ways with Downtown Streets Team By The Fly The names of PA Veterans Institute for Research CEO Michael Hindery and Google counsel David Kiferbaum are gone from the DST website. Read More 8
December 27, 2019 County Reconsiders Contract with Downtown Streets Team By The Fly In October, the county hired the homeless services provider as part of an $860K initiative to help CalFresh recipients find jobs. Read More 8
December 18, 2019 San Jose Council Candidate Falls Two Signatures Short of Qualifying for 2020 Ballot By The Fly With no other options, financial advisor Vinh Do says he’ll explore the possibility of running a write-in campaign. Read More 4
December 11, 2019 Assemblyman Evan Low Slams Santa Clara County ROV for Flub That Impacted 26 Candidates By The Fly Evan Low says he’s pretty disillusioned about the county as a whole for failing to rein in what he calls the ROV’s “systemic” incompetency. Read More 8
December 4, 2019 Three Years and Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Later, San Jose Unveils a New Website By The Fly It took an eternity, but San Jose’s stone age website has finally evolved into the modern era. Read More 5
November 27, 2019 Milpitas’s Top Elected Official Wants a New Vice Mayor By The Fly Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran and Vice Mayor Karina Dominguez have been at each other’s throats for a while now. Read More 9
November 20, 2019 San Jose PD Draws Criticism for Being Slow to Release Records About Officer Misconduct By The Fly SJPD officials told the Mercury News that it would take until Oct. 1, 2023, to release all the records requested from the agency. Read More 3
November 13, 2019 San Jose Council Hopeful Stumbles Upon Rival’s Event While Door-Knocking in D2 By The Fly With tens of thousands of homes in District 2, what are the odds that a candidate stumbles on his competitor’s campaign event? Read More 4