August 22, 2018 Alum Rock Trustee Hit With Restraining Order for Verbally Attacking Superintendent By Jennifer Wadsworth ARUSD Superintendent Hilaria Bauer filed a stay-away order against a trustee who threatened violence against her at an Aug. 9 meeting. Read More 17
July 25, 2018 Drag Queen Glams Up Story Time at San Jose Library, But Not Without Some Controversy By Tori Truscheit More than 400 attendees—about half of them children—showed up for the inaugural drag queen story time at the MLK Library last weekend. Read More 23
June 27, 2018 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury: Alum Rock School District’s Board Majority Should Resign By The Fly Yet another report came out that puts the troubled Alum Rock Union Elementary School District in a bad light. Read More 15
May 30, 2018 Alum Rock Schools Chief Spared the Axe; Trustees Partially Cut Ties With Shady Contractor By Jennifer Wadsworth Reform advocates in Alum Rock Union Elementary School District celebrated some major victories Tuesday. Read More 2
May 27, 2018 South Bay Lawmakers Request State Audit of Embattled Alum Rock Union School District By Jennifer Wadsworth State lawmakers are pushing for an audit to investigate claims of fraud and self-dealing at the embattled Alum Rock Union School District. Read More 3
May 16, 2018 Did Alum Rock Board President Esau Herrera Play Hooky to Attend a Luis Miguel Concert? By The Fly Alum Rock Union board president Esau Herrera reportedly skipped an important meeting last week to watch the Mexican pop sensation. Read More 8
April 12, 2018 Out + Smart in Silicon Valley: The New Faces of Gay Politics as the Breakthrough Generation Retires By Tori Truscheit Will quiet bias keep LGBTQ candidates out of office, or has shifting consciousness made the South Bay a safe place to run a gay campaign? Read More 18
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
March 6, 2018 Silicon Valley Schools Report Rash of Violent Threats By Salvatore Maxwell A series of violent threats against South Bay schools this past week prompted heightened police presence and resulted in some arrests. Read More 2
March 6, 2018 District-Wide Walkout Planned to Protest Alum Rock School Board By Jennifer Wadsworth Parents frustrated by the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District’s dysfunctional leadership are planning a walkout later this week. Read More 1
September 20, 2017 New Issues Arise in Alum Rock School District’s Bond Oversight By The Fly A citizen watchdog says he found evidence of even more dysfunction in the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District. Read More 5
September 7, 2017 Alum Rock School Board Trustee Andrés Quintero Accuses Colleague Khanh Tran of Slander By Jennifer Wadsworth Alum Rock Union School District trustee Khanh Tran’s war of words has prompted his colleague Andrés Qunitero to threaten legal action. Read More 6
September 6, 2017 Alum Rock Trustee Khanh Tran Goes to War with Everyone (Except George Shirakawa Jr.) By Jennifer Wadsworth The Alum Rock Union trustee’s insistence that he’s in the right led to his ouster as board president, but he’s not backing down. Read More 7
September 1, 2017 Alum Rock Union School District Ousts Fiery Board President By Jennifer Wadsworth The Alum Rock Union School District gave incendiary board president Khanh Tran the boot only to appoint a like-minded successor. Read More 2
July 12, 2017 Alum Rock School District in Disarray; Board President Touts Endorsement from Shirakawa By The Fly Khanh Tran, president of the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District board, has hitched his wagon to an unusual political ally. Read More 6
September 14, 2016 Nonprofit 4C Council Accused of Financial Dysfunction, Leaving Low-Income Families in the Lurch By Jennifer Wadsworth A taxpayer-funded Santa Clara County child care nonprofit faces allegations of unfair labor practices and mismanagement. Read More 4