August 21, 2017 San Jose Considers Controversial Wage Settlement with Republic Services, Newby Island Landfill By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may be close to resolving a drawn-out legal fight with its recycling contractor over how to enforce the city’s living wage policy. Read More 2
July 27, 2017 New Law Barring ICE from Posing as Local Law Enforcement Could Be Just a Symbolic Gesture By Silicon Valley Newsroom Assemblyman Ash Kalra's bill prevents immigration officials from posing as local police. But it doesn't appear that ICE agents are required to comply. Read More 12
April 28, 2017 Milpitas City Manager Demands $1 Million, Seeks Injunction By Jennifer Wadsworth Milpitas City Manager Tom Williams is seeking a court order Friday to block a records release that would show his $1 million demand. Read More 8
April 11, 2017 New Hotline Aims to Defend People from Immigration Raids By Jennifer Wadsworth The grassroots network Migra Watch will launch a 24-hour hotline for legal observers to help families targeted by ICE. Read More 19
February 24, 2017 Supervisor Yeager Slams Trump on Transgender Bathroom Stance By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County’s first openly gay elected official rebuked President Donald Trump for rescinding protections for transgender students. Read More 11
January 18, 2017 Milpitas Mayor Admits Brown Act Violations, Vows to ‘Go Viral’ By Jennifer Wadsworth The new mayor of Milpitas apologized for breaking open-meeting laws by sending emails to the entire City Council. Read More 10
January 13, 2017 Op-Ed: City of San Jose Tackles Challenge of Digital Equity By Dolan Beckel San Jose may be the Capital of Silicon Valley, but it is very much a tale of two cities with significant inequality for income and connectedness. Read More 3
December 8, 2016 Rising Seas, Federal Inaction and Donald Trump Turn Climate Change into a Local Issue By Jennifer Wadsworth Faced with a science-averse president-elect, local communities have no choice but to fend for themselves in the fight against climate change. Read More 38
November 21, 2016 South Bay Cracks Down on Immigration Fraud, Offers Legal Help to Undocumented Residents By Jennifer Wadsworth Police are looking for victims of a disbarred attorney accused of defrauding nearly 1,000 people who came to him for immigration help. Read More 12
November 11, 2016 Photo Gallery: Donald Trump Protest Takes Over San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth Hundreds of people on Thursday took to the streets of San Jose to protest Donald Trump’s election to nation’s highest office. Read More 28
September 20, 2016 Fight over Absurd ‘Tampon Tax’ Continues in California Court By Jennifer Wadsworth In California, the tampon tax lives on. But a class-action lawsuit filed out of Santa Clara County will continue the fight to repeal it. Read More 29
September 6, 2016 Santa Clara Police Union Talks Boycott over Comments by 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara’s police union threatened to opt out of working San Francisco 49ers games because of Colin Kaepernick's recent comments. Read More 23
August 4, 2016 Local Primary Election Turnout Beat State, National Average By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County’s voter turnout in June’s primary surpassed both the state and national average, according to a new report. Read More 2
July 8, 2016 San Jose Police, Elected Officials React to Dallas Sniper Attack By Daphne Morales and Melissa Hartman San Jose police held a press conference Friday to show support for Dallas after a sniper killed five officers and wounded seven more. Read More 36
March 1, 2016 SJ Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio Files Papers to Challenge Rep. Mike Honda for Seat in Congress By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio took just about everyone off guard when he filed papers last week to run for Congress against Rep. Mike Honda. Read More 43
November 17, 2015 Bay Area Leaders: United States Should Welcome Syrian Refugees By Jennifer Wadsworth As the world reels from terrorist attacks in Paris, Bay Area leaders have urged the U.S. to help Syrian refugees escaping a common enemy. Read More 111