November 1, 2019 San Jose Council Candidates Square Off Over Fair Elections, Transportation at SVLG Forum By Grace Hase Eight candidates across three San Jose City Council debated Friday morning at a Silicon Valley Leadership Group forum. Read More 11
August 29, 2019 Feds Give $125M to Fast-Track Silicon Valley BART Extension By Silicon Valley Newsroom Mayor Sam Liccardo said the funding means BART can now go “full speed ahead” on a project that’s been decades in the making. Read More 8
March 25, 2019 Survey: 44 Percent of Residents Consider Leaving Silicon Valley By Silicon Valley Newsroom More and more South Bay residents dreaming of cheaper pastures, according to a new poll by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. Read More 12
January 30, 2019 San Jose Weighs Economic Benefits, Safety Risks in Push to Elevate Downtown Skyline By Lloyd Alaban An unprecedented surge of new development in San Jose has sped up plans to raise the limits of the historically low-lying cityscape. Read More 23
January 4, 2019 Netflix Bows to Saudi Censors, Pulls Episode of ‘The Patriot Act’ By Jennifer Wadsworth The Los Gatos-based streaming giant yanked an installment of the popular comedy series over its criticism of the kingdom’s monarchy. Read More 11
December 5, 2018 Op-Ed: Google Bought Land in Downtown San Jose—Now What? By Tom Skinner San Jose has arrived at a fork in the road: we can either tax tech to build homes and transit, or we can recommit to a broken status quo. Read More 36
October 23, 2018 Election 2018: San Jose Councilman Battles SJUSD Trustee for County’s D4 Seat By Jennifer Wadsworth The race for county supervisor pits a trustee of the South Bay’s largest school district against a councilman of Silicon Valley’s largest city. Read More 12
October 19, 2018 Silicon Valley’s Half-Cent Transit Sales Tax Clears Legal Hurdle By Silicon Valley Newsroom An appellate court has ruled that Santa Clara County’s half-cent sales tax known passed in 2016 as Measure B is legal. Read More 4
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
June 26, 2018 Two San Jose Council Members Leave Republican Party Over Trump’s Immigration Policy By Winona Rajamohan President Donald Trump’s draconian family separation policy has prompted some South Bay leaders to cut ties with the Republican Party. Read More 12
June 19, 2018 Tesla Fights State Rules Linking Car Rebates to Labor Practices By Kaylee Lawler Tesla opposes a state rule that would raise the standard for offering customers to qualify for a generous discount on electric cars. Read More 1
April 10, 2018 San Jose Mayor Calls for Stricter Limits on City-Funded Travel By Jennifer Wadsworth With nearly half the council on a taxpayer-funded junket, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo says it’s time to rethink the city’s travel policies. Read More 5
April 4, 2018 Facebook Scandal Renews Call for Stronger Privacy Protections By Kristin Lam The Facebook data breach has policymakers debating about how to police what’s become the most powerful industry on the planet. Read More 4
February 20, 2018 Poll: San Jose Voters Support Proposed Google Village By Jennifer Wadsworth A new poll shows that San Jose voters largely favor Google’s plans to build a massive new headquarters in downtown. Read More 10
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
September 5, 2017 South Bay Officials Condemn Trump’s Decision to End DACA By Silicon Valley Newsroom The dream could soon be a nightmare for 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to this country as children. Read More 44
