October 24, 2016 San Jose City Council Considers Expanding Sister City Program By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose will hear a report on its Sister City program and consider whether to double the number of committee members for each city. Read More 4
October 17, 2016 San Jose May Allow Pot Delivery, Multiple Cultivation Sites By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose will consider allowing multiple cultivation sites for cannabis collectives as well as sanctioned delivery services for licensed operators. Read More 12
October 11, 2016 Op-Ed: Difficult Times Require Us to Rally around Common Bonds By Sergio Jimenez San Jose’s District 2 and the broader city face many of the same challenges my family faced years ago. We can only solve them by getting to work. Read More 28
October 3, 2016 San Jose Grapples with Police Overtime, Officer Fatigue By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s police overtime costs have tripled in the past seven years to $36 million as staffing vacancies reached all-time highs. Read More 36
September 30, 2016 Op-Ed: Action on Little Things Can Facilitate Major Change By Helen Chapman My vision for San Jose is to revitalize our strengths and channel Silicon Valley innovation into solutions to address our weaknesses. Read More 3
September 28, 2016 Steve Brown Keeps Flip-Flopping, Pleads for ChamberPAC Support By The Fly San Jose council candidate Steve Brown has spent most of September on a damage control tour, but he still has trouble giving straight answers. Read More 3
September 26, 2016 San Jose Revisits Proposal to Allow Legal Funds for Candidates By Jennifer Wadsworth After deferring a decision last week to allow legal defense funds for incumbents and candidates, the council will revisit the matter Tuesday. Read More 1
September 20, 2016 Contested Election Result Could Lead San Jose to Authorize Legal Defense Funds for Candidates By Jennifer Wadsworth Litigation over the outcome of San Jose’s D4 council race has prompted the city to consider allowing candidates to raise money for legal defense. Read More 2
September 19, 2016 Plan for Century Dome Theaters Site Triggers Legal Challenges By Jennifer Wadsworth Plans to redevelop the site of the Century theater domes have triggered opposition from preservationists, a neighboring city and a developer. Read More 19
September 12, 2016 San Jose Looks at Ways to Bolster Disaster Preparedness By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose—home to the highest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the United States—is woefully underprepared for emergencies. Read More 9
September 9, 2016 Endorsement: Sylvia Arenas for San Jose City Council District 8 By Silicon Valley Newsroom Sylvia Arenas supports labor causes without institutional support. That makes her the best chance for independent representation in District 8. Read More 5
September 9, 2016 Chapman, Davis Both Good Picks for San Jose Council’s District 6 By Silicon Valley Newsroom Dev Davis and Helen Chapman may disagree on how to solve major issues, but both are exceptionally qualified to represent District 6. Read More 8
September 8, 2016 San Jose’s District 2 Voters Have Tough Call on Brown, Jimenez By Silicon Valley Newsroom Both Steve Brown and Sergio Jimenez come from humble, if not hardscrabble, beginnings, and these origins led them to vastly different views of the world. Read More 29
September 7, 2016 Santa Clara County Voter’s Guide to All 32 Local Ballot Measures By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County will see 32 local initiatives on the Nov. 8 ballot. Here's a breakdown of those measures by county, city and district. Read More 26
August 29, 2016 San Jose Expected to Declare Police Staffing ‘Emergency’ By Jennifer Wadsworth To address a critical police staffing shortage, San Jose is expected to suspend union protections to reassign detectives back to patrol. Read More 13
August 23, 2016 Op-Ed: Manufacturing Will Help San Jose Restore Middle Class By Madison Nguyen As the capital of Silicon Valley, San Jose is at the heart of the innovation economy. But are we creating enough opportunities for upward mobility? Read More 17