November 13, 2018 Lawsuit Targets Secrecy Agreements Linked to Google’s Planned San Jose Campus By Jennifer Wadsworth A new lawsuit filed against San Jose claims city officials signed illegal NDAs at Google’s behest to secure a $67 million land deal. Read More 6
November 12, 2018 Silicon Valley’s ‘All the Way Home’ Campaign Has Housed 1,200-Plus Homeless Veterans By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County’s multi-agency All the Way Home campaign has housed 1,237 homeless veterans since 2015, according to a new report. Read More 5
November 9, 2018 Election 2018: Maya Esparza Overtakes Incumbent Tam Nguyen in San Jose’s D7 Race By Jennifer Wadsworth With 58 percent of the ballots tallied Friday, Maya Esparza pulled ahead of incumbent Tam Nguyen in San Jose’s D7 council race. Read More 2
November 7, 2018 Pam Foley Headed for Victory in San Jose’s District 9 Race By The Fly In the race for San Jose’s only open council seat, D9, real estate broker Pam Foley pulled ahead of Kalen Gallagher by 945 votes. Read More 12
November 7, 2018 Tam Nguyen’s Lead Over Maya Esparza Narrows to Just 13 Votes in San Jose’s District 7 Race By The Fly Maya Esparza had nearly caught up to D7 incumbent Tam Nguyen by Wednesday, trailing him this afternoon by a margin of just 13 votes. Read More 1
November 7, 2018 Susan Ellenberg Leads in Santa Clara County Supervisor Race By The Fly Garbage haulers, cemetery operators and public safety unions spent heavily to hit Susan Ellenberg with attack mailers, to little effect. Read More 9
November 5, 2018 Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Condemns Malicious Ad Linking Him to Communist Vietnam By Jennifer Wadsworth A mailer painting Rich Tran as a communist backfired by drawing fierce condemnation on whoever sent the offending literature. Read More 15
November 5, 2018 San Jose Considers $2.9 Million Tax Break for Post Street Towers By Jennifer Wadsworth A residential high-rise being proposed in downtown San Jose is vying for a few million bucks in city subsidies. Read More 4
October 31, 2018 Campbell School Board Candidate Invites Outrage for Controversial Views on Guns, Welfare, Islam By The Fly Robert Varich has drawn criticism from fellow candidates for his controversial views on, among other things, arming teachers with guns. Read More 22
October 29, 2018 San Jose Talks Climate Change, Surveillance, Litter and Pensions at Tuesday’s Council Meeting By Jennifer Wadsworth Since launching its climate action plan, San Jose has created its own clean energy system and won a $2.5 million Bloomberg grant. Read More 5
October 25, 2018 San Jose’s D7 Council Incumbent Tam Nguyen Faces Familiar Challenger in Maya Esparza By Julia Baum The rematch between Tam Nguyen and Maya Esparza could pave the path for how the city tackles its most pressing issues in coming years. Read More 9
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 22, 2018 San Jose Denounces ‘Public Charge’ Rule for Immigrants By Jennifer Wadsworth City officials plan to formally oppose a federal policy that could hurt thousands of San Jose’s foreign-born residents. Read More 2
October 22, 2018 Councilman Raul Peralez Urges San Jose to Reaffirm Support for Unions in Wake of Janus Ruling By Jennifer Wadsworth Raul Peralez is urging his colleagues to pass a resolution affirming the city’s support for its unions in the wake of Janus v. AFSCME. Read More 0
October 18, 2018 Election 2018: Two Schools Trustees Jockey for San Jose’s District 9 City Council Seat By Julia Baum The race to replace termed out San Jose Councilman Don Rocha in District 9 has narrowed down to two very different choices for voters. Read More 17
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