November 17, 2017 San Jose, Santa Clara Valley Water District Improve Flood Protections in Time for Winter By Jennifer Wadsworth Since an historic flood in February, San Jose and the water district have spent the past nine months bolstering defenses against future disasters. Read More 9
October 23, 2017 San Jose Considers Bolstering Renter Protections, Which Will Sunset Dec. 31 without New Vote By Jennifer Wadsworth The City Council on Tuesday will vote on whether to extend the interim rent control cap, which sunsets Dec. 31. Read More 1
September 19, 2017 San Jose City Council Promotes David Sykes to City Manager By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose has named a successor for outgoing City Manager Norberto Dueñas: his second-in-command, David Sykes. Read More 12
August 28, 2017 San Jose City Council Looks at Ways to Salvage Tiny Homes Plan By Jennifer Wadsworth The San Jose City Council on Tuesday will consider how to salvage its proposal to build tiny home communities for the homeless. Read More 14
August 7, 2017 San Jose City Council Poised to Change Up Zoning Rules to Allow for More Homeless Shelters By Jennifer Wadsworth Faced with burgeoning homeless population, San Jose will consider changing up its zoning rules to allow for more shelters. Read More 19
July 6, 2017 More Flood Victims File Claims Against Silicon Valley Agencies By Jennifer Wadsworth A group of flood victims have filed claims against local agencies that they say failed to protect them from the February flood. Read More 9
June 20, 2017 Water District Resists Installing Low-Tech Pumps that Might Have Prevented San Jose Flood By Jennifer Wadsworth Silicon Valley’s flood protection agency might have prevented the Anderson Dam from overflowing earlier this year, but failed to act. Read More 8
June 19, 2017 San Jose City Council Looks to Strengthen Lobbyist Regulations By Jennifer Wadsworth In a bit to improve transparency, San Jose will consider increasing the frequency of its lobbying reports. Read More 0
June 9, 2017 Water District to Discuss Flood Protections for Rock Springs By Jennifer Wadsworth Rock Springs, the San Jose neighborhood hit hardest by the Feb. 21 flood, may finally get the help it needs to withstand a future deluge. Read More 3
May 22, 2017 San Jose to Discuss Flood-Risk Disclosures, Teacher Housing, Development of Downtown Tower By Jennifer Wadsworth The City Council will consider whether to endorse a bill that would require landlords to notify tenants if a property lies in a flood zone. Read More 4
May 8, 2017 San Jose Debates When to Enact Ban on No-Cause Evictions By Jennifer Wadsworth Two weeks after voting to outlaw no-cause evictions for all tenants, San Jose’s City Council will decide when to enact the new rule. Read More 8
April 19, 2017 Water District Takes Typically Passive Steps to Accountability By The Fly A couple of high-ranking water district officials who oversaw the San Jose flood disaster will soon be leaving the public agency. Read More 7
April 3, 2017 San Jose Begins Search for New Independent Police Auditor By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s search for a new independent police auditor begins in earnest this month, as Walter Katz will officially resign from the post Friday. Read More 8
March 30, 2017 Water District, San Jose Mayor Form Uneasy Alliance at Meeting on February Flood Disaster By Jennifer Wadsworth The water district took a combative tone from the start of Wednesday’s meeting to discuss how San Jose found itself underwater. Read More 8