January 17, 2019 Louis C.K. Jokes About Sexual Misconduct Scandal, Consent at Sold-Out San Jose Improv Show By Jennifer Wadsworth The embattled comedian turned his personal scandal into a punchline at the first West Coast gig as part of his comeback tour. Read More 4
December 27, 2018 2018: A Year in Review By Silicon Valley Newsroom In which we look back on all the strange, infuriating and preposterous things that went down in 2018 and say, “Sayonara!” Read More 1
December 7, 2018 VTA Considers Service Cuts, Fare Hikes, Employee Buyouts to Cope with Budget Shortfall By Silicon Valley Newsroom The VTA is bracing for employee buyouts, fare hikes and reduced bus service to cope with a $20 million deficit in 2019. Read More 15
November 28, 2018 Google Pays $1 Billion for Mountain View Office Park By Silicon Valley Newsroom Google forked over $1 billion for a business park in Mountain View, making it by far the biggest real estate buy in the Bay Area this year. Read More 3
November 19, 2018 San Jose Unveils Land-Purchase Agreement for Google’s Planned Transit Village in Downtown By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose reached a milestone in its land negotiations with Google, releasing a purchase agreement that comes up for a vote next month. Read More 5
November 6, 2018 Orchard Supply Hardware’s Signature Retro Sign Mysteriously Disappears By Silicon Valley Newsroom The retro sign at the first-ever Orchard Supply Hardware store in San Jose vanished, prompting outcry from preservationists. Read More 3
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 12, 2018 San Jose’s Moment: Google and Downtown’s ‘West Side Story’ By Scott Knies Is this finally San Jose’s moment for downtown to realize its potential as a vital and beautiful urban community? Read More 9
September 14, 2018 SVO Uninvites San Jose Vice Mayor From Seattle Trip to Make Room for Mayor Sam Liccardo By Jennifer Wadsworth Sam Liccardo almost had to stay home from a business delegation to Seattle—until the SVO, invoking Beyoncé, gave him an out. Read More 5
September 12, 2018 Omar Torres Withdraws Challenge to 22-Year Incumbent in Santa Clara Valley Water District Race By Silicon Valley Newsroom Omar Torres has dropped his challenge to Tony Estremera for the District 6 Santa Clara Valley Water District seat. Read More 13
June 15, 2018 San Jose Gears Up for 37th Annual Juneteenth Festival in Downtown By Winona Rajamohan The 37th annual Juneteenth festival takes place Saturday tat Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose. Read More 15
June 1, 2018 Op-Ed: Only Young People, Not Google, Can Make Downtown San Jose a Vibrant Destination By San Jose Inside The Google development will lead to a more vibrant San Jose. But we don’t have to wait seven years to shed the bedroom community moniker. Read More 22
November 6, 2017 Taking Aim at Blight, San Jose City Council Considers Creation of Empty Storefront Registry By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose officials may create a vacant storefront registry to spur landlords to clean up or lease out blighted buildings in downtown. Read More 15
August 4, 2017 Santa Clara County Accepting Applications for Transgender Services Program Manager By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County as accepting applications for a program manager for transgender services, a position funded in the 2018-19 fiscal year budget. Read More 8
August 3, 2017 Rebranded Bike Rental System Expands in Downtown San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth New bike rental stations have been cropping up around downtown San Jose as part of a massive regional expansion bankrolled by Ford. Read More 7
November 28, 2016 Downtown San Jose’s El Paseo Court Slated for Renovation By Jennifer Wadsworth The owner of the El Paseo Court has asked city officials to designate the property a historic landmark so he can get a tax break to renovate it. Read More 1