March 31, 2021 New Urban Village Development Threatens to Displace San Jose’s 60-Year-Old Berryessa Flea By Jennifer Wadsworth The open-air market is Silicon Valley’s unheralded business incubator, but will it be pushed out by the city’s development plans? Read More 26
December 23, 2020 SEC Accuses Silicon Valley Developer of Scamming Investors By Jennifer Wadsworth A claim lodged this week in federal court describes how all but one of SiliconSage’s projects in the past few years failed to turn a profit. Read More 16
December 21, 2020 Op-Ed: Nurse-Patient Ratios Aren’t Just a Numbers Game—They’re About Safety By Jessica Smits Now is the time for hospitals to protect nurses so that they can continue to provide this work—work that puts them on the front lines of a pandemic. Read More 4
December 20, 2020 Veggielution Distributes 200 Soup Kits to Needy Families in ESSJ By Emanuel Lee Instead of its usual soup meal at the farm, the East Side farm packed the ingredients in boxes for families to make the recipes at home. Read More 4
December 16, 2020 With Garcia Out, Who’s in Line to Become SJ’s Next Police Chief? By The Fly After 30 years on the force and four years as chief of the San Jose PD, Eddie Garcia has called it quits—at least in this town. Read More 11
December 13, 2020 Santa Clara Co. to Chip in Funds for Women Impacted by Covid By Jana Kadah, Bay City News County leaders agreed to fund two programs for women who have been heavily impacted by the economic fallout from the pandemic. Read More 6
December 10, 2020 Alum Rock Union School Board to Appoint Fifth Trustee in January By Jennifer Wadsworth With Wednesday’s five-hour board discussion a wrap, the rules are revised and the dates are set for replacing Scott Pham. Read More 3
December 8, 2020 Pay to Stay: Delays, Barriers Plague Santa Clara County’s Quarantine Subsidies By Jennifer Wadsworth The vast majority of people who seek wage-replacement payments to isolate and prevent the spread of Covid-19 never get the help they need. Read More 1
December 7, 2020 San Jose: 18-Year-Old Arrested After Fatal Hit-and-Run By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Jose Martinez was found and taken into custody later Sunday on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, driving a stolen vehicle and hit-and-run. Read More 2
November 30, 2020 San Jose: Sunday Evening Stabbing Victim Dies By Bay City News The weekend stabbing in the city’s East Side marks the 42nd homicide of the year in San Jose. Read More 1
November 24, 2020 Op-Ed: Refusing to be Left Behind, Grassroots Agencies Lead Local Response to Covid Surge By Joanna Acevedo Led by five local service organizations, the Si Se Puede Collective commits to mobilize the community’s awareness and well-being. Read More 0
November 18, 2020 San Jose’s Reid-Hillview Airport to Close—But Not Until 2031 By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The county Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to move forward with closing the East Side airport and figure out what else to do with it. Read More 9
November 9, 2020 Health Officials Urge Caution Amid Alarming New Surge in Coronavirus Infections By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County on Sunday reported 358 new diagnoses—a single-day case count second only to the record 385 tallied on July 15. Read More 10
October 12, 2020 East Side Shooting Marks San Jose’s 33rd Homicide of 2020 By Silicon Valley Newsroom SJPD urges anyone with information about the killing to contact detectives Sgt. Lewis or Officer Meeker at 408.277.5283. Read More 1
October 12, 2020 Cars Strike Outdoor Diners Twice in a Day in San Jose’s East Side By Silicon Valley Newsroom The second such crash Sunday marked the 38th fatal traffic collision in San Jose and the 39th pedestrian fatality of 2020. Read More 4
August 27, 2020 Amid Worsening Pandemic and Massive Wildfires, Census Takers Start Making House Calls By Will Carruthers and Jennifer Wadsworth With little more than a month to go before the census deadline, county officials are making a final push to ensure a complete tally. Read More 8