June 30, 2020 San Jose’s Strong-Mayor Proposal Inspires Wide Range of Opinions From City Council By Grace Hase A proposed ballot measure to expand the San Jose mayor’s power has garnered varied opinions from more than half the City Council. Read More 18
June 11, 2020 Despite Fierce Public Backlash, San Jose OK’s Charcot Overpass By Grace Hase Councilman Lan Diep, who represents the project area, said extending Charcot Avenue over I-880 is essential for the city’s growth. Read More 4
June 9, 2020 San Jose Police Defend Use of Force at George Floyd Protests By Grace Hase Dozens of community members phoned in to express their anger with city leaders and demand that they slash funding to SJPD. Read More 16
June 5, 2020 San Jose Mayor Asks SJPD to Justify Projectiles, Tear Gas, Other Crowd-Control Tactics By Grace Hase The council also wants to hear from the top brass about whether the city could simply ban the use of rubber bullets and beanbag rounds. Read More 12
June 2, 2020 SJ Mayor Calls Detention of Reporters ‘Very Troubling’ By Grace Hase San Jose has joined the ranks of cities targeting reporters by detaining journalists covering the George Floyd demonstrations. Read More 16
May 6, 2020 State Senate Hopeful Ann Ravel Nabs Support From San Jose Council’s Centrist Faction By Grace Hase The candidate has now captured the support of San Jose City Council members Johnny Khamis, Dev Davis, Lan Diep and Pam Foley. Read More 4
April 7, 2020 Coronavirus Live Updates, April 7, 2020: Dr. Cody Talks About the Impact of Sheltering in Place By Silicon Valley Newsroom The county’s chief health officer talks about what would have happened had she not issued the nation’s first sweeping stay-at-home order. Read More 10
April 2, 2020 ‘Zoom Bombers’ Shout Epithets, Flash Obscene Images in VTA’s Virtual Board Meeting By Grace Hase Hackers logged onto the videoconference call to shout the N-word, project a swastika and broadcast pornography onto the screen. Read More 11
March 25, 2020 Santa Clara County’s Still Finalizing Primary Vote Tallies By The Fly Election officials are still working on tallying up the more than 493,000 ballots cast in the March 3 primary, which saw a 51 percent turnout. Read More 11
March 16, 2020 VTA Kept Board in the Dark About Sexual Misconduct Claims Against Prominent New Hire By Grace Hase Two women accused Takis Salpeas of harassment and discrimination. VTA put in charge of the Silicon Valley BART extension anyway. Read More 14
March 13, 2020 FPPC Hits Santa Clara County GOP With a $7,000 Fine By Grace Hase The Santa Clara County Republican Party treasurer and a campaign finance consultant reportedly broke state election laws. Read More 3
March 9, 2020 San Jose Explores New Anti-Displacement Measures For Mobile Home Parks By Grace Hase The city wants to create a new land use designation for mobile home parks and apply it to two of them: Westwinds and Mountain Springs. Read More 2
February 18, 2020 Election 2020: San Jose’s D4 Councilman Faces Trio of Challengers in March Primary By Grace Hase Business-aligned Lan Diep is defending his seat from school trustee David Cohen and attorneys Huy Tran and Jamal Khan. Read More 9
February 13, 2020 VTA’s Contract Missteps Risk Derailing Diridon Station Project By Grace Hase Blunders in creating the West Coast’s biggest transportation hub suggest that local agencies had better step up their game. Read More 18
January 23, 2020 Bad Boys Bail Bonds Boss Raises Campaign Cash for South Bay’s Business-Aligned Candidates By The Fly If C. Jeffrey Stanley ever decides to break away from the bail and bounty business, he should consider taking up party planning. Read More 17
January 10, 2020 San Jose Lawmakers Look for Ways to Protect Westwinds Mobile Home Park From Eviction By Grace Hase More than 700 residents at the North San Jose mobile home community have received eviction notices. Read More 9