May 6, 2022 VTA Awards First Contract for BART Tunnel into Downtown San Jose By Bay City News The first contract package, for the tunnel and trackwork, for $235 million, has been awarded to Kiewit Shea Traylor Read More 3
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
May 13, 2020 Decades of Community-Building at Stake as San Jose’s Cultural Districts Fight to Survive By Jennifer Wadsworth From Little Saigon to Little Italy, will Silicon Valley’s treasured ethnic enclaves be recognizable once the pandemic runs its course? Read More 6
November 11, 2019 VTA Inks Landmark Deal with BART Over South Bay Extension By Nicholas Chan The new Operations and Maintenance Agreement between Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and BART been years in the making. Read More 6
October 23, 2019 Family of Murder Victim Asks for Public’s Help with Burial Costs By Jennifer Wadsworth Not only did Sofia Galvan lose one of her six children, she has to figure out how to come up with close to $20,000 to bury her son. Read More 7
August 29, 2019 Letter: Displacement Threatens Small Businesses Along San Jose’s Alum Rock Corridor By Jesus Flores Local small businesses represent the community, the City Council’s constituents and the dreams of San Jose families. Read More 4
February 11, 2019 San Jose City Council Talks Sustainable Building, Clean Energy, Homeless Housing By Lloyd Alaban As the city hammers out a spending plan for Measure T, the mayor wants to earmark some of the bond money to fund sustainable buildings. Read More 5
April 2, 2018 BART Backs One-Tunnel Option for Downtown San Jose Extension By Jennifer Wadsworth The long-awaited BART extension to San Jose’s urban core will involve one tunnel instead of two—a big win for downtown businesses. Read More 5
April 24, 2017 Following Historic Vote on Rent Protections, San Jose Considers Ban on Voucher Discrimination By Jennifer Wadsworth Nearly half of of San Jose’s elected leaders want to prevent landlords from discriminating against recipients of housing subsidies. Read More 12
April 10, 2017 San Jose May Revise Urban Village Policy to Advance Affordable Housing Projects By Jennifer Wadsworth The City Council on Tuesday will consider relaxing requirements that have stymied the type of development prescribed by the General Plan. Read More 21
April 14, 2016 Knight Cities Challenge Names 2 Winners from San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Knight Foundation awarded six-figure grants to a proposal to host a night market in downtown San Jose and cultural events in the East Side. Read More 4
October 20, 2015 VTA Offers Cash to Businesses Hurt by BRT Construction Delays By Jennifer Wadsworth The VTA has offered cash payments to businesses hurt by construction delays on a rapid bus line running through San Jose's Alum Rock corridor. Read More 6
October 2, 2015 VTA Apologizes for Construction Delays, Pledges to Pay Businesses for Lost Revenue By Jennifer Wadsworth The VTA apologized for behind-schedule construction that has blighted Little Portugal and put scores of businesses at risk of going under. Read More 3
September 24, 2015 VTA Fires Contractor Over Safety Issues on East Side Bus Route By Jennifer Wadsworth The VTA will dump a contractor after permitting issues and a busted gas line put a major project behind schedule and over budget. Read More 2