January 19, 2024 State, Lenders Seek to Recover $170 Million from Homekey Housing Developers By Dan Pulcrano Shangri-La Construction took loans against state-funded housing projects, moved money into other bank accounts and left projects unfinished. Read More 2
July 24, 2023 Student Journalist’s Research Led to Investigation and President’s Resignation By Barry Holtzclaw Theo Baker, a Stanford University freshman, received a prestigious national journalism award for his investigative reporting. Read More 6
April 6, 2023 Sacramento Cuts Back on Press Access, Prefers Emails to Interviews By Alexei Koseff Accelerated by the COVID pandemic, a shift by state officials toward emails and written statements is making it more difficult for journalists to be watchdogs for Californians. Read More 0
April 15, 2021 How California Could Benefit in the $2.2T Infrastructure Proposal By Shawn Hubler Perhaps more than any other part of the country, California stands to benefit from the $2.2 trillion proposal by Joe Biden. Read More 2
September 10, 2020 Ash, Smoke Cast Eery Orange Glow Over Santa Clara Valley By Silicon Valley Newsroom Forecasters expect the smoke-cooling effect to last for another few days, with highs in the 75-to-80-degree Fahrenheit range. Read More 1
June 24, 2020 Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Cadet Dies After Collapsing During Academy Training By Jennifer Wadsworth John Nishimura collapsed while sparring with a proctor clad in what’s known as RedMan gear, a padded suit designed to absorb strikes. Read More 6
April 16, 2020 Cannabis and Chicanery: No, Weed Does Not Cure Covid-19 By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Some pot advocates and peddlers of elixirs now declare that their products can alleviate the symptoms of Covid-19, or even cure it. Read More 2
January 29, 2020 Dems Voice Concern Over Rule Excluding Voters From Primary By Will Carruthers There’s some worry that a state policy will prevent independent absentee voters from participating in the presidential candidate nomination. Read More 6
May 21, 2019 With California’s Most Closely Watched Housing Bill on Life Support, What’s Next? By Matt Levin, CALmatters SB 50 would have prevented cities from banning mid-rise apartments around public transit, but it failed to advance past a key committee. Read More 3
December 26, 2018 Five Remarkably Candid Tips From Departing Gov. Brown By Ben Christopher Don’t hold regular press conferences. Reward loyalty. If you’re a Californian with presidential aspirations, move to New York. Read More 4
November 29, 2018 Eric Bauman Resigns as Cal Democratic Party Chair Amid Sexual Misconduct Inquiry By Jennifer Wadsworth California’s top Democratic Party official stepped down amid mounting political pressure over claims of sexual assault and harassment. Read More 17
November 20, 2018 Tony Thurmond Becomes California’s New Superintendent of Public Schools—Now What? By By Ricardo Cano, CALmatters Bay Area Democratic Assemblyman Tony Thurmond declared victory Saturday as the state’s new superintendent of public instruction. Read More 5
October 9, 2018 Election 2018: John Cox, Gavin Newsom Disagree About Almost Everything at Their Only Debate By Ben Christopher The two men competing to be the next governor of California met for their first (and, alas, probably only) one-on-one stand-off. Read More 11
October 4, 2018 Santa Clara County Offers to Buy O’Connor, St. Louise Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom The county has offered to buy the local hospitals as part of a bankruptcy reorganization by the facilities’ parent company. Read More 1
April 16, 2018 Judge Weighs Public’s Right to Know vs. Ex-Milpitas Official’s Privacy in ‘Reverse CPRA’ Case By Jennifer Wadsworth A Santa Clara County judge heard oral arguments from both sides on Monday and is expected to issue a ruling in the case within 90 days. Read More 9