June 10, 2019 San Jose’s $4.3 Billion Budget Focuses on Equity, Opportunity, ‘Missing Middle’ Housing By Lloyd Alaban As San Jose prepares to finalize its 2020-21 fiscal year spending plan, concerns about equity have taken center stage. Read More 10
April 25, 2019 Local Cafe Sees Outpouring of Support After Multiple Break-Ins By Lloyd Alaban This marks the second time in two weeks that Little Saigon businesses have had to sweep up shattered glass from smash-and-grab burglaries. Read More 10
March 19, 2019 2020 Ballot Initiative Would Give Voters Say Over El Camino Healthcare District’s Expansion By Silicon Valley Newsroom Workers battling the multi-city health and hospital district over its acquisition of five clinics want voters to weigh in on future growth. Read More 0
February 10, 2019 SJ Reconsiders Recusal Policy Following Councilwoman’s Abstention From Ellis Act Vote By Jennifer Wadsworth City Attorney Rick Doyle said he plans to re-evaluate his interpretation of Fair Political Practices Commission rules regarding recusal. Read More 5
January 14, 2019 San Jose to Review City’s Trash-Hauling, Recycling Contracts By Lloyd Alaban San Jose is poised to renew its contract with three recycling and waste-hauling companies but to cut ties with a fourth. Read More 3
January 7, 2019 Pair of Land-Use Proposals Up for Review at San Jose’s First City Council Session of 2019 By Lloyd Alaban The new year brought new elected officials and some newly revised land-use proposals coming before the San Jose City Council. Read More 1
November 13, 2018 Election 2018: Close Races to Watch in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth A week after Election Day, voter turnout is on track to reach 60 percent while roughly 100,000 ballots remain uncounted. Read More 1
November 12, 2018 Silicon Valley’s ‘All the Way Home’ Campaign Has Housed 1,200-Plus Homeless Veterans By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County’s multi-agency All the Way Home campaign has housed 1,237 homeless veterans since 2015, according to a new report. Read More 5
November 9, 2018 Election 2018: Maya Esparza Overtakes Incumbent Tam Nguyen in San Jose’s D7 Race By Jennifer Wadsworth With 58 percent of the ballots tallied Friday, Maya Esparza pulled ahead of incumbent Tam Nguyen in San Jose’s D7 council race. Read More 2
November 7, 2018 Tam Nguyen’s Lead Over Maya Esparza Narrows to Just 13 Votes in San Jose’s District 7 Race By The Fly Maya Esparza had nearly caught up to D7 incumbent Tam Nguyen by Wednesday, trailing him this afternoon by a margin of just 13 votes. Read More 1
November 5, 2018 Election 2018: Today Is Last Day for Early Voting in Midterms By Silicon Valley Newsroom Full-service satellite locations are open Monday, but closed on Election Day while 50 drop-off sites are available. Read More 2
October 25, 2018 San Jose’s D7 Council Incumbent Tam Nguyen Faces Familiar Challenger in Maya Esparza By Julia Baum The rematch between Tam Nguyen and Maya Esparza could pave the path for how the city tackles its most pressing issues in coming years. Read More 9
August 15, 2018 Thief Makes Off With San Jose Councilman’s Beat-Up F-150 By The Fly Someone stole District 7 Councilman Tam Nguyen’s F-150 from outside an East San Jose community center. Read More 8
June 6, 2018 San Jose Councilman Tam Nguyen Headed for Runoff Rematch with Maya Esparza in District 7 By The Fly Councilman Tam Nguyen appears headed to a runoff against his 2014 rival, Maya Esparza, for San Jose’s District 7 council seat. Read More 0
June 4, 2018 June Primary 2018: Elections to Watch in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth California’s long-awaited primary comes Tuesday, which means it’s down to the wire for a number of hotly contested South Bay races. Read More 5
June 4, 2018 Op-Ed: Don Rocha Deserves Your Vote for County Supervisor By Shaunn Cartwright An activist and housing rights advocate urges voters to elect Don Rocha as Santa Clara County supervisor. Read More 11