January 22, 2021 Local Leaders Look to State to Keep Business as Second San Jose Company Moves HQ By Janice Bitters The announcement didn’t sit well with San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo after also losing Hewlett Packard Enterprises last month. Read More 32
January 19, 2021 Local Landmarks Lit Tuesday to Commemorate Covid Deaths By Jana Kadah, Bay City News San Jose City Hall, the SAP Center, Avaya Stadium, Levi’s Stadium, San Jose’s Convention Center and Historic Theaters will be lit Tuesday night. Read More 0
December 10, 2020 Small Businesses Applaud San Jose’s Proposed Delivery-Fee Cap By Emanuel Lee If San Jose approves the fee cap, it would last through next June, at which point the City Council may choose to extend or suspend it. Read More 4
November 11, 2020 As Power Shifts in SJ, Insiders Weigh in on Next Vice Mayor By The Fly Come January, Liccardo will likely use the largely symbolic honorific to marshal votes from across the aisle, insiders say. Read More 6
September 25, 2020 Census Deadline Extended as South Bay is Partially Uncounted By Janice Bitters Days before the 2020 Census was set to come to an early close, a U.S. District Judge in California extended the deadline by a month. Read More 0
September 18, 2020 Top Three San Jose Light Tower Landmark Finalists Announced By Janice Bitters The San Jose Light Tower Corp unveiled the lucky few out of 963 submissions that made the final cut for consideration. Read More 9
September 10, 2020 Second Round of Grants, State Tax Credits Now Available for Small Businesses in San Jose By Janice Bitters City and state leaders launched new initiatives to give struggling entrepreneurs a lifeline as the pandemic stretches into its sixth month. Read More 5
September 3, 2020 SJ Has a New Fee on Commercial Development to Pay For Housing By Janice Bitters Commercial developments in San Jose just got a little more expensive to build, but the extra costs will go to new affordable homes. Read More 5
September 1, 2020 Development Fee to Fund Homes Coming to SJ. What Will it Cost? By Janice Bitters The linkage fee on commercial developments—offices, warehouses, hotels and retail shops—would fund affordable housing in the city. Read More 4
August 29, 2020 San Jose Mayor Liccardo’s Home Vandalized Amid Friday Protests By Janice Bitters A second incidence of vandalism happened Friday at City Hall, resulting in one felony arrest, according to San Jose police. Read More 15
August 18, 2020 Downtown SJ Blackout Leaves Thousands Without Power By Janice Bitters More than 10,000 PG&E customers in the heart of San Jose were left in the dark late Tuesday in the middle of a days-long heatwave. Read More 6
August 14, 2020 Temporary Housing is a ‘Downpayment’ on Homelessness Goals, San Jose Officials Say By Janice Bitters The city’s effort to curb homelessness comes as officials grapple with a new report calling for the county to double its shelter beds. Read More 12
August 3, 2020 San Jose, AT&T Provide 4G Hotspots for Distance Learning By Grace Hase With the pandemic shifting learning from classroom to computer, San Jose has expedited efforts to close the so-called digital divide. Read More 6