July 13, 2016 Honda Campaign a Sinking Ship after Losing Primary, Key Staff By The Fly Mike Honda’s primary election defeat to Ro Khanna almost certainly spells deuces for the congressman, and people are jumping ship. Read More 38
June 10, 2016 Developer Offers $47 Million for San Jose’s Hayes Mansion By Daphne Morales San Jose can finally free itself from a huge drain of taxpayer money: the historic Hayes Mansion. The City Council will vote on the deal Tuesday. Read More 4
June 10, 2016 Incumbent Loses Lead in San Jose’s District 4 Council Race By Jennifer Wadsworth Councilman Manh Nguyen lost his lead to two-time challenger Lan Diep, who surpassed the District 4 incumbent by a 12-vote margin Friday. Read More 3
June 6, 2016 Lenient Sentencing in Stanford Rape Case Sparks Outrage at Judge, Mercury News Columnist By Jennifer Wadsworth A sexual assault perpetrated by a Stanford University athlete has ignited public outrage after he came away with just a six-month jail sentence. Read More 58
May 18, 2016 San Jose Approves $600 Million Downtown Development By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose gave the green light to the largest development investment in downtown history, which will anchor the city's nascent Diridon district. Read More 30
May 17, 2016 $100,000 Reward Renewed in Santa Clara Cold Case Murder By Jennifer Wadsworth On Monday, authorities reissued a $100,000 reward in connection to the 1994 killing of 26-year-old Army veteran and engineer Matt Flores. Read More 5
May 11, 2016 Records Show Rep. Honda Has Wealthy Supporters of GOP, Too By Josh Koehn Rep. Mike Honda has blasted opponent Ro Khanna for receiving money from “right wing millionaires and billionaires.” But records show Honda has received at least $115,000 over the last five years from wealthy backers who also support the GOP. Read More 20
April 27, 2016 Mercury News Buys Out Veteran Journalists to Finish Black April By The Fly More local media cuts occurred last week, as the Mercury News not only eliminated its copy desk but also bought out several veteran journalists. Read More 17
April 12, 2016 Rep. Mike Honda Creates Trust Fund for Ethics Probe Defense By Josh Koehn Rep. Mike Honda’s congressional ethics probe is nearing its first birthday, so he’s chosen to create a trust fund. Read More 9
April 6, 2016 Bay Area Media and the Machine By The Fly Spark one, pour out a little liquor—whatever, but let’s take a moment and honor the media institutions that have served the Bay Area for generations. Read More 8
April 5, 2016 Huge Media Shifts as Mercury News Rebrands, KGO Cuts Staff By Jennifer Wadsworth The San Jose Mercury News and Oakland Tribune printed their last editions Monday. Meanwhile, KGO radio is also cutting staff. Read More 21
February 9, 2016 Op-Ed: Down and Out in Silicon Valley’s ‘Super Bowl City’ By Randle Aubrey In the South Bay—the actual Super Bowl City—it was “don't ask don't tell” when it came to the issue of homelessness. Read More 23
February 8, 2016 Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews Announces Resignation By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara Mayor Jamie L. Matthews announced his retirement—only a day after his city played host to Super Bowl 50. Read More 32
January 29, 2016 Body of Murder Victim Found in Santa Cruz Mountains By Jennifer Wadsworth Homicide detectives found the body of Kyle Myrick Thursday, a 28-year-old motorcycle shop employee who went missing exactly a week ago. Read More 3
January 20, 2016 Mercury News Continues to Spin Darcie Green’s False Narrative By The Fly San Jose’s daily newspaper seems to have no intention of giving its readers the raw truth about state Assembly candidate Darcie Green and her husband. Read More 37
December 15, 2015 Police Union Urges San Jose to Rethink Use of Combat Vehicles By Jennifer Wadsworth Police are pointing to the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino as proof that local law enforcement needs military tools and training. Read More 40