May 4, 2021 SCC Supes to Vote on $350M in Bonds for Affordable Housing By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The county hopes to purchase and build homes on several sites to reach its goal of 4,800 new units by 2027. Read More 8
April 29, 2021 State, Local Officials Urge Bay Area Residents to Sign up for Health Insurance by Friday By Eli Walsh, Bay City News New tax credits are also expected to lower premiums by an average of $180 per month for roughly 280,000 Bay Area residents. Read More 1
April 28, 2021 A Quest for Love: Natalia Smut’s Death Highlights Trans Struggles By Katie Lauer The native San Jose transgender woman’s murder has devastated, but not shocked, friends, family and the South Bay drag scene. Read More 9
April 26, 2021 Supporters Gather for Murdered San Jose Transgender Woman By Bay City News Natalia Smüt, 24, a transgender woman and drag artist from San Jose, was known for her motivating and creative spirit and captivating performances. Read More 9
April 20, 2021 Report: Wage Theft in SCC Keeps Workers Unpaid and Unprotected By Katie Lauer Despite decades of judgements and legislation, accounts of wage theft continue to run rampant in Santa Clara County, new data show. Read More 6
March 29, 2021 Milpitas: Hundreds Rally Against Anti-Asian Violence By Bay City News A diverse crowd of protesters, young and old, marched down Calaveras Boulevard in Milpitas to City Hall Sunday. Read More 9
January 5, 2021 Op-Ed: VTA Should Rethink Those ‘Spaced Out’ Bus Stops By Robin Roemer and Gil Rodan If we can’t even make room and time for bus stops on our streets, there is little hope we’ll ever get the fast-moving transit system that we need. Read More 10
December 31, 2020 2020: The Lost Year By Silicon Valley Newsroom It’s been a millennium and a decade since two identical numbers divisible by 10 paired together in such a beautiful fashion. Read More 1
December 20, 2020 Shooting at Milpitas Great Mall Was Self-Inflicted, Police Say By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Milpitas Police Department asked holiday shoppers to shelter in place for hours as they searched the center store by store. Read More 5
December 19, 2020 BREAKING: Police Investigate Shooting at Milpitas Great Mall By Silicon Valley Newsroom Milpitas police shared few details about the incident, saying they ordered a shelter-in-place “out of an abundance of caution.” Read More 1
December 8, 2020 Milpitas Police Chief Armando Corpuz to Retire at Month’s End By Emanuel Lee The veteran law enforcement official started his career as a Milpitas reserve officer in 1990 and climbed the ranks to top cop in 2017. Read More 0
December 2, 2020 Covid-19 Outbreak Reported at Santa Clara County Juvenile Detention Facilities By Michael Moore The outbreak is the first detected transmission of the virus in the county’s juvenile facilities since the pandemic began in March. Read More 2
November 18, 2020 Judge Rejects Motion to Halt Project HomeKey Development By Grace Hase Judge Patricia Lucas, meanwhile, has asked the plaintiffs to return to court next month with a new appraisal on the property in question. Read More 11
November 18, 2020 Santa Clara County Trades Jail Plans for Mental Health Facility By Jana Kadah, Bay City News In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the county Board of Supervisors reinforced its commitment to build a new mental health facility. Read More 1
November 18, 2020 Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Flip-Flops on Proposal to Assess Homeless Residents By The Fly The mayor went from being ecstatic about the proposal to effectively opposing it by abstaining from the otherwise unanimous vote. Read More 22
November 5, 2020 Election 2020: Meet Alex Lee, California’s First Gen Z Legislator By Jennifer Wadsworth The 25-year-old progressive rode a wave of young voter turnout to become the youngest state lawmaker in more than 80 years. Read More 6