August 19, 2019 Santa Clara County Seeks Public Land for Measure A Housing By Kyle Martin The county is trying to find what land it already owns on which to build below-market-rate housing for the region’s poorest residents. Read More 5
August 16, 2019 By the Numbers: Caltrain’s 2040 Vision for Future Growth By Nicholas Chan We compiled some key data points about the future of Caltrain, which recently announced its multi-billion, multi-decade expansion plan. Read More 3
August 10, 2019 The Veranda, County’s First Measure A Housing Complex, Celebrates Grand Opening By Kyle Martin Three years after voters approved the $950 million affordable housing bond, the first project funded by the initiative is finally finished. Read More 6
July 31, 2019 Too Close to Home: South Bay Looks for Answers in Wake of Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting By Jennifer Wadsworth and Nick Veronin The Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting, which took three innocent lives, underscores the intractability of gun violence in America. Read More 8
July 16, 2019 Rapist Ex-Club Promoter Sentenced to 390 Years By Michael Moore A convicted serial predator was sentenced to nearly four centuries in prison for sexually assaulting six women in the South Bay. Read More 2
July 11, 2019 County Assessor: Silicon Valley Property Values are Booming By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose helped spearhead a record-setting year for property values in Santa Clara County, according to a recently released report. Read More 7
June 28, 2019 Brian Light, San Jose Man Killed in Ford Shooting, Hailed as Hero By Michael Moore At a press conference, police offered more details about the workplace shooting that resulted in the deaths of four people Tuesday. Read More 1
June 7, 2019 San Mateo Cop Accused of Trying to Seduce a Teen Girl Online By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Mateo police Officer Robert Davies, 40, was booked in jail Thursday on charges of contacting a minor to commit a felony. Read More 20
May 14, 2019 Could Trump’s Tweets Stall High-Speed Rail in California? By Jaqueline McCool Federal officials are reportedly refusing to meet with the California High-Speed Rail Authority after one of Trump’s Twitter tirades. Read More 10
May 1, 2019 South County Lumber Company to Pay $375K Over Saw Mill Death By Michael Moore The Morgan Hill company reached the settlement agreement with a northern California county over the death of an employee in 2013. Read More 2
April 16, 2019 VTA Unveils Several New Bus Route Recommendations By Jaqueline McCool The Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority staff has made seven recommendations for changes in service to existing local routes. Read More 1
April 12, 2019 Morgan Hill Denies Request for 2018 Police Shooting Records By Michael Moore City officials and free press advocates are at odds over whether police video and other records related to a 2018 shooting should be made public. Read More 3
April 4, 2019 Stenn Gets San Jose Sharks Where They Need to Be By Emanuel Lee Morgan Hill resident Ryan Stenn has several roles, most notably this: He helps get the team where it needs to be. Read More 0
April 4, 2019 Editorial: Unshackle Measure A to Create More Affordable Housing By New SV Media The county needs to make more deals happen and gain as much leverage as possible on the voter-approved funds. Read More 25
March 11, 2019 Morgan Hill Council Considers Commercial Pot Ordinance By Jaqueline McCool Officials in the South County city ruled out cultivation at a council meeting last month. But pot business licenses are still on the table. Read More 1
March 8, 2019 Gov. Newsom Signs Law Bolstering Charter School Transparency, Accountability By Scott Forstner SB 126 ensures that all private charter schools are held to the same transparency standards as their public counterparts. Read More 8