March 11, 2019 SJ Mulls Ways to Offset Cost of Upping Downtown Height Limits By Lloyd Alaban As part of its quest to raise downtown building heights, San Jose will consider a unique funding proposal to offset costs to the airline industry. Read More 4
March 4, 2019 Mountain View Faces Backlash for Planned Pot Policy Rollback By Jennifer Wadsworth Councilwoman Ellen Kamei ignited a firestorm of controversy by bringing the local cannabis ordinance back for revision. Read More 11
February 28, 2019 Top 50 Office Deals: Google Leads List with Bicoastal Land Buys By Silicon Valley Newsroom Google’s $1 billion purchase of Mountain View’s Shoreline Tech Park marked one of the top commercial real estate deals in the U.S. last year. Read More 4
February 20, 2019 Pot Shots: Silicon Valley is on the Verge of a Weed Delivery Boom By Julia Baum Weed delivery services could be blooming soon in the South Bay since state officials lifted restrictions last month. Read More 5
February 15, 2019 New Map Shows How Climate Change Will Transform San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom If emissions continue apace, San Jose will feel more like Glendale in 60 years—a few degrees warmer and much, much drier. Read More 13
February 12, 2019 10 Compete for 4 Commercial Weed Permits in Mountain View By Jennifer Wadsworth A host of viable contenders, including heavyweights MedMen and Caliva, are vying for a small number of cannabis permits in the South Bay city. Read More 9
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 24, 2019 NASA Ames Workers Struggle to Get By Amid Federal Shutdown By Jennifer Wadsworth The Mountain View research center, which employs more than 1,000 staffers and another 1,000 contractors, is hard hit by the budget crisis. Read More 10
December 19, 2018 Op-Ed: Your Holiday Gift Could Have Serious Security Risks By Kevin Bankston and Ashley Boyd How can holiday shoppers be sure that the new connected device they’re eyeing was designed with protections against digital attacks? Read More 1
November 28, 2018 Google Pays $1 Billion for Mountain View Office Park By Silicon Valley Newsroom Google forked over $1 billion for a business park in Mountain View, making it by far the biggest real estate buy in the Bay Area this year. Read More 3
November 19, 2018 San Jose Unveils Land-Purchase Agreement for Google’s Planned Transit Village in Downtown By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose reached a milestone in its land negotiations with Google, releasing a purchase agreement that comes up for a vote next month. Read More 5
November 14, 2018 Pot Shots: Voters Pass Cannabis Tax Measures in Mountain View, Santa Clara, Morgan Hill By Julia Baum Bay Area voters last week ushered in more than a dozen local weed ordinances, all but one concerning taxes. Read More 0
October 19, 2018 San Jose Diocese Names 15 Priests Accused of Child Abuse By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Catholic diocese in San Jose has released the name of 15 former priests credibly accused of sexually abusing children. Read More 9
October 12, 2018 San Jose’s Moment: Google and Downtown’s ‘West Side Story’ By Scott Knies Is this finally San Jose’s moment for downtown to realize its potential as a vital and beautiful urban community? Read More 9
September 19, 2018 Palo Alto Daily Post: Neighbor Rallies Support for Kavanagh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford By San Jose Inside Neighbors rally in support of Christine Blasey Ford to counteract the hate mail and violent threats that the Palo Alto professor has received. Read More 37
August 6, 2018 San Jose City Council Weighs Measures on Salary-Setting, Construction Bids, $950M Bond By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose officials are debating a few measures to bring to voters this fall, including a bond measure and some charter amendments. Read More 4