December 6, 2019 Support Continues to Grow for San Jose Mayor’s Vision of a Customer-Owned PG&E By Nicholas Chan Sam Liccardo announced this week that he’s garnered support for the idea from 114 elected leaders in 58 cities and 10 counties. Read More 13
December 4, 2019 San Jose Puts Property Transfer Tax on March Primary Ballot By Nicholas Chan If voters pass the measure, it would take effect on July 1, 2020, and generate up to $70 million a year for the city general fund. Read More 15
December 3, 2019 San Jose City Council to Review New Plans For Diridon Station By Grace Hase After more than a year of design work by four local agencies, preliminary plans for a re-envisioned Diridon Station have been unveiled. Read More 0
December 2, 2019 San Jose Puts Finishing Touches on ‘Tiny Homes’ for the Homeless By Nicholas Chan The cluster of 40 miniature sleeping cabins is part of a pilot program to provide shelter for the South Bay’s growing homeless population. Read More 4
November 19, 2019 San Jose Votes to Move Forward With Property Transfer Tax Measure for Affordable Housing By Grace Hase With an 8-0-2 approval from the City Council on Tuesday, officials now plan on drafting a proposed ballot question. Read More 26
November 15, 2019 Airbnb Teams Up with San Jose State, City to Offer Free Lodging to Homeless College Students By Nicholas Chan The short-term rental company’s initiative comes as part of a partnership with the city of San Jose, SJSU and the Bill Wilson Center. Read More 2
November 14, 2019 Quest to Make San Jose Streets Safer Crashes into Worsening Pedestrian, Cyclist Injury Stats By Jennifer Wadsworth and Grace Hase Vision Zero was supposed to make the Capital of Silicon Valley safer for pedestrians and cyclists, but things have only gotten more dangerous. Read More 29
November 6, 2019 Over 20 cities Join San Jose Mayor Liccardo in Calling for Customer-Owned PG&E By Nicholas Chan A coalition of city leaders is urging the CPUC to restructure PG&E from an investor-run company to one that’s customer-owned. Read More 33
November 4, 2019 San Jose City Council Mulls Changes to Ellis Act Ordinance By Grace Hase The San Jose City Council meets at 11am Tuesday inside the council chambers at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. in San Jose. Read More 3
October 31, 2019 The New Neighborhood Watch: Ring Cams Can Make Our Lives Safer—and a Lot Less Private By Nicholas Chan Home security cameras are a bonanza for public safety as police gain ability to request and view Amazon/Ring video clips. Read More 7
October 29, 2019 San Jose Mayor Testifies Before Congress About Trump’s Emissions-Standards Rollback By Grace Hase Sam Liccardo will be speaking in front of the House Subcommittee on Environment at 7am today, Pacific Standard Time. Read More 19
October 28, 2019 San Jose May Keep Overnight Warming Centers Open Every Night During Winter Months By Grace Hase The City Council will discuss the proposal when it meets on Tuesday at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. in San Jose. Read More 13
October 28, 2019 Housing Dominates the Conversation at SV Leadership Group’s Annual Luncheon By Grace Hase Hundreds packed into the Santa Clara Convention Center to hear from politicos and business leaders Friday. Read More 9
October 26, 2019 PG&E Outage Expected to Impact 98,000 San Jose Residents By Grace Hase PG&E’s second planned power outage of the month is expected to start tonight as high winds kick up and create a heightened fire risk. Read More 5
October 25, 2019 More PG&E Outages Expected to Hit South Bay This Weekend By Grace Hase The public safety power shutoff, which is being enacted by the utility giant to curb fire risk, is expected to last from Saturday to Monday. Read More 5
October 25, 2019 SJDA Exec Apologizes For Speech That Offended City Leaders By Grace Hase Scott Knies’ words about how some council members invoked the “issue of race” prompted outrage from at least two local electeds. Read More 6