October 9, 2018 Op-Ed: San Jose Should Allocate Funding for Women’s Bill of Rights By Taraneh Roosta and Ruth Silver-Taube Women and non-binary people in San Jose are at a crossroads and City Manager Dave Sykes may decide our direction for generations. Read More 5
October 8, 2018 Election 2018: San Jose Voters to Decide Fate of Four Local Measures on November Ballot By Silicon Valley Newsroom Come Election Day, San Jose voters will vote on four citywide measures. Here’s a look at what local voters will see on their Nov. 6 ballots. Read More 28
October 3, 2018 By the Numbers: San Jose’s Affordable Housing Shortage By Silicon Valley Newsroom The city of a million residents has quite a long ways to go to reach its goal of building 10,000 new affordable homes by 2022. Read More 10
October 2, 2018 San Jose May Move Mayoral Races to Presidential Election Years to Boost Voter Turnout By Silicon Valley Newsroom Sam Liccardo would hold his seat for another two years if the city moves its mayoral races to coincide with presidential elections. Read More 7
October 1, 2018 SJ Councilors Carrasco, Arenas Want to Speed Up Timeline for Slashing Car Impound Fees By Silicon Valley Newsroom Two of San Jose’s elected officials want the city to reduce its vehicle impound fees as soon as possible. Read More 1
September 20, 2018 San Jose Councilman Don Rocha Misses Vote on Signature Policy By Jennifer Wadsworth Councilman Don Rocha stunned allies and adversaries alike when he skipped a vote Tuesday on a proposal to study commercial impact fees. Read More 3
September 17, 2018 San Jose Weighs Resolution Condemning President Trump’s Family Separation Policy By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose will consider a resolution Tuesday denouncing the Trump administration’s separation of families at the U.S. border. Read More 3
September 17, 2018 San Jose’s ‘Hope Village’ Camp Forced to Relocate; Search Continues for Alternate Site By Jennifer Wadsworth Though its future remains uncertain, Hope Village accomplished what no local elected leader has had the political will or vision pull off. Read More 6
September 14, 2018 SVO Uninvites San Jose Vice Mayor From Seattle Trip to Make Room for Mayor Sam Liccardo By Jennifer Wadsworth Sam Liccardo almost had to stay home from a business delegation to Seattle—until the SVO, invoking Beyoncé, gave him an out. Read More 5
September 10, 2018 San Jose Revisits Discussion on Commercial Linkage Fees By Jennifer Wadsworth A group of City Council members hope to revive a discussion about commercial linkage fees to fund new affordable housing. Read More 6
September 5, 2018 Op-Ed: High-Tech Careers Abound in California’s Water Industry By Martin Kropelnicki The need for well-trained individuals in the water industry is greater than ever here in California. Read More 1
August 28, 2018 Op-Ed: Is San Jose Deliberately Trying to Displace People? By Sandy Perry Is the Affordable Housing Network the only organization in San Jose that believes San Jose’s general plan is a blueprint for a train wreck? Read More 15
August 24, 2018 San Jose Police Auditor Aaron Zisser Resigns Under Pressure From Cop Union, City Leaders By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s civilian cop monitor is stepping down, citing the police union’s personal attacks as a distraction to community-led reforms. Read More 20
August 21, 2018 Santa Clara County Supervisors Urged to Consider Housing—Not Parking—for Old City Hall Annex By Jennifer Wadsworth Plans to convert San Jose’s old City Hall Annex into a parking lot instead of housing for the homeless has drawn the ire of a prominent developer. Read More 3
August 20, 2018 Op-Ed: Courting Publicly-Traded Companies is Wrong Approach for ‘Capital of Silicon Valley’ By San Jose Inside Publicly-traded companies destined to follow Google to downtown San Jose aren’t exactly the companies fueling the Silicon Valley gold rush. Read More 3
August 15, 2018 ‘Slavery Towers’ a Flashpoint in Debate Over Labor Standards, Responsible Development By Jennifer Wadsworth The 643-unit Silvery Towers climbing 22 stories into the sky from the heart of San Jose have become a monument to unfettered greed. Read More 16