May 30, 2018 Alum Rock Schools Chief Spared the Axe; Trustees Partially Cut Ties With Shady Contractor By Jennifer Wadsworth Reform advocates in Alum Rock Union Elementary School District celebrated some major victories Tuesday. Read More 2
May 28, 2018 Op-Ed: Why We Disrupted the Diridon Station Advisory Meeting By Katherine Nasol A group of residents concerned about displacement and gentrification have formed a coalition to disrupt the Google-San Jose negotiations. Read More 11
May 23, 2018 SJPD Watchdog Aaron Zisser Draws Criticism From Top Brass on Approach to Oversight By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s new cop watchdog, Aaron Zisser, has won praise from activists but criticism from police over his brand of oversight. Read More 17
May 21, 2018 Police Auditor: More SJPD Officers Disciplined Despite Fewer Citizen Complaints By Jennifer Wadsworth Though fewer people have been filing complaints against San Jose cops, a greater share of those cases resulted in officer discipline. Read More 12
May 7, 2018 Builders Want San Jose to Delay Affordable Housing Fee by a Year By Jennifer Wadsworth Developers want the city to postpone an affordable housing fee, which charges builders $25 per square foot of new construction. Read More 5
May 4, 2018 Santa Clara County Dems Censure Local Candidate Over Sexual Harassment Lawsuit By Jennifer Wadsworth A candidate for Santa Clara County supervisor was censured by the local Democratic Central Committee over a sexual harassment claim. Read More 33
April 30, 2018 Study: Growing Construction Costs May Hinder New Housing Development in San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth A new study suggests that rising construction costs may hinder housing development in San Jose, which already faces an affordability crisis. Read More 19
April 26, 2018 Op-Ed: Local Agencies Ask Public to Help Design Berryessa-BART Urban Village, N. 13th St. Corridor By Fred Buzo AARP, the city of San Jose and VTA host a design charrette for the Berryessa-BART urban village and North 13th Street business corridor. Read More 2
April 24, 2018 Op-Ed: Three Vital Steps on the Road to Becoming a ‘Smart City’ By Jesse Berst Without a strong digital infrastructure, a city—even one as populous as San Jose—is destined to wither and fade. Read More 6
April 23, 2018 San Jose City Council to Vote on Key Changes to Local Rent Laws By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose leaders will consider key changes to the city’s rent laws, including some that empower landlords and others that favor tenants. Read More 6
April 17, 2018 120 People Displaced after 5-Alarm Blaze Erupts in San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom A five-alarm apartment fire that erupted in San Jose Tuesday morning has injured at least 15 people and displaced 120. Read More 0
April 17, 2018 Op-Ed: Will San Jose’s City Council Give Landlords More Power or Stand Up for Tenants? By Diana Salazar San Jose city officials will have to decide later this month whether to bolster protections for renters or weaken them to give landlords more power. Read More 4
April 11, 2018 San Jose Mayor Liccardo Responds to Criticism from Colleagues over Travel Memo By Jennifer Wadsworth Sam Liccardo said he suggested reining in city travel only after unsuccessfully trying to talk his colleagues out of jetting to Japan this week. Read More 13
April 10, 2018 San Jose Mayor Calls for Stricter Limits on City-Funded Travel By Jennifer Wadsworth With nearly half the council on a taxpayer-funded junket, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo says it’s time to rethink the city’s travel policies. Read More 5
April 2, 2018 San Jose Weighs Compromise on Union-Backed Measure Requiring Local Hires, Prevailing Wages By Jennifer Wadsworth Developers would have to pay prevailing wages and hire local workers for subsidized projects under a proposed compromise measure. Read More 5
March 30, 2018 Citizenship Question on 2020 Census Jeopardizes Accuracy, South Bay Officials Caution By San Jose Inside Silicon Valley leaders are speaking out against the federal government’s plans to include a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census. Read More 3