October 20, 2020 Councilman Lan Diep Faces Longtime Schools Trustee David Cohen in San Jose’s D4 Race By Grace Hase The San Jose City Council District 4 race could be close, considering how 2016’s election came down to 12 votes. Read More 1
October 19, 2020 San Jose May Join Bay Area-Wide ‘Cut the Commute’ Pledge By Grace Hase The Bay Area Air Quality Management District wants companies to prolong work-from-home by at least 25 percent. Read More 4
October 12, 2020 Ann Ravel Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to SD15 Rival Dave Cortese Over Obama Photos By Grace Hase The 15th State Senate District hopeful says her opponent’s use of an image with President Obama is illegal under a federal policy. Read More 13
October 7, 2020 Racism in the Streets: How Homelessness Became a Civil Rights Issue in the South Bay By Grace Hase Experts say Silicon Valley’s homeless crisis—like that of the nation—is interwoven with its long, painful history structural racism. Read More 21
October 7, 2020 Santa Clara County Prepares to Resume Indoor Gatherings—With Certain Restrictions in Place By Emanuel Lee Indoor events could resume at up to 25 percent capacity or up to 100 people and outdoor gatherings of up to 200 people. Read More 7
October 6, 2020 DA Declines to File Charges Against Activist Held on Extraordinary $500,000 Bail By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose police got prosecutor-turned-jurist Paul Bernal to sign off on the warrant on Sept. 28—and then waited five days to serve it. Read More 18
October 2, 2020 San Jose Appoints Director of New Office of Racial Equity By Grace Hase Zulma Maciel, who has led the Office of Immigrant Affairs since 2015, will head up the newly-established department. Read More 10
September 25, 2020 POA Balks at San Jose’s Release of Protest Body-Cam Footage By Grace Hase Union President Sgt. Paul Kelly argued that the city had violated officers' rights by disclosing their names, badge numbers and faces. Read More 8
September 23, 2020 Vice Chair of San Jose Ethics Commission Abruptly Resigns By The Fly Chris Peacock was so upset about a colleague’s open critique of the city’s top elected official that he stepped down as vice chair. Read More 4
September 18, 2020 Santa Clara County Tightens Testing Order for Private and Nonprofit Healthcare Providers By Silicon Valley Newsroom County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody issued the revisions to the mandate, saying private providers need to step up to the plate. Read More 6
September 18, 2020 Mayor, Concerned Citizens Push Back on Loaded Language Woven into San Jose PD Protest Report By Grace Hase Internal correspondence among the department's top brass consistently refer to the George Floyd demonstrators as "rioters." Read More 10
September 13, 2020 SJPD’s Body-Cam Footage of Protests Leaves a Lot Out By Jennifer Wadsworth While the new videos offer some fresh perspective of the George Floyd demonstrations, there’s a lot missing from the official narrative. Read More 6
September 11, 2020 SJPD Releases Body-Cam Footage From Protests By Silicon Valley Newsroom It took a few months after the George Floyd protests to show the public even this limited footage. But, hey, it’s a start. Read More 4
September 8, 2020 Other Major Cities Dropped Curfew Charges Months Ago. What Took San Jose So Long? By Jennifer Wadsworth It’s unclear when news of the decision would have reached defendants had SJI not inquired about the mayor shirking the same rule. Read More 14
September 3, 2020 San Jose Quietly Drops Curfew Citations Amid Claims of Selective Enforcement By Jennifer Wadsworth While cops used the blunt instrument of a time limit to disband protests, Sam Liccardo repeatedly flouted the curfew to squeeze in a bike ride. Read More 18
September 2, 2020 Sen. Jim Beall’s Bill to Spur Infill Development, Protect Coyote Valley Moves to Governor’s Desk By Emanuel Lee The San Jose mayor applauded the proposal, calling SB 940 a watershed moment for the city and the pristine open space around it. Read More 3