September 2, 2020 Neighbors Say Activists Who Vandalize Mayor’s Home Also Made Death Threats By The Fly They also burned a flag and pelted the home with paintballs—all in apparent backlash to Sam Liccardo’s distaste for defunding police. Read More 29
August 26, 2020 South Bay Sees Bizarre Mini-Boom as Thousands of Fire Evacuees Pour into Downtown By Janice Bitters The fires burning in the mountains south and west of San Jose have pushed 77,000 people to flee from Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. Read More 6
August 24, 2020 Recently Retired San Jose City Attorney Dies of Cancer By Silicon Valley Newsroom Mayor Sam Liccardo issued a statement Monday calling Rick Doyle, a lifelong civil servant, one of the city's “greatest champions.” Read More 3
August 24, 2020 WATCH: Lightning Complex Updates From Cal Fire, San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom Cal Fire and San Jose city officials broadcast updates about the Bay Area lightning fires in a series of video broadcasts. Read More 0
August 24, 2020 SJ Mayor Tells Police to Hasten Release of Protest Footage By Grace Hase Even if Mayor Sam Liccardo gets his way, the videos would only see the light of day by fall—up to five months after the demonstrations. Read More 5
August 22, 2020 LIVE UPDATES: Lightning Fires Consume More Than a Million Acres Across California By Silicon Valley Newsroom More than 13,000 firefighters throughout the state are battling record blazes that have darkened skies and forced 100,000 evacuations. Read More 0
August 21, 2020 LIVE UPDATES: Bay Area Lightning Fires Keep Growing By Silicon Valley Newsroom The latest news about the SCU and CZU fire complexes surrounding Santa Clara County, where some evacuation orders remain in effect. Read More 5
August 21, 2020 VTA May Double GM’s Contract Signing Authority to $1 Million By Grace Hase If approved by the board this fall, the policy would give General Manager Nuria Fernandez twice the spending power she has now. Read More 3
August 20, 2020 WATCH: San Jose Mayor Gives Update on SCU Fire Complex By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and Kip Harkness, the head of the city’s emergency operations center, fielded questions from residents. Read More 2
August 18, 2020 WATCH: City Hall Camera Offers Fresh Look at San Jose Protests By Silicon Valley Newsroom While SJPD withholds footage from body cameras and helicopters, San Jose has been releasing security footage caught from outside City Hall. Read More 18
August 17, 2020 San Jose Mayor Accuses PG&E of Deflecting Blame for Outages By Grace Hase PG&E said blackouts would last just a few hours, but many San Jose residents said they were left without power for much longer than that. Read More 11
August 5, 2020 California Cities, Counties Target Homelessness with Newly Launched Project HomeKey By Janis Hashe Can a program created to help the most vulnerable during the pandemic successfully morph into permanently helping the unsheltered? Read More 9
August 5, 2020 San Jose Council OK’s Ballot Measure to Up Tax on Cardrooms By Grace Hase The cardroom tax, which comes to voters on the fall ballot, would generate about $15 million annually for city services. Read More 3
August 3, 2020 SJPD Chief Eddie Garcia to Retire By Grace Hase The 28-year SJPD cop got his start in the department in 1992 as part of the Narcotics Enforcement Team. Read More 10
July 31, 2020 SJ Sues Trump Over 2020 Census By Grace Hase The federal lawsuit filed this week alleges that President Trump's order violates the Census Act and the U.S. Constitution. Read More 7
July 28, 2020 San Jose Council Abandons Ballot Measure to Expand Mayoral Power, Change Election Year By Grace Hase In 2022, the next mayor could be elected for either a two-year or six-year term depending on what the charter review commission decides. Read More 4