September 6, 2023 Photographer Injured by Rubber Bullet Fired by SJ Police in 2020 Could Get $2.9M in Settlement By Barry Holtzclaw After initially pushing back on protestors’ allegations, the city agreed last month to settle the case before trial. Read More 0
April 9, 2021 Calls for Santa Clara’s Watanabe Censure Continue After Apology By Katie Lauer Watanabe offered the apology Silicon Valley leaders demanded in a letter, but some say the mea culpa fell short. Read More 13
March 12, 2021 Protesters Sue San Jose for Police Violence During George Floyd Demonstrations By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Their goal of the lawsuit: financial compensation and “reforms of the way that San Jose police are trained and directed to police protests.” Read More 13
January 23, 2021 Valley Water Investigation Finds No Racism in Opposing New CEO By Grace Hase An investigation found the directors had serious concerns about allegations of sexual harassment against Callender. Read More 6
December 21, 2020 Foothills Park Opens to All for First Time Since 1965 By San Jose Inside The Dec. 17 opening of the nature preserve settles a lawsuit brought against the city of Palo Alto by the ACLU of Northern California. Read More 5
December 1, 2020 Op-Ed: Grace Baptist Church Stabbing Was a Tragedy That Could Have Been Averted By Shaunn Cartwright, Jethroe Moore, Pastor Scott Wagers, Sandy Perry, RJ Ramsay and Jamie Foberg The lives of unhoused people matter. Providing them the basic resources to reinforce that doesn’t seem like much to ask. Does it? Read More 10
October 29, 2020 SVO Exec Resigns Amid Outrage Over ‘Racist’ Political Hit Piece By Jennifer Wadsworth Matt Mahood announced his resignation this morning as a litany of nonprofits severed ties with the business group. Read More 5
September 16, 2020 ACLU Sues Over Restricted Access to Foothills Park By Grace Hase Since 1969, it’s been a crime punishable for up to six months in jail of a fine of up to $1,000 for non-residents to set foot in the park. Read More 9
August 12, 2020 SJSU Sorority Delta Sigma Accuses Parent Organization of ‘Financial Exploitation’ By Emanuel Lee San Jose State’s Delta Sigma chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi will hold a press event today in front of the MLK Library to voice the claims. Read More 2
June 12, 2020 Two Valley Water Directors Face Ongoing Backlash for Voting Against New CEO’s Hire By Grace Hase Critics accused Barbara Keegan and Linda LeZotte of racism and leaking confidential information—charges they both firmly deny. Read More 5
June 1, 2020 Protests Show How Behavior of SJPD Cop Jared Yuen Point to Larger Problems in Policing By Kyle Martin While SJPD’s top cop condemned the behavior of one officer, activists say the problem extends far beyond a few “bad apples.” Read More 22
May 27, 2020 Valley Water Names New CEO By Jennifer Wadsworth and Grace Hase The veteran water official will make $326,352 a year to oversee a district tasked with providing water and flood protection to the South Bay. Read More 21
February 7, 2020 San Jose Councilwoman Sylvia Arenas Decries SVO PAC for Publishing ‘Racist Attack’ Ad By Grace Hase A darkened photo of the District 8 rep has been yanked from a Silicon Valley Organization PAC website in response to public outcry. Read More 13
February 4, 2020 Rep. Ro Khanna Invites Local NAACP President to SOTU By Grace Hase Jethroe Moore said he’s still awestruck by the invitation to attend the State of the Union speech alongside the congressman. Read More 2
August 21, 2019 Local Lawmakers Propose Hate Crime Prevention Task Force By Grace Hase A recent spate of ideologically motivated massacres have prompted local lawmakers to think of ways to keep hate crimes in check. Read More 22
May 2, 2019 SJSU Students Urge Santa Clara County DA to Clear Pot Records By Lloyd Alaban Despite legalization, thousands of prior convictions continue to prevent people from joining the newly expanded legal market. Read More 10