January 17, 2021 As Need Grows in Silicon Valley, Business and Residents Step Up By Emanuel Lee Food banks are feeding more people than ever, but donations and new partnerships are helping them keep up Read More 10
November 30, 2020 49ers to Play Home Games in Arizona After County Order By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The NFL team will leave the state for the next two home games due to a strict new health order that bans the use of Levi’s Stadium. Read More 3
November 9, 2020 Santa Clara City Council: ‘The Balance of Power Has Changed’ By Janice Bitters Mission City’s politics got flipped on its head this week when three newcomers came out ahead in their bids for City Council. Read More 9
October 28, 2020 County Clashes with State Over Letting Fans Back in Bleachers at Professional Sports Games By Emanuel Lee Local professional sports teams, including the San Jose Earthquakes, have been playing to empty stadiums since the pandemic started. Read More 11
October 25, 2020 Stubblefield Sentenced to 15 Years to Life in Prison By Silicon Valley Newsroom Former NFL star Dana Stubblefield was convicted of raping a disabled woman at his Morgan Hill Home. Read More 4
July 28, 2020 Former 49er Dana Stubblefield Found Guilty of Raping a Woman at His Morgan Hill Home By Michael Moore A jury on Monday found the 48-year-old guilty of rape by force, false imprisonment and forcible oral copulation. Read More 21
July 21, 2020 City of Santa Clara Hotel Tax Revenue Plummets By Silicon Valley Newsroom The city has projected other budget-related issues, but the Transient Occupancy Tax would be the biggest hit. Read More 8
July 14, 2020 49ers in a Multi-Million-Dollar Standoff with City of Santa Clara By Silicon Valley Newsroom The 49ers say Santa Clara owes it $2.74 million. The city says the team owes it $1.1 million. Each side refuses to pay until the other side pays first. Read More 2
February 20, 2020 Secretary of State Alex Padilla Slams Santa Clara’s Measure C By Jennifer Wadsworth The state’s top elections official showed up in Mission City today to denounce an effort to shrink the number of council districts. Read More 3
February 10, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Mulls Universal Meals for High-Poverty Schools By Jennifer Wadsworth On Tuesday, the county will consider a proposal to spend $8 million over four years to feed 12,000 of the neediest children in the South Bay. Read More 13
February 5, 2020 Civil Rights Activists Ask SF 49ers for Help Defeating Santa Clara’s Controversial Measure C By The Fly As the 49ers geared up to face the Chiefs, a group of activists implored the team for help with a very different kind of match-up. Read More 4
January 31, 2020 Bay Area Congress Members’ Super Bowl Bet with Missouri Rep: BBQ, Nuts and See’s Candy By Grace Hase Congress members Ro Khanna and Nancy Pelosi hope to bring home more than the Lombardi Trophy this weekend. Read More 2
September 19, 2019 Santa Clara Wants to Revoke 49ers’ Authority Over Non-Football Events at Levi’s By Grace Hase In announcing the decision, the city lobbed a host of allegations against the team, accusing it of fraud, wage theft and conflicts of interest. Read More 7
May 22, 2019 Santa Clara County Takes 49ers to Court Over Stadium Tax Fight By Jennifer Wadsworth County Assessor Larry Stone is suing over what he calls a stunningly flawed decision to give the NFL team a massive tax break. Read More 16
February 18, 2019 Hanging Colin Kaepernick Doll Spotted in South San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth Days before the former star quarterback settled his grievance against the NFL, someone saw a racist effigy of him right here in San Jose. Read More 45
December 27, 2018 2018: A Year in Review By Silicon Valley Newsroom In which we look back on all the strange, infuriating and preposterous things that went down in 2018 and say, “Sayonara!” Read More 1