March 9, 2020 San Jose Explores New Anti-Displacement Measures For Mobile Home Parks By Grace Hase The city wants to create a new land use designation for mobile home parks and apply it to two of them: Westwinds and Mountain Springs. Read More 2
March 9, 2020 Valley Palms Landlord Agrees to Tenant Demands in Exchange for $120M in Tax-Free Refinancing By Jennifer Wadsworth At the the city of San Jose’s behest, KDF Communities agreed to allocate $15.7 million in bond revenue for property upgrades and tighter security. Read More 9
March 9, 2020 Susan Hammer Transformed City’s Political Landscape By Dan Pulcrano Former San Jose Mayor Susan Hammer, a key figure in the revitalization of San Jose’s downtown, died Saturday at the age of 81. Read More 2
March 4, 2020 Councilwoman Sylvia Arenas Wins 2nd Term in San Jose’s D8 By The Fly The D8 incumbent secured her front-runner status and eschewed the need for a runoff with close to 58 percent of the vote. Read More 1
February 27, 2020 Election 2020: Three Candidates Vie for Open Seat in SJ’s D10 By Grace Hase Jenny Higgins Bradanini, Matt Mahan and Helen Wang are vying to replace Councilman Johnny Khamis in the Almaden Valley district. Read More 7
February 25, 2020 Election 2020: SJ Councilwoman Faces Ex-Colleague in D8 Race By Grace Hase In District 8, Councilwoman Sylvia Arenas is squaring off with her old Evergreen School Board colleague, Jim Zito. Read More 3
February 20, 2020 Election 2020: San Jose’s D6 Councilwoman Defends Seat Against Three Challengers By Grace Hase Jake Tonkel, Marshall Woodmansee and Ruben Navarro are challenging District 6 incumbent Dev Davis in the March 3 primary. Read More 14
February 18, 2020 Election 2020: San Jose’s D4 Councilman Faces Trio of Challengers in March Primary By Grace Hase Business-aligned Lan Diep is defending his seat from school trustee David Cohen and attorneys Huy Tran and Jamal Khan. Read More 9
February 13, 2020 VTA’s Contract Missteps Risk Derailing Diridon Station Project By Grace Hase Blunders in creating the West Coast’s biggest transportation hub suggest that local agencies had better step up their game. Read More 18
February 13, 2020 San Jose Allocates $6.8M to Traffic Safety Measures By Grace Hase The city also decided to launch its first Vision Zero Task Force, which will bring together city and county leaders and safety advocates. Read More 5
February 12, 2020 San Jose Council Candidate Jim Zito Loses Support Over Abuse Claims, Which He Denies By Grace Hase The D8 challenger’s sudden loss of endorsements follows an online attack paid for by the San Jose Police Officers’ Association PAC. Read More 8
February 12, 2020 Attack Ad Gets Personal in San Jose’s District 8 Council Race By The Fly A POA-sponsored website suggests that council contender Jim Zito may have some anger management issues. Read More 14
February 11, 2020 San Jose Considers Transfer Tax Exemptions for Non-Profits By Grace Hase As housing advocates drum up support for Measure E, the city is figuring out how to spare non-profits from the impact of the tax measure. Read More 6
February 10, 2020 Election 2020: Labor-Aligned Incumbent Faces Business-Backed Challenger in SJ’s D2 By Grace Hase In San Jose’s District 2, Councilman Sergio Jimenez is defending his incumbency against business-backed Jonathan Fleming. Read More 7
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 7, 2020 SJ Councilwoman Files for 2nd Bankruptcy to Save Family Home By Jennifer Wadsworth Magdalena Carrasco said she had no other choice after inheriting a predatory loan upon her mother’s death from cancer in 2018. Read More 37