April 27, 2021 Opinion: Google Shows SJ Needs a Stronger Development Process By Justin Lardinois San Jose Planning Commissioner Justin Lardinois says Google's community benefits package shouldn’t be considered unusual, but the standard. Read More 4
April 26, 2021 Google’s SJ Offer is Unmatched, But Some Wonder if it’s Enough By Sonya Herrera Google’s generosity toward San Jose has appeased some critics but has not addressed all concerns over long-term housing affordability. Read More 10
April 7, 2021 Political Veterans Crowd 2022 County Supervisors Race By Michael Moore Four well-known candidates have already jumped in the race for the District 1 supervisor seat. Read More 0
April 5, 2021 San Jose Electeds Pass Rules to Throttle Chatty Colleagues By Sean Roney Elected officials say the new rules will encourage brevity and stem the notoriously long City Council meetings most weeks. Read More 7
March 31, 2021 Ex-San Jose Mayor, Aide-Turned-Wife Part Ways After 21 Years By The Fly Guiselle Nunez has made her separation from Ron Gonzales “Facebook official.” Read More 8
March 31, 2021 Outdoor Dining Extended Through Year’s End in San Jose By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The program is still essential for participating businesses, even as Santa Clara County moves into the less-restrictive orange tier. Read More 0
March 31, 2021 New Urban Village Development Threatens to Displace San Jose’s 60-Year-Old Berryessa Flea By Jennifer Wadsworth The open-air market is Silicon Valley’s unheralded business incubator, but will it be pushed out by the city’s development plans? Read More 26
March 18, 2021 Another 206 Acres Purchased in Coyote Valley for Preservation By Grace Stetson The news comes after years of planning to preserve the land between the Santa Cruz Mountains and Diablo Mountain Range. Read More 12
March 17, 2021 San Jose Backs New SJPD Chief Despite Allegations of Transphobia, Islamophobia By Bay City News The San Jose City Council confirmed the hiring Tuesday of Mata, a deputy chief in the department, after a nationwide search. Read More 13
March 4, 2021 Lobbyist Slams San Jose Over Delays on Cannabis Land-Use By The Fly Sean Kali-Rai said the city has been dragging its feet on a policy that the council asked to prioritize three years ago. Read More 3
February 22, 2021 SJ Police Chief Finalists Named—But Some Say It’s Too Fast By Sonya Herrera The city convened panels last week to interview the first round of seven candidates, but who voted and the tallies remain a mystery. Read More 16
February 12, 2021 San Jose Mayor Forms Advocacy Organization to Push for Re-Opening Elementary Schools By Grace Hase Sam Liccardo founded Solutions San Jose, a 501(c)4 advocacy organization, to urge more schools to resume on-campus learning. Read More 16
February 10, 2021 San Jose Again Mulls Scrapping Highrise Fire Safety Code By Jennifer Wadsworth Without air-refilling stations in San Jose’s highrises, firefighters say they’d have to lug metal oxygen tanks up flight after flight of stairs. Read More 24
February 2, 2021 San Jose Considers ‘Hazard Pay’ for Grocery Store Workers By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The additional pay would apply to stores with 300 or more employees nationwide and companies that are publicly traded. Read More 31
February 1, 2021 Op-Ed: Ash Kalra Should Be California’s Next AG By Molly ONeal, Manohar Raju, Oscar Bobrow, Tracie Olson, David Epps, Michael Ogul and Sajid A. Khan Public defenders are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to name the Silicon Valley lawmaker—a former defense attorney—to the AG post. Read More 10
January 6, 2021 Op-Ed: Is San Jose Ready for as Many as 112 Digital Billboards? By John Miller Imagine our freeways and gateways lined with electronic signs. Think how easily the sense of place we’ve worked hard to create can be destroyed. Read More 9