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
October 27, 2020 Councilwoman Dev Davis Faces Green Party Candidate Jake Tonkel in San Jose’s D6 Race By Grace Hase Interest groups dumping hundreds of thousands of dollars into the District 6 race have made it one of the priciest local elections. Read More 18
October 26, 2020 SJ Officials Balk at Plan to Arm Pig-Trappers with Crossbows By Grace Hase San Jose Public Works Director Matt Cano and SJPD Assistant Chief Dave Knopf recommend doing away with the proposal altogether. Read More 7
October 19, 2020 San Jose May Join Bay Area-Wide ‘Cut the Commute’ Pledge By Grace Hase The Bay Area Air Quality Management District wants companies to prolong work-from-home by at least 25 percent. Read More 4
October 14, 2020 South Bay Labor IE Blows Past Campaign Filing Deadline By The Fly Missing a campaign filing deadline is no small offense. Especially this close to the Nov. 3 Election Day. Read More 5
October 7, 2020 San Jose Sticks to Trapping Feral Pigs—At Least For Now By Grace Hase The council on Tuesday voted unanimously to study archery as an option a little bit longer, just to work out details of the plan. Read More 20
October 5, 2020 San Jose May Allow Archery to Control ‘Trap Wise’ Feral Pigs By Grace Hase Proprietors of the Coyote Creek Golf Club say the hogs have cost them $16,000 in damages on their 414-acre property in 2020. Read More 33
October 2, 2020 San Jose Appoints Director of New Office of Racial Equity By Grace Hase Zulma Maciel, who has led the Office of Immigrant Affairs since 2015, will head up the newly-established department. Read More 10
October 2, 2020 San Jose Survey Seeks Public Feedback on City Services By Grace Hase The 2020 results will be released in December and presented to the City Council in January 2021. Read More 1
September 29, 2020 Challenger Outraises Incumbent in San Jose’s D6 Council Race By Grace Hase Jake Tonkel took the lead this fundraising period, with a wider range of small-dollar donors than Councilwoman Dev Davis who has raised the most this year. Read More 10
September 23, 2020 Vice Chair of San Jose Ethics Commission Abruptly Resigns By The Fly Chris Peacock was so upset about a colleague’s open critique of the city’s top elected official that he stepped down as vice chair. Read More 4
September 21, 2020 San Jose Leaders Weigh Anti-Displacement Strategy By Grace Hase The City Council on Tuesday will discuss the policy, which aims to produce and preserve housing while protecting residents from eviction. Read More 2
September 18, 2020 Mayor, Concerned Citizens Push Back on Loaded Language Woven into San Jose PD Protest Report By Grace Hase Internal correspondence among the department's top brass consistently refer to the George Floyd demonstrators as "rioters." Read More 10
September 14, 2020 SJPD Report Details its Handling of the George Floyd Protests By Grace Hase The nearly 250-page report details everything from use of force to an hourly play-by-play of what happened during the protests. Read More 4
September 14, 2020 San Jose City Council Considers Whether to Endorse Prop. 17 By Grace Hase The initiative coming up on the Nov. 3 ballot would amend the state Constitution to allow felons on parole to regain their right to vote. Read More 9
September 13, 2020 SJPD’s Body-Cam Footage of Protests Leaves a Lot Out By Jennifer Wadsworth While the new videos offer some fresh perspective of the George Floyd demonstrations, there’s a lot missing from the official narrative. Read More 6