September 4, 2020 San Jose State Establishes Nation’s Largest Academic Wildfire Research Center By Emanuel Lee The timing could not have been better, as massive blazes in California make clear that there’s an urgent need for experts in the field. Read More 4
August 13, 2020 Future Minds Fund Helps Hundreds of South Bay Students Crowdfund Their College Tuition By Emanuel Lee Future Minds was created in response to the Covid pandemic, which has decimated the global economy and left millions strapped for cash. Read More 6
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
July 18, 2020 Op-Ed: Honesty is Good—Accountability is Better By Pat Ferraro Unless the Valley Water board rejects the request for “an endless tax,” voters should reject the agency’s parcel tax measure this fall. Read More 7
June 22, 2020 Silicon Valley’s Juneteenth Demonstrations Begin with Demands to Free Jailed Youth By Kyle Martin Protesters met at the Santa Clara County Government Center Friday to call for the release of youth locked up throughout the South Bay. Read More 6
June 17, 2020 Calls to Defund Local Law Enforcement Push San Jose to Rethink Future of Policing By Jennifer Wadsworth After witnessing SJPD respond to protests against police brutality with bone-breaking force, it seems the whole city has trust issues. Read More 59
June 3, 2020 Multiplicity of Crises, Years of Police Brutality Stoked Anger Over George Floyd’s Killing By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose deploys curfews, tear gas and rubber bullets to quell protests. Perhaps it's time for a fundamental rethink of American policing. Read More 74
May 26, 2020 Independent Media Exec Bob Kieve Left a Legacy in San Jose By Dan Pulcrano Bob Kieve, who died Sunday at the age of 98, believed that signs were critical to economic prosperity, and he set out to change the rules. Read More 7
May 20, 2020 Sheltering in Place Has Vastly Improved Region’s Air Quality—But How Long Will It Last? By San Jose Inside The pandemic has led to a massive reduction in pollution, but it could come back with a vengeance once commuters hit the road again. Read More 3
May 19, 2020 Beloved Downtown Arts Group Works/San Jose Faces Eviction By Jennifer Wadsworth The nonprofit gallery, which set so many on a creative course in life, faces a roadblock on its own path—and it couldn’t come at a worse time. Read More 23
March 5, 2020 Letter to the Editor: Tiny Homes Are a Good Start—But They’re Too Small for Homeless Families By Guest Columnist How do these developments plan to address homeless families that make up 33 percent of the homeless population? Read More 13
March 3, 2020 Super Tuesday 2020: Live Blog By Silicon Valley Newsroom Super Tuesday got off to a strong start in Santa Clara County with more than 8,000 voters casting their ballots by noon. Read More 1
March 2, 2020 Super Tuesday Eve: Live Updates By Silicon Valley Newsroom Candidates are knocking on doors while their sign-carrying minions work the phone banks in a last-ditch effort to #GetOutTheVote. Read More 8
February 13, 2020 The Grad Lands Its First Retail Tenant: Lee’s Sandwiches By Silicon Valley Newsroom The iconic South Bay eatery will be the first anchoring commercial client to commit to move into the downtown San Jose development. Read More 0
January 30, 2020 Big Oil, Corporate PAC Money Seep Into State Senate Race By Grace Hase Campaign donations to Ann Ravel, Nora Campos and Dave Cortese have raised questions about their political allegiances. Read More 9
January 27, 2020 SJSU Announces Initiatives to Help Homeless Students By Grace Hase SJSU President Mary Papazian said the university secured $3.1 million from the CSU system to address housing insecurity. Read More 6