August 4, 2020 Great America to Remain Closed for Remainder of 2020 By San Jose Inside The amusement park plans to reopen in 2021 with a new South Bay Shores waterpark and a host of special events Read More 0
July 22, 2020 Santa Clara’s Santana Is Actually State’s Highest-paid City Manager for Second Year in a Row By Silicon Valley Newsroom Note: This new assessment prompted San Jose Inside to take a fresh look at two years of compensation for employees in California cities. Read More 11
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 17, 2020 New Report Shows How It Pays to Work for City of Santa Clara By Silicon Valley Newsroom The $501,457 that City Manager Deanna Santana made in 2019 tops that of her counterparts in much larger municipalities. Read More 15
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
July 7, 2020 Yet Another Former Santa Clara Cop Now Implicated in eBay Cyberstalking Scandal By Grace Hase Two of the seven individuals charged in the eBay cyberstalking case are former police captains with the Santa Clara Police Department. Read More 3
June 25, 2020 Cyberstalking Scandal Sends Shockwaves Through eBay’s Community of Buyers, Sellers By Silicon Valley Newsroom In a quadrant of cyberspace where optimism reigns, treasures are found and good deals abound, there are new tremors of anxiety. Read More 4
June 24, 2020 South Bay’s Small Businesses Less Likely to Secure PPP Loans By Emanuel Lee Fewer than three in 10 local small businesses that applied for one of the loans are receiving one, according to a new survey. Read More 0
June 17, 2020 Pandemic to Influence Design in 12-Story Santa Clara Building By Silicon Valley Newsroom The project includes a 1,031,957-square-foot headquarters-style office building plus an eight-level parking garage for nearly 3,600 cars. Read More 0
June 5, 2020 Santa Clara’s Immigration Offices Re-open, Fees Increase By San Jose Inside Immigration officials assured that they have enacted precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in reopened facilities. Read More 0
June 4, 2020 Santa Clara Mayor, Police Chief Join Obama Initiative By San Jose Inside Mayor Lisa Gillmor signed the “Commit to Action” initiative, led by President Obama, which calls for improved police use-of-force policies. Read More 8
May 31, 2020 LIVE UPDATES: Silicon Valley Gears Up for Another March Against George Floyd’s Killing By Silicon Valley Newsroom Organizers plan to repeat the route eight times, one for each minute George Floyd was choked to death by Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin. Read More 13
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 12, 2020 Santa Clara Slated to Approve $170K PR Contract Despite Looming Budget Shortfall By Grace Hase If approved, the contract between the city Stadium Authority and Singer Associates would go into effect on July 1 and run through March 2022. Read More 7
April 23, 2020 Silicon Valley to the Rescue: Local Companies Are at the Forefront of Covid-19 Response By Emanuel Lee and Grace Hase Businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators in the tech sector seem to be driven as much by the need to contribute as by future profit. Read More 3
April 10, 2020 ‘Little Free Library’ Becomes Food Pantry to Help Those in Need By Emanuel Lee The project serves as a reminder about how even in the most difficult circumstances, people are coming together to serve others in need. Read More 3