October 7, 2019 San Jose to Update Street Peddling Ordinance to Comply With New State Rules By Grace Hase The San Jose City Council will discuss the new local rules when it meets for this week’s regularly scheduled Tuesday session. Read More 2
July 1, 2019 Op-Ed: Doing Good Business Shouldn’t be Separated From Businesses Doing Good By Garrett Herbert There is a responsibility for businesses to invest back into their local communities. It is the way forward. Read More 0
January 21, 2019 Thousands Flood Streets of Downtown San Jose for 3rd Annual Women’s March By Lloyd Alaban Unlike the flagship event in Washington D.C. Saturday the Women’s March in San Jose was met with clear skies and warm weather. Read More 23
November 13, 2018 Lawsuit Targets Secrecy Agreements Linked to Google’s Planned San Jose Campus By Jennifer Wadsworth A new lawsuit filed against San Jose claims city officials signed illegal NDAs at Google’s behest to secure a $67 million land deal. Read More 6
October 12, 2018 San Jose’s Moment: Google and Downtown’s ‘West Side Story’ By Scott Knies Is this finally San Jose’s moment for downtown to realize its potential as a vital and beautiful urban community? Read More 9
May 30, 2018 Alum Rock Schools Chief Spared the Axe; Trustees Partially Cut Ties With Shady Contractor By Jennifer Wadsworth Reform advocates in Alum Rock Union Elementary School District celebrated some major victories Tuesday. Read More 2
May 16, 2018 Did Alum Rock Board President Esau Herrera Play Hooky to Attend a Luis Miguel Concert? By The Fly Alum Rock Union board president Esau Herrera reportedly skipped an important meeting last week to watch the Mexican pop sensation. Read More 8
November 13, 2017 The Rundown: 49ers Get Off the Schneid; Joel Ward Comes Up Huge for Surging San Jose Sharks By Emanuel Lee In this week’s The Rundown, the 49ers do something unusual by winning a game while the Sharks surge by winning six of seven. Read More 0
September 28, 2017 San Jose Sharks’ Tomas Hertl Looks to Regain Path to Stardom By Josh Koehn Still just 23 years old, Tomas Hertl of the San Jose Sharks already considers himself a grizzled vet staring down a make-or-break season. Read More 0
June 20, 2017 San Jose Receives $150K Knight Cities Grant to Fund New City Designer, Avoid RDA Pitfalls By San Jose Inside After receiving a $150,000 grant from the Knight Cities Challenge, San Jose has hired a new city designer in Timothy Rood. Read More 2
June 14, 2017 Google Unveils Plan to Set Up Shop in Central San Jose—Will Downtown Ever Be the Same? By Jennifer Wadsworth The proposed Diridon Station Googleplex has San Jose officials seeing dollar signs while local businesses, residents suspect the end is nigh. Read More 16
May 12, 2017 Op-Ed: Revisiting Silicon Valley’s Best, Worst Political Decisions By Rich Robinson A recent column in the Mercury News listed the best and worst local decisions in the last 50 years. Here’s a few more to add to the pile. Read More 62
May 1, 2017 Updated: Thousands Turn Out for May Day March in San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth Walkouts, rallies, work closures and protests are underway for May Day, the international celebration of workers’ rights. Read More 13
June 27, 2016 Nonprofit Hosts Fundraiser for Family of Fallen San Jose Officer By Melissa Hartman A nonprofit dedicated to helping families of fallen law enforcement will hold a fundraiser for Officer Michael Katherman’s wife and children. Read More 1
June 16, 2016 San Jose Schedules Memorial for Fallen Officer Michael Katherman By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose will hold a public memorial service Tuesday for Officer Michael Katherman, who died in a traffic collision earlier this week. Read More 2
May 18, 2016 San Jose Approves $600 Million Downtown Development By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose gave the green light to the largest development investment in downtown history, which will anchor the city's nascent Diridon district. Read More 30
