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
June 28, 2019 Supreme Court Puts Citizenship Question on Hold for 2020 Census—But the Fight Isn’t Over By Nicholas Chan The US Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. At least for now. Read More 3
June 26, 2019 Fee for All: Private Wealth Managers Siphon San Jose’s Pension Reform Savings By Jennifer Wadsworth A shift toward risky but poor-performing investments now costs San Jose’s pension plans more than $70 million a year in fees alone. Read More 20
June 20, 2019 As Community Lenders Sell Out or Go Under, Can Publicly-Owned Banks Restore Local Control? By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose and Santa Clara County join a growing movement to wean local governments off Wall Street by creating publicly owned banks. Read More 10
June 20, 2019 Political Advisor Alex Lee Joins 25th Assembly District Race By The Fly Yet another Milpitan jumped into the 25th Assembly District race to succeed Assemblyman Kansen Chu. Read More 5
June 18, 2019 Shareholders Call for Breakup of Google’s Parent Company By Jennifer Wadsworth In a proposed resolution, they cite concerns about human rights abuses, anticompetitive practices, privacy breaches and illegal location tracking. Read More 19
June 13, 2019 St. Anton—One of State’s Largest Affordable Housing Projects—is Set to Break Ground in 2020 By Lloyd Alaban The apartment is slated for a 45-acre swath of land in the Calle del Mundo neighborhood and is part of a larger mixed-use development. Read More 8
June 12, 2019 San Jose’s New Song By Nick Veronin and Dan Pulcrano Is a teenage Kiwi—who hasn’t even spent a decade in San Jose—the right musical icon to capture the city in a remotely authentic way? Read More 17
June 12, 2019 As California’s Vaccination Rates Fall, Medical Exemptions Rise By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County public health officials want state lawmakers to fix the troubling trend before it compromises herd immunity. Read More 14
June 10, 2019 SJ Mayor Proposes ‘Granny Unit’ Program to Boost Housing Supply By Lloyd Alaban Sam Liccardo wants to offer financial incentives for San Jose homeowners who build accessory dwelling units on their property. Read More 13
June 7, 2019 San Mateo Cop Accused of Trying to Seduce a Teen Girl Online By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Mateo police Officer Robert Davies, 40, was booked in jail Thursday on charges of contacting a minor to commit a felony. Read More 20
June 3, 2019 Bernie Sanders Draws Small, Spirited Crowd in San Jose By Nicholas Chan The Vermont senator broke away from the California Dem confab in S.F. over the weekend to make a campaign stop in the South Bay. Read More 23
May 30, 2019 CEQA Lawsuit Halts Irvine Company’s 1,076-Unit Housing Development in Sunnyvale By Jennifer Wadsworth The complaint is part of a broader trend of CEQA litigation delaying desperately needed housing development throughout the state. Read More 17
May 23, 2019 Bob Wieckowski Officially Announces Bid for Eric Swalwell’s 15th Congressional District Seat By The Fly On Tuesday, the former assemblyman became the highest-profile contender vying to succeed Rep. Eric Swalwell. Read More 6
May 20, 2019 San Jose Considers Whether to Back Public Banking Bill AB 857 By Lloyd Alaban San Jose’s elected leaders are debating whether to endorse a state bill that would give Californians an alternative to mega-banks. Read More 25
May 17, 2019 Despite Taking Thousands of People Off the Streets, San Jose Sees 42% Jump in Homelessness By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s homeless population went from 4,350 in 2017 to 6,172 this year. For Santa Clara County, it grew by 31 percent. Read More 43