May 14, 2019 How Much Do You and Your Neighbors Pay in State Taxes? By Judy Lin, CALmatters If you made $82,643 and paid $5,000 to Sacramento, then for better or worse, you are the average California taxpayer. Read More 0
May 14, 2019 Could Trump’s Tweets Stall High-Speed Rail in California? By Jaqueline McCool Federal officials are reportedly refusing to meet with the California High-Speed Rail Authority after one of Trump’s Twitter tirades. Read More 10
May 2, 2019 Op-Ed: Santa Clara County Should Build Homeless Intake Center, Shelter at Fairgrounds By Pierluigi Oliverio Such an emergency facility would provide basic shelter, showers, food, storage of belongings, and should permit animal companions. Read More 30
May 1, 2019 Funding Uncertainty Threatens Future of Silicon Valley’s Oldest Vocational Training Center By Jennifer Wadsworth Without more funding, officials say the Metropolitan Education District will become insolvent within the next few years. Read More 10
April 30, 2019 Palo Alto Man Arrested on Felony Vandalism Charge for Protesting Lockheed Martin Weapon Sales By Jennifer Wadsworth Bryce Druzin says he felt compelled to express his horror over the world’s worst humanitarian crisis by risking arrest. Read More 16
April 25, 2019 Bitcoin Bandit Sentenced to a Decade Behind Bars in Nation’s First SIM-Swap Conviction By Jennifer Wadsworth Joel Ortiz’s conviction for stealing millions of dollars through a SIM-swapping digital cash heist marked the first of its kind in the U.S. Read More 5
April 23, 2019 Pending State Bill Would Preempt Local Cannabis Bans By Silicon Valley Newsroom If Assembly Bill 1356 passes, it would force cities to allow one cannabis retail permit for every four liquor licenses. Read More 18
April 19, 2019 As Congress Weighs Weed-Friendly Banking, California Eyes Crypto-Payments for Cannabis By Julia Baum A pending state bill would allow the pot industry in California to finally evolve from an all-cash enterprise. Read More 17
April 18, 2019 Google Expands Footprint in North San Jose, Mountain View By Rachel Sandler Google continues its rapid expansion with a pair of real estate deals that will increase its presence in north San Jose and Mountain View. Read More 11
April 17, 2019 Unions Woo Silicon Valley’s Weed Workers as Pot Industry Grows By Jonah Raskin Can unions organize cannabis industry workers, some stoned, some sober, others undocumented and still others with college degrees? Read More 6
April 16, 2019 Op-Ed: Celebrate Life and Raise Funds at San Jose Derby By Scott Paine and Mary Kay Paine All proceeds from the event benefit the Robby Paine Foundation, which supports organizations that shaped Robby Paine’s life and giving spirit. Read More 2
April 1, 2019 Exclusive Private School to Open Silicon Valley Campus By Rachel Sandler An expensive New York-based private school attended by children of high-profile families is opening up a Silicon Valley location. Read More 5
March 25, 2019 Survey: 44 Percent of Residents Consider Leaving Silicon Valley By Silicon Valley Newsroom More and more South Bay residents dreaming of cheaper pastures, according to a new poll by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. Read More 12
March 21, 2019 Highly-Paid Tech Workers Still Have a Hard Time Renting in SJ By Rachel Sandler San Jose rents are still crazy expensive—even for IT professionals making six figures, according to a new report by RentCafe. Read More 20
March 14, 2019 Rocketship Warned for Violating Charter with Late Audits, Costly Lapse in Teacher Credentialing By Jennifer Wadsworth The charter chain came under fire for submitting late financials two years in a row and losing track of credential status for some instructors. Read More 9
March 12, 2019 Wealthy Silicon Valley Parents Among 50 Indicted in Sweeping College-Admissions Scandal By Jennifer Wadsworth A Stanford coach, tech execs and several Mid-Peninsula families are among the dozens implicated in the nationwide bribery scheme. Read More 14