October 25, 2017 San Jose Mandates Union Hiring on Some Public Projects By Jennifer Wadsworth Builders in San Jose now have to hire union workers and pay living wages on public projects worth $6 million or more. Read More 37
October 11, 2017 Khanna Slams Feinstein, Urges Others to Run for Senate in 2018 By The Fly Rep. Ro Khanna called Sen. Dianne Feinstein an out-of-touch establishment candidate who should retire from public office. Read More 38
October 3, 2017 San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo Unveils Ambitious Plan to Build 25,000 New Homes by 2022 By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Monday unveiled an ambitious plan to build 25,000 new homes over the next five years. Read More 20
October 2, 2017 High-Speed Rail Delay More than Triples Planned Cost to San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose has to amend its contract with the California High Speed Rail Authority to reflect delayed construction deadlines for the bullet train. Read More 37
September 27, 2017 Pricey Mistakes, Public Demands and Transparency Issues Color San Jose’s Google Negotiations By Jennifer Wadsworth Google’s planned move to San Jose has inspired intense debate about how the city should negotiate over future growth. Read More 16
August 30, 2017 Director of Embattled Child Care Nonprofit 4C Council Steps Down Amid Five Ongoing Audits By Jennifer Wadsworth After 45 years at the helm of Silicon Valley’s largest publicly funded child care agency, the head of 4Cs has called it quits. But the audits go on. Read More 7
August 29, 2017 Santa Clara County Takes Stand Supporting Net Neutrality By Jennifer Wadsworth With only a few days left to weigh in on the government’s plan to kill net neutrality, Santa Clara County took a stand to protect an open internet. Read More 3
August 23, 2017 NIMBY Backlash Over ‘Tiny Homes’ Prompts City to Reduce Number of Potential Sites By The Fly NIMBYs have come out in full force to oppose one of San Jose’s most inventive solutions for homelessness. Read More 50
August 10, 2017 City Council Rejects Proposal to Build Affordable Teacher Housing By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose rejected plans to build affordable housing for teachers because it would use up valuable land reserved for jobs. Read More 6
August 7, 2017 San Jose City Council Poised to Change Up Zoning Rules to Allow for More Homeless Shelters By Jennifer Wadsworth Faced with burgeoning homeless population, San Jose will consider changing up its zoning rules to allow for more shelters. Read More 19
August 2, 2017 Light Tower Proposal Would Give San Jose a True Landmark By Dan Pulcrano Can San Jose rebuild its iconic light tower, visually brand itself and break the curse of century of mediocre architecture? Read More 22
July 19, 2017 H2O Watchdogs Catch San Jose Water Co. Overbilling Customers By Jennifer Wadsworth By inquiring about a subtle detail in her water bill, Rita Benton uncovered what may amount to a multimillion-dollar debt to the public. Read More 30
July 6, 2017 More Flood Victims File Claims Against Silicon Valley Agencies By Jennifer Wadsworth A group of flood victims have filed claims against local agencies that they say failed to protect them from the February flood. Read More 9
June 20, 2017 Water District Resists Installing Low-Tech Pumps that Might Have Prevented San Jose Flood By Jennifer Wadsworth Silicon Valley’s flood protection agency might have prevented the Anderson Dam from overflowing earlier this year, but failed to act. Read More 8
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
June 9, 2017 Water District to Discuss Flood Protections for Rock Springs By Jennifer Wadsworth Rock Springs, the San Jose neighborhood hit hardest by the Feb. 21 flood, may finally get the help it needs to withstand a future deluge. Read More 3