January 22, 2020 Catalyze SV Fights NIMBY Backlash by Forging Alliances Between Residents, Developers By Grace Hase The non-profit aims to “improve, then approve” projects as part of a broader push for the region to build its way out of the housing crisis. Read More 11
January 3, 2020 A Couple Board Members Apparently Part Ways with Downtown Streets Team By The Fly The names of PA Veterans Institute for Research CEO Michael Hindery and Google counsel David Kiferbaum are gone from the DST website. Read More 8
November 6, 2019 YWCA Returns Lawyer’s Donation for Statements ‘Deeply at Odds’ with Organization’s Values By The Fly The nonprofit refunded James McManis’ money over comments he made that downplayed the assault of a well-known YWCA client. Read More 21
October 7, 2019 Santa Clara County Considers Long-Term Deal with Fairgrounds Management Organization By Nicholas Chan The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will vote on a 20-year master agreement with the Fairgrounds Management Corporation. Read More 5
September 11, 2019 Lynbrook High School Faces Backlash for Hiring Ex-Judge Aaron Persky as Tennis Coach By Nicholas Chan Fremont Union High School District officials who hired the recalled jurist say the outrage over his new gig took them off guard. Read More 46
September 9, 2019 Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Joe Simitian Wants More Focus on Election Security Ahead of 2020 By Nicholas Chan The North County rep wants to hear regular updates about election security, starting at the Oct. 22 Board of Supervisors meeting. Read More 5
September 4, 2019 ‘Emily Doe’ Reveals Her Identity in New Memoir, ‘Know My Name’ By Jennifer Wadsworth The book will be available in bookstores on Sept. 24, just days after Miller’s first-ever TV interview is set to air on 60 Minutes. Read More 34
July 31, 2019 Too Close to Home: South Bay Looks for Answers in Wake of Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting By Jennifer Wadsworth and Nick Veronin The Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting, which took three innocent lives, underscores the intractability of gun violence in America. Read More 8
July 29, 2019 Silicon Valley Leaders React to Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting By Grace Hase As news broke on Sunday that a gunman had open fired on a crowd at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, local officials poured out words of support. Read More 4
July 23, 2019 By the Numbers: Stanford’s Tug-of-War Over Expansion Plans By Nicholas Chan As negotiations proceed over the proposed expansion of the elite university, here are a few takeaways from the plan. Read More 1
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 12, 2019 Upcoming Planning Commission Appointment Will Test San Jose’s Commitment to Equity, Diversity By The Fly As San Jose’s elected leaders quibble about equity in the city’s budget, another test of their fidelity to the principle is on the horizon. Read More 11
May 31, 2019 South Bay Dems Urge Fellow Delegate to Resign for Statement Defending Convicted Pedophile By Jennifer Wadsworth The backlash against Greer Stone stems from the way he defended his brother, a convicted child abuser, at a sentencing hearing. Read More 69
May 15, 2019 Without Robust Grassroots Support, a Death Penalty Repeal May Be a Tough Sell in 2020 By Tom Gogola Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on capital punishment, will California voters finally put the death penalty out of its misery? Read More 5
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