May 8, 2017 San Jose Debates When to Enact Ban on No-Cause Evictions By Jennifer Wadsworth Two weeks after voting to outlaw no-cause evictions for all tenants, San Jose’s City Council will decide when to enact the new rule. Read More 8
April 26, 2017 San Jose Renters Applaud Newly Passed ‘Just Cause’ Protections, Call for Faster Implementation By Jennifer Wadsworth Until San Jose’s “just cause” ordinance takes effect, the measure designed to protect renters puts them at greater risk of retaliation. Read More 44
April 24, 2017 Following Historic Vote on Rent Protections, San Jose Considers Ban on Voucher Discrimination By Jennifer Wadsworth Nearly half of of San Jose’s elected leaders want to prevent landlords from discriminating against recipients of housing subsidies. Read More 12
April 19, 2017 San Jose City Council Adopts Stronger Protections for Tenants By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose renters ended a five-day hunger strike Tuesday with a landmark political victory and historic expansion of tenant rights. Read More 29
March 27, 2017 Mayor Wants City to Sue Scam Artists Preying on Flood Victims By Jennifer Wadsworth Complaints of price-gouging contractors and negligent landlords have prompted the city to consider taking legal action on behalf of residents. Read More 8
March 16, 2017 Op-Ed: San Jose City Council Owes Homeless People Better By Shaunn Cartwright Last week, at the first council meeting to address the flood, neither a single council member nor a city official said the word “homeless.” Read More 24
March 10, 2017 San Jose Flood Victims Plead for Help; City Admits Many Mistakes By Jennifer Wadsworth More than 100 people packed the council chambers Thursday to demand answers about the city’s failure to warn them about the flood. Read More 15
March 3, 2017 SJ Flood Evacuation Orders Failed to Reach Many Recipients By Jennifer Wadsworth According to a Santa Clara County memo, not everyone in the mandatory evacuation flood zones actually got the order to leave. Read More 6
November 9, 2016 Whirlwind Election Night Ends With Big Victories, Cliffhangers By The Fly A whirlwind election night set the stage for new beginnings as well as a few contested races that could linger into next week. Read More 6
September 12, 2016 San Jose Looks at Ways to Bolster Disaster Preparedness By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose—home to the highest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the United States—is woefully underprepared for emergencies. Read More 9
September 9, 2016 Endorsement: Sylvia Arenas for San Jose City Council District 8 By Silicon Valley Newsroom Sylvia Arenas supports labor causes without institutional support. That makes her the best chance for independent representation in District 8. Read More 5
June 29, 2016 Mass Eviction—San Jose’s Largest—to Displace 670 People By Jennifer Wadsworth Plans to replace a rent-controlled apartment complex with market-rate housing near Santana Row leads to largest eviction in San Jose history. Read More 209
June 14, 2016 Photo Gallery: San Jose’s LGBTQ Community, Allies Hold Vigil for Orlando Terror Attack Victims By Daphne Morales More than 100 people gathered Monday night at San Jose City Hall for a candlelight vigil to honor victims of the Orlando terrorist attack. Read More 4
June 1, 2016 Op-Ed: My Night at Portland’s City-Sponsored Homeless Camp By Tam Nguyen San Jose Councilman Tam Nguyen documents his overnight stay at Right 2 Dream Too, a city-sanctioned homeless camp in Portland. Read More 16
May 25, 2016 Councilman Tam Nguyen Plans to Sleep in Portland Homeless Camp By The Fly To test the feasibility of a legal homeless camp in San Jose, Councilman Tam Nguyen will head to Portland to spend the night in a sanctioned settlement. Read More 28
May 9, 2016 San Jose City Council Considers Temporary Freeze on Rent Hikes By Jennifer Wadsworth City leaders will consider whether to impose a temporary freeze on rent hikes or enact its new 5 percent annual rent cap sooner than planned. Read More 30