August 3, 2020 New Mural Honors Lives of San Jose’s Homeless Residents By Amani Hamed Designed by tattoo artist Benny Arana O’Hara, the mural painted on West Virginia Street depicts two fists coming together against a red line. Read More 12
July 6, 2020 Ash Kalra’s ‘Racial Justice Act’ Aims to End Bias in Prosecution By Grace Hase AB 2542 would prohibit the state from convicting or imposing a sentence based on race, ethnicity or national origin. Read More 6
June 11, 2020 Calif. Unions, Political Allies Call for Tax Hikes, Not Budget Cuts By Jacob Pierce Silicon Valley Assemblyman Ash Kalra is part of a union-led coalition pushing California leaders to invest in the public safety net. Read More 10
June 6, 2020 SJPD Maims Activist Who Helped Train Officers About Implicit Bias By Jennifer Wadsworth Because of the injury inflicted by a rubber baton round that hit his groin, Derrick Sanderlin may never be able to have kids. Read More 16
April 18, 2020 Cannabis Sellers Slam Local Rule Allowing Delivery But Not Pickup By Grace Hase As part of its sweeping public health order, Santa Clara county has made recreational cannabis dispensaries illegal again. Read More 12
April 1, 2020 As Panic Buying Ensues, Dispensaries Try to Get Straight Answers in New Regulated Era By Hugh McCormick and Dan Mitchell The Bay Area retail cannabis industry reinvented itself overnight for shelter-in-place, and legal weed may never be the same again. Read More 2
March 22, 2020 Cash, Safety Supplies Sought for Frontline Medical Workers By Silicon Valley Newsroom Elected leaders team up with businesses to collect cash donations and desperately needed equipment for doctors and nurses. Read More 3
March 4, 2020 Dave Cortese Leads the Pack in 15th State Senate Race By The Fly As of today, Dave Cortese held strong with nearly 33 percent of the vote against 20 percent for former FEC chair Ann Ravel. Read More 7
March 3, 2020 Super Tuesday 2020: Live Blog By Silicon Valley Newsroom Super Tuesday got off to a strong start in Santa Clara County with more than 8,000 voters casting their ballots by noon. Read More 1
February 27, 2020 South Bay Letter Carriers Say Mail Problems Linked to USPS Cost-Cutting Experiment By Jennifer Wadsworth Despite all the problems reported, the U.S. Postal Service continues to expand the pilot and hopes to roll it out to 230 sites. Read More 18