August 1, 2020 Build a San Jose Empire in Virtual Reality Game ‘Landlord Go’ By Emanuel Lee The game has already registered 11,000 players who were making deals for virtual ownership of the more than 50,000 properties in San Jose. Read More 4
July 31, 2020 SJ Sues Trump Over 2020 Census By Grace Hase The federal lawsuit filed this week alleges that President Trump’s order violates the Census Act and the U.S. Constitution. Read More 7
July 31, 2020 Santa Clara County Investigates Covid-19 ‘Clusters’ at Several Local Costco Stores By Erik Chalhoub The Santa Clara County Public Health Department says more than two dozen employees at four stores tested positive for the virus. Read More 1
July 30, 2020 Domestic Abuse, Divorce on the Rise During Shelter-in-Place By Amani Hamed The Santa Clara County Family Court has been inundated with divorce filings amid an uptick in intimate partner violence. Read More 6
July 30, 2020 Report: U.S. Response to Coronavirus Pandemic Has Been Poor at Best, Disastrous at Worst By Emanuel Lee The U.S. took 98 days to reach one million confirmed cases of Covid-19, but just 16 days to increase from 3 million to 4 million. Read More 9
July 29, 2020 San Jose’s Watergarden Survived Homophobia, Political Shifts, AIDS—But Not Coronavirus By Jennifer Wadsworth What the storied history—and now closure—of the Watergarden bathhouse means for Silicon Valley’s LGBTQ community. Read More 11
July 29, 2020 After Reopening and Closing, SJ’s Famed Winchester Mystery House Makes Adjustments By Emanuel Lee The iconic mansion is launching a new outdoor experience, Walk With Spirits Tour, running from 8 to 11pm Wednesday through Sunday. Read More 2
July 28, 2020 San Jose Council Abandons Ballot Measure to Expand Mayoral Power, Change Election Year By Grace Hase In 2022, the next mayor could be elected for either a two-year or six-year term depending on what the charter review commission decides. Read More 3
July 28, 2020 City of Santa Clara Turns Up Heat on San Francisco 49ers By Barry Holtzclaw The war of words between the city of Santa Clara and the San Francisco 49ers flared up again this week, with millions of dollars on the line. Read More 3
July 28, 2020 Former 49er Dana Stubblefield Found Guilty of Raping a Woman at His Morgan Hill Home By Michael Moore A jury on Monday found the 48-year-old guilty of rape by force, false imprisonment and forcible oral copulation. Read More 20