September 9, 2020 Cupertino Council Contenders Draw Fire for NIMBY Hot Takes By The Fly Cupertino’s present election cycle has brought more variations on the not-in-my-backyard hot takes the city’s become known for. Read More 6
September 2, 2020 Sen. Jim Beall’s Bill to Spur Infill Development, Protect Coyote Valley Moves to Governor’s Desk By Emanuel Lee The San Jose mayor applauded the proposal, calling SB 940 a watershed moment for the city and the pristine open space around it. Read More 3
August 7, 2020 Lawyers, Guns and Money: Four Charged in Corruption Probe By Jennifer Wadsworth The probe targeting Sheriff Laurie Smith’s inner circle was triggered by San Jose Inside’s inquiry into a suspicious campaign contribution. Read More 16
July 22, 2020 $1.5 Million Awarded to 142 San Jose Micro-Businesses By Emanuel Lee Thanks to generous donation from tech giants, each business received $10,000 for relief from the economic toll of the coronavirus. Read More 1
May 28, 2020 Chronic Town: Will Covid Pandemic Sap Weed-Biz Hype? By Dan Mitchell MedMen will go down in the annals as a symbol of the early days of the legal-weed industry: a meteoric rise and a spectacular crash. Read More 5
May 26, 2020 Op-Ed: Independence High School Career Program Prepares Students for the Digital Future By Francine Sucgang Independence High School didn’t let the pandemic stop it from hosting its fourth annual Mock Interview Extravaganza. Read More 3
May 22, 2020 Proposal Would Force California Counties to Pay Cash Rebates to Commercial Landlords By Jennifer Wadsworth For a scheme with such potentially devastating consequences on schools and local governments, it’s garnered surprisingly little attention. Read More 26
March 27, 2020 Editorial: Santa Clara Valley Health System Needs Its Own Independent Board By New SV Media The colossal coronavirus failure of 2020 is a clear sign that politics needs to be decoupled from a healthcare system meant to keep us safe. Read More 5
October 3, 2019 San Jose Draws Scrutiny From State Leaders, Other Cities Over Tax-Sharing Pact with eBay By Jennifer Wadsworth Locally, however, the only controversy over the treaty involved how, exactly, to divvy up the money once it starts pouring into city coffers. Read More 1
August 14, 2019 San Jose’s Finally About to Fix City Hall’s AC—But the Project Will Take About a Year to Finish By Jennifer Wadsworth What’s being replaced to the tune of $9 million isn’t the physical HVAC system but the old, glitchy software that controls it. Read More 8
July 11, 2019 County Assessor: Silicon Valley Property Values are Booming By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose helped spearhead a record-setting year for property values in Santa Clara County, according to a recently released report. Read More 7
June 6, 2019 Santa Clara’s Version of NYC’s Famed Hudson Yards Megaplex is Set to Break Ground in 2020 By Lloyd Alaban The Related Cos. project will replace the landfill-turned golf course across from Levi’s Stadium with a massive new mixed-use development. Read More 9
March 29, 2019 Investors Buy Land for Office Space in Sunnyvale’s Peery Park By Rachel Sandler Foster City-based SteelWave and Iowa-based Principal Real Estate Investors bought the 3.5 acre property for a reported $28 million. Read More 1
March 11, 2019 North San Jose Office Complex Bought by Local Investor Group By Rachel Sandler The deal was reportedly worth $47.8 million, and the buyers reportedly used a $33.5 million loan to finance the purchase. Read More 0
January 29, 2019 Op-Ed: Let’s All Protect Coyote Valley So It Can Protect Us By David Poeschel and Terry Trumbull We can’t afford the loss of the ecosystem services—and yes, of the beauty, too—that Coyote Valley provides. Read More 13
January 21, 2019 San Jose Council Mulls Plans for Coyote Valley, Measure T Funds By Lloyd Alaban San Jose officials will discuss conservation plans for one of the largest remaining expanses of wild land in Silicon Valley. Read More 8