April 30, 2021 Big City Mayors Ask State for $20 Billion to Curb Homelessness By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The mayors want $4 billion per-year for five years in flexible funding as part of the state budget. Read More 10
February 8, 2021 George Shultz Made His Name in DC, But His Home at Stanford By Tony Hicks, Bay City News George Shultz died Saturday at his Stanford home at the age of 100. Read More 4
June 17, 2020 Calls to Defund Local Law Enforcement Push San Jose to Rethink Future of Policing By Jennifer Wadsworth After witnessing SJPD respond to protests against police brutality with bone-breaking force, it seems the whole city has trust issues. Read More 59
June 8, 2020 San Jose Mayor Says Defunding Police Would Harm People of Color, Deepen Racial Inequities By Jennifer Wadsworth The San Jose Police Department has a roughly $450 million budget, the vast majority of which (about $442 million) covers personnel costs. Read More 19
April 15, 2020 Santa Clara County—Not S.F.—Was Ahead of the Curve with Public Health Mandate By The Fly Despite living in San Francisco’s shadow, South Bay health officials were always one step ahead of the City by the Bay. Read More 26
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
October 11, 2019 SJDA Director Highlights Council Division, Calls for Strong Mayor System in Annual Speech By Grace Hase Scott Knies delivered an impassioned address to a packed room of business owners and elected officials at First United Methodist Church. Read More 29
April 24, 2019 Mayor Sam Liccardo Rejects Pay Raise Proposed by Commission By The Fly The inaugural Salary Setting Commission recommended upping yearly mayoral pay by $58,000 and that of each councilor by $27,500. Read More 21
December 12, 2017 South Bay Leaders Mourn Death of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee By Jennifer Wadsworth Bay Area political leaders are mourning the loss of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who suffered an apparent heart attack early Tuesday. Read More 36