San Jose Council Candidate Tim Orozco Admits to 2 DUI Arrests
Last week Fly took a close look at the life of Manh Nguyen, a Vietnamese media executive and candidate for a San Jose City Council seat. It turns out he rented an apartment in District 4 last November,...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Coalition Plays Key Role in Funding Early Education
There is a new beginning in California for economic development and ending mass incarceration. Yesterday, Gov. Jerry Brown agreed to allot an additional $265 million to fund 7,000 additional preschool...
View ArticleHundreds of Rape Kits Remain Untested in Santa Clara County
It can take up to seven hours to collect evidence of rape. The process involves poking, prodding, swabbing and photographing victims, who are told to show up to the exam unwashed and in the same...
View ArticleCan a New Law Curb Police Shootings? Lawmakers Plan to Put That Question to...
Jamilia Land walked out of a meeting in the state Capitol feeling optimistic that 2019 may be the year California changes the law to try to reduce the number of people killed by police. It’s personal...
View ArticleGoogle, SJ ‘Explore Options’ for Downtown After Legislative Blow
Californians had a lot to keep track of this legislative season, as lawmakers worked to the buzzer debating bills to ease the crushing housing shortage, reform policing and loosen a year-old state law...
View ArticleBig City Mayors Ask State for $20 Billion to Curb Homelessness
The mayors want $4 billion per-year for five years in flexible funding as part of the state budget. The post Big City Mayors Ask State for $20 Billion to Curb Homelessness appeared first on San Jose...
View ArticleNewsom Signs Bill to Streamline Environmental Review Process, San Jose Google...
The bill, SB 7, will take effect immediately, as it was approved as a so-called emergency statute. The post Newsom Signs Bill to Streamline Environmental Review Process, San Jose Google Development...
View ArticleWhy are Key California Affordable Housing Bills Bottled Up?
Affordable housing advocates are asking why bills supported by state Senate leader Toni Atkins are stuck in the Assembly. One answer appears to be a labor provision pushed by the State Building and...
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