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The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department has filed a gun violence restraining order against a 13-year-old—the second time in recent months a Santa Clara County law enforcement agency has used this tool on a minor. This type of restraining order is normally reserved for violent or suicidal adults. The department requested the order last week...
San Jose could cut parking requirements for new developments
San Jose planning officials are split on a proposal to eliminate minimum parking requirements for new building projects and what it could mean for the future of the city. The San Jose Planning Commission voted 6-2-3 Wednesday to receive a report with several alternatives for reducing parking spaces. Commissioners Rolando Bonilla and Jorge Garcia voted against...
San Jose transit workers raise alarm over spitting and assaults
If you drive a VTA bus, sooner or later someone is going to spit on you. “It happens to everybody,” a VTA operator told San José Spotlight. The worker requested anonymity to avoid retaliation. “If you’re there long enough, you’re guaranteed it’s going to happen to you—it’s absolutely horrible.” Spit, threats, punches and sexual harassment...
San Jose voters approve longer term limits for water district officials
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley Water board members will likely enjoy longer term limits, thanks to a measure Santa Clara County voters approved on Tuesday. With 94% of the vote counted, Valley Water’s Measure A has received 50.73% approval from voters, or 156,526 votes....
Santa Clara County sees abysmal voter turnout
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. Tuesday. Santa Clara County residents had a bevy of important, hotly contested elections to vote on, but few bothered to show up to the polls. Only 33.34% of registered voters cast a ballot on election day, according to data from the Registrar...
Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen likely to see another term
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Incumbent Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen appears to be cruising to outright reelection, marking an easy end to the first contested election he’s faced since he first took office in 2010. With 94% of the votes counted, Rosen...
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s race remains close with between Jonsen and Jensen
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. In the race for county sheriff, former Palo Alto Police Chief Robert “Bob” Jonsen and retired captain for the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Kevin Jensen are the top contenders with 94% of the vote tallied. Jonsen still leads with...
Cindy Chavez, Matt Mahan lead in San Jose mayor’s race
Last updated 5 p.m. on Monday. The next update will be 5 p.m. on Tuesday. In the highly-anticipated race for San Jose mayor, two contenders emerged as front-runners once polls closed Tuesday — county Supervisor Cindy Chavez and San Jose Councilmember Matt Mahan. As of 5 p.m. Monday, election results show Chavez has received 39.24%...
Democrats denounce San Jose candidate over controversial endorsement
Two Democratic institutions in Santa Clara County are taking last-minute punches at a contender in the San Jose mayor’s race. Both groups are zeroing in on support he’s received from a conservative organization and questioning his stance on abortion. The Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee recently adopted a resolution calling on San Jose mayoral...
San Jose transit board fights bill that would reorganize leadership
Silicon Valley transit officials are standing firm against a legislative proposal that would dramatically change VTA’s governing body. The VTA board of directors voted unanimously Thursday to oppose Assembly Bill 2181, introduced in February by Assemblymember Marc Berman. The bill would eliminate the current board of directors on or after July 2023 and shrink the...