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If a deal is not struck between San Jose and thousands of its employees this week, its services will be in jeopardy, including the care of hundreds of animals. Mayor Matt Mahan floated the possibility of shutting down the San Jose Animal Care Center, a landing spot for hundreds of household pets looking for a...
‘We aren’t waiting to act’: San Jose parents take over school safety
Parents in San Jose’s largest school district are stepping up to take responsibility for school safety, since they said administrators have taken a lackluster approach on the issue. Helmed by Trudi McCanna, San Jose Unified School District parents have formed a school safety group, the Why Wait Project, to ensure research-based, best-practice approaches to school...
Knight Foundation without San Jose director for nearly a year
Local nonprofit leaders are growing anxious as a national philanthropic organization that has given heavily in San Jose for nearly two decades has been without a program director in the city for nearly a year. The lack of a permanent program director for Knight Foundation’s efforts in San Jose is hampering the ability of groups...
San Jose officials struggle to protect street vendors
A street vendor is back selling strawberries outside of a San Jose Home Depot two and a half weeks after being harassed by private security. Jahir Hernández Reyes is one of multiple street vendors who have experienced harassment or violence this year in San Jose as city officials continue to call for policy reforms to protect...
Thousands of San Jose workers will strike
Thousands of San Jose city workers are going on strike — and making history as the city’s largest worker walk out in recent history. As many as 4,500 city workers will strike starting Aug. 15 after months of failed salary negotiations between the city and two of its largest unions — IFPTE Local 21 and...
The Biz Beat: San Jose restaurant unlocks beauty and depth of Venezuelan cuisine
Joanna Torres is on a mission to popularize Venezuelan food with her Willow Glen restaurant, Arepas. And if her recent catering job of serving 1,400 arepa sandwiches for Intuit is any indication, she is succeeding. Founded less than two years ago, Arepas in San Jose has a loyal customer base that stretches to Modesto. The...
San Jose grants few former employees lobbying exemptions
In San Jose, when you leave a job working for the city you are barred from lobbying anyone at City Hall for at least two years—but a handful of ex-employees are exceptions to the rule. The latest example is Allie Hughes, a former staffer for San Jose Councilmember David Cohen. She recently left the city to...
San Jose VTA mass shooting lawsuit moves forward
A lawsuit filed by the family of a VTA rail yard shooting victim is moving forward, after a judge ruled against the transit agency Thursday. A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge rejected VTA’s request to dismiss the lawsuit from the family of Lars Kepler “Kep” Lane, attorneys for the family said. The lawsuit was...
‘Your own employees are struggling,’ homeless San Jose worker says
San Jose city zookeeper Amanda Maulding never thought securing her dream job would lead to her being homeless, but within two years of starting her job it became clear she was never going to make enough to pay rent. Now Maulding, 43, who has worked for the city since 2018, is living in a van...
When it comes to drugs, is San Jose the next San Francisco?
When it comes to drug use and dealing, San Jose is no San Francisco—though some residents and leaders are projecting that it’s heading that way. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan recently stood at a busy downtown intersection with one message: if you are caught dealing in San Jose, you will be swiftly arrested and prosecuted....