One of the most high-profile arrests on the first night of San Jose’s curfew was Assembly candidate Alex Lee. Lee said he ended the day with his hands zip-tied in a police wagon transporting several other protesters detained for being out past curfew Sunday night. He said he was talking to reporters outside a news...
San Jose Councilman Raul Peralez eyeing run for mayor
After more than a decade of public service, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is in the final stretch of his tenure with a little more than two years before the nation’s 10th largest city votes for a new leader. And a handful of political leaders are being eyed to replace him, including downtown Councilmember Raul Peralez. Peralez...
It’s official: Rick Callender to be the next Valley Water CEO
Rick Callender will be the next CEO of the Santa Clara Valley Water District starting July 11. The agency’s Board of Directors on Tuesday voted 4-3 to appoint the longtime water district employee to the top position, where he’ll earn $326,352 annually to oversee the agency, tasked with the critical job of ensuring safe water...
San Jose radio legend Bob Kieve dies
Legendary San Jose radioman Bob Kieve died Sunday, according to his closest family and friends. He was 98. Kieve owned KLIV radio station since 1967 and served as president of Empire Broadcasting Corp. The longtime radioman shut down KLIV’s operations in Jan. 2019 after more than 70 years on the air. He led the AM...
Santa Clara: Suds Jain begins campaign for District 5 City Council seat
Suds Jain is a familiar face at Santa Clara City Hall, but now the retired engineer, high school robotics coach and city Planning Commissioner has filed paperwork to run for the City Council, with hopes of filling the District 5 seat vacated by Patricia Mahan in February. Mahan resigned in February due to medical reasons. Jain unsuccessfully...
Santa Clara’s second top cop leaving for a job in tech
An 18-year-old Dan Winter picked up his badge and gun right out of high school in 1988. Now 32 years later, he’s decided to retire from the Santa Clara Police Department as soon as he reached retirement age, turning 50 Tuesday. “I’ve been at it a long time, so it was time to try something...
San Jose: Primary opponents endorse in county, state races
After running a campaign against Kansen Chu, San Jose Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco has endorsed the assemblyman in his quest to win a seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Carrasco and Chu faced off in a four-way race in the March primary to replace Supervisor Dave Cortese, who is terming out of office...
Ex-San Jose councilman leaves Santa Clara County for Valley Water
With just six months left in office, Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese is losing his chief of staff. Cortese’s top legislative leader, former San Jose Councilmember Don Rocha, is leaving his office for a job at the Santa Clara Valley Water District. He’ll serve as a supervising program administrator in government relations for the...
NAACP to Sam Liccardo: Apologize to black city administrator
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is in hot water with local ethnic leaders after a heated exchange with a black city administrator raised eyebrows during a public meeting last week. The local San Jose/Silicon Valley NAACP sent a letter Monday to Liccardo and every member of the San Jose City Council demanding a public apology...
Amid COVID-19, San Jose cannabis company expands deliveries with Teslas
While the coronavirus crisis has financially devastated many small businesses, some San Jose cannabis shops are seeing green — despite ongoing restrictions under the county’s health order. Airfield Supply Co., a 10-year-old cannabis dispensary tucked in south San Jose, reports a massive 400 percent increase in marijuana deliveries since the pandemic began. The company saw...