The dynamic in three San Jose neighborhoods is about to shift, with a greater focus on residential development. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to change the neighborhood business districts of Japantown, Willow Glen and 13th Street to allow for new housing. The updated zoning code will enable development of 50 to 65 homes per acre at heights...
The Biz Beat: San Jose distillery makes award-winning whiskey
The tasting room at 10th Street Distillery in San Jose features windows looking into the distillery, showing off a stainless steel boiler and two copper pot stills with otherworldly-shaped domes that wouldn’t be out of place in one of Joan Miró’s surrealist paintings. It’s all connected by more stainless steel and designed by founders Virag...
Santa Clara County wants tourism to save iconic farmlands
Fruit picking, wine tasting and weddings — Silicon Valley leaders want to preserve the romance of their farmlands through tourism as the “Valley of Heart’s Delight” gives way to strip malls and tech campuses. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously moved forward with the idea of creating an economic development office...
San Jose is No. 1 U.S. city for manufacturing jobs
In Silicon Valley where innovation, artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship reign, a recent study puts San Jose as a leader in the nation’s manufacturing market. The study by equipment supplier company ABM ranks San Jose as No. 1 for cities with the highest concentration of manufacturing jobs in its workforce. The study bases its findings on...
Chick-fil-A chickens out of Campbell
West Valley residents craving Chick-fil-A need to go to San Jose, because they won’t find the chicken chain in Campbell. Chick-fil-A pulled out of its proposal to fill a vacant building along one of Campbell’s major corridors last month, after the eatery’s second attempt to come to the city sparked uproar about increased traffic among...
Downtown San Jose’s Capital Club is closing
The legendary Capital Club is saying adieu to Silicon Valley. The exclusive club that drew the who’s who of San Jose to network, party and plan the city’s future will close its doors on New Year’s Eve. The 34-year-old club announced the closure on Tuesday in a letter to its members, explaining the decision “reflects...
Los Gatos loses treasured seafood restaurant after 45 years
An iconic restaurant in downtown Los Gatos renowned for its fresh fish and handmade pasta is shutting its doors after nearly half a century. Steamer’s The Grillhouse is closing after 45 years in business due to rising operational costs. What began in 1979 as a family business run by siblings Mark, Linda and Paul Matulich, the upscale...
Bay Area food banks ask for help to keep feeding their communities
The Bay Area is suffering from widespread food insecurity, and food banks are scrambling to meet increasing needs while their budgets are strained. Five food banks serving residents from Sonoma and Solano counties to Santa Clara County gathered on Tuesday to call for public support. Food banks in the north, east and South Bay are seeing...
The Biz Beat: Standout pizza at San Jose’s The Last Round Tavern
Sandwich shop by day and pizza parlor by night, The Last Round Tavern in San Jose manages its split personality exceptionally well. Owner Caleb Orozco uses his homemade sourdough bread and thin-crust pizza dough as a base for identical ingredients, such as in-house braised brisket and pulled pork, to create two distinct and delicious menus...
Cupertino has millions to spend from Apple settlement
With Cupertino absolved from paying California millions of sales tax dollars it collected from Apple, city officials are strategizing how to use it. Cupertino was allowed to keep the roughly $74.5 million in Apple sales tax revenue it set aside from 2021 through August after reaching a settlement with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration...