Willow Glen is known for its quaint charm and affluent San Jose neighborhoods, but a surge in crime is making local businesses uneasy. Downtown Willow Glen, a small strip of shops along Lincoln Avenue, has experienced about 30 reports of vandalism and theft since June, according to San Jose Police Department data. Some of those...
The Biz Beat: San Jose’s Scratch Cookery specializes in spicy chicken
The buttermilk fried chicken at Scratch Cookery in San Jose comes in ascending levels of heat, from a mild house seasoning to a melt-your-head combination of habanero, scorpion, Carolina Reaper and ghost peppers. It seems somehow fitting that the restaurant was born from a fire that leveled the townhouse where owner Connor Vu lived. “It...
Silicon Valley Latina wage gap worst in nation
Latinas in California experience the greatest wage gap in the nation — and it’s unlikely to change soon with the federal government stripping the country’s social safety net. That doesn’t bode well for Latinas in Santa Clara County who haven’t seen much upward movement in wages over the last few years, despite having the largest...
San Jose business groups conflicted over Measure A
A scramble to prevent cuts to Santa Clara County’s public hospitals has Silicon Valley business interests divided. As county leaders — and now San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan — urge voters to approve a five-eighths cent sales tax hike to protect the region’s critical services from federal cuts, anti-tax business groups have looked to the...
Starbucks closes San Jose stores as competitor moves in
As one coffee giant shutters multiple locations in San Jose, another company is moving in. Four Starbucks locations in San Jose have closed, following the company announcing it would shutter 1% of its stores across North America. Two other locations in Mountain View and one each in Cupertino, Santa Clara and Milpitas have also closed. The...
Santa Clara looks to billboards to make money from sports events
Santa Clara residents can expect to see more advertisements in their neighborhoods as the city prepares to host major sports events next year. The Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved an advertising agreement with New York-based Outfront Media earlier this month, in preparation for the 2026 Super Bowl and FIFA World Cup at Levi’s Stadium. Outfront...
Trump executive order clears way for TikTok deal
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed off on an agreement on a TikTok sale he said would bring the app into compliance with U.S. law. The agreement gets the app one step closer to complying with a 2024 law that forced ByteDance, TikTok’s China-based corporate owner, to sell the platform or have the app banned...
Santa Clara will be reimbursed millions for hosting Super Bowl
Santa Clara will get millions of dollars back for Super Bowl costs, thanks to an agreement between the city, a sports nonprofit and the San Francisco 49ers. The Santa Clara Stadium Authority Board — comprised of the City Council — voted 5-2 Tuesday to approve the final 2026 Super Bowl agreement, which includes a roughly...
The White House says TikTok will be sold to a U.S. joint venture
After four deadline extensions to force a sale of TikTok, the U.S. is finally close to a sale agreement for the massively popular video platform, a White House official said Monday. The deal will move TikTok’s ownership to a U.S. joint venture compliant with a 2024 law forcing ByteDance, Tiktok’s corporate owner, to sell the...
The Biz Beat: San Jose German restaurant is Oktoberfest all year
Stepping into Teske’s Germania Restaurant, with its long wooden bar that stretches along half the entryway, there’s a strong sense of gemütlichkeit, an untranslatable German word meaning “warmth and good cheer.” Co-owner Cynthia Baumann likens it to a Bavarian lodge, where the food is authentic, the beer flows freely and everyone is welcome. “I think...