Thousands of women are suing San Francisco-based Uber claiming their driver sexually assaulted them during a ride. Some are now being told due to the backlog of cases and legal motions, their cases may not be resolved until the next decade.

With SJC looking to attract more travelers from the East Coast, the airport is looking to add a direct route to and from Washington D.C. NBC Bay Area’s Jessica Aguirre spoke with Moryt Milo, an editor at San Jose Spotlight, to understand why.

There’s more drama in that District 16 congressional race after that historic recount. Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has been hit with a new federal elections complaint. NBC Bay Area’s Audrey Asistio spoke to Brandon Pho, of San Jose Spotlight, for some insight.

The three-way race for California’s 16th Congressional District is heating up again because of two late requests for a recount.

Parents and teachers in east San Jose are celebrating a short lived win. Aptitud Community Academy at Goss was on the chopping block and parents took their complaints to the streets before facing the school board. Ultimately, the Alum Rock Union School Board voted to postpone closing the middle school. But, the impact of that decision? Now, more schools are at risk of closing. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Lorraine Gabbert, a reporter for the San Jose Spotlight, who was at the board meeting Thursday, for some insight on this story.

San Jose cannabis business owners say they are increasingly being targeted by thieves. They added they not getting enough help from police. Raj Mathai speaks with Jana Kadah with the San Jose Spotlight on the recent incidents.

Last week, a labor union investigator first told San Jose Spotlight, then NBC Bay Area, that he found mold in one of the buildings being designed for the homeless in San Jose. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Brandon Pho, who broke the story for the San Jose Spotlight, about the findings.