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The California attorney general is investigating possible civil rights violations committed by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. Citing concerning allegations about the management of the jail system, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday his office is seeking information on whether the sheriff’s office engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional conduct. “These concerns...
Business PAC announces San Jose mayor, City Council endorsements
The 2022 races for San Jose City Council are heating up, with seven candidates scoring endorsements from a local business-backed political action committee. On Wednesday, the Silicon Valley Biz PAC, one of several local PACs representing business interests, announced its support for both Councilmembers Dev Davis and Matt Mahan in the contested San Jose mayoral race. It also...
Monte Sereno lawmaker claims illegal voting charge part of harassment campaign
A Monte Sereno councilmember convicted of illegal voting claims she is being attacked by current and former lawmakers who want to drive her out of office. Councilmember Rowena Turner was convicted last October in Oregon for voting illegally in the 2018 general election in both Oregon and California. Josephine County Judge Brandon S. Thueson fined...
San Jose food pantry raises funds to pay for pricey city permit
After facing closure for having to pay San Jose up to $15,500 for a special use permit, a local food pantry has raised enough funding overnight to remain open. The Lighthouse Ministries Food Pantry, which serves families, seniors, disabled and unhoused people, was told by the city it would have to raise funds for a permit or...
San Jose libraries halt plans for in-person programs amid COVID surge
Local and regional libraries are halting plans to resume popular in-person programs amid rising COVID-19 infections in Santa Clara County. San Jose libraries hosted programs like the weekly children’s story time, language classes and mock citizenship naturalization interviews in person prior to the pandemic. Things went online in March 2020, and the city planned to...
Fire damages ‘nightmare’ house in downtown San Jose
A landlord accused of abusing city housing policies to enrich herself is now facing allegations of neglect from tenants at a building gutted by a fire last week. The fire that broke out on Jan. 9 consumed part of a blue Victorian house at 139 N. Sixth St., just a couple blocks from San Jose City...
San Jose church may not be able to save food pantry
San Jose is forcing Lighthouse Ministries Food Pantry to pay thousands of dollars to bring its operation into compliance or stop serving those in need. The food distribution center, located at E. Julian and 17th streets near Lighthouse Church, feeds more than 1,000 people a day, six days a week. It halted operations for several...
Silicon Valley lawmaker’s single-payer health care plan faces ‘uphill fight’
A bill proposing a state single-payer health care system, which would be the first in the nation if passed, has a swell of public support. But it’s unclear if that will be enough to make it over the finish line. Assembly Bill 1400, also known as CalCare, would address issues such as the lack of...
San Jose files rare gun restraining order against 13-year-old
After a San Jose teenager posted a picture of a gun on social media, police turned to a civil procedure normally used to remove guns from violent or suicidal adults—a restraining order. Police showed up at the house of a 13-year-old on Dec. 27 after he posted a photo on Snapchat of the gun and...
San Jose monument to honor Vietnam War soldiers makes slow headway
A proposed monument to honor soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War will finally move forward after years of planning and delays—but what it will look like and when it might be finished is unknown. The Vietnamese community in San Jose, one of the largest Vietnamese enclaves in the nation, has long advocated for the project....