San Jose has a homelessness crisis — and the city is turning to religious institutions to lighten the load. Mayor Matt Mahan held a breakfast and two panel discussions Thursday to educate religious leaders on how church parking lots or empty spaces can be utilized for temporary or affordable housing. By the end of the event, nine...
Silicon Valley is one of the nation’s most expensive locales and home to dozens of nonprofit organizations, which need to keep up with costs of living. Last year, San José Spotlight examined the most recent Form 990 public tax filings for some of Silicon Valley’s biggest direct service nonprofits. After receiving feedback from readers, we...
Hundreds of volunteers are fanning out across Santa Clara County to count how many homeless people are living on the street and find out how they got there. Every two years, the county participates in a two-day, federally mandated point-in-time count to gather information on the number of homeless people on streets and in shelters....
San Jose officials have narrowed down the list of candidates to temporarily fill the vacant downtown seat on the City Council from 11 to five. Councilmembers will interview Bob Staedler, Jahmal Williams, Danielle Marie Christian, Carl Eugene Salas and Baltazar Lopez on Jan. 28 before appointing one of them to fill the District 3 seat....
Campbell is facing a lawsuit over a sales tax measure resoundingly passed last November. The Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association, along with Campbell resident David Wolen, is suing Campbell over Measure K, a half-cent sales tax approved by 72 % of voters. The measure raises the city’s sales tax from 9.375% to 9.875%, the highest in Santa...
An ex-San Jose police union manager is avoiding prison time after illegally importing opioids for foreign drug suppliers — ending a scandal that started nearly two years ago. U.S. District Judge Eumi K. Lee sentenced Joanne Segovia to three years’ probation and 100 hours of community service, after she confessed in October to running a...
Santa Clara County’s ballooning cost of living has exploded. Cost of living in the county is increasing at a faster rate than wages across all income levels. While its median income has gone up nearly 75% over the past 10 years, the price of a two-bedroom apartment has risen about 90% during the same period....
San Jose will add a seventh tiny home site to its temporary housing stock, giving dozens of people a roof over their head come fall. After more than two years, the Cherry Avenue tiny homes project is about to begin construction, with a planned opening in September. The $18.3-million project will provide temporary housing for...
The CEO of San Jose’s recycling hauler was federally charged for allegedly bribing former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and her boyfriend. California Waste Solutions CEO David Duong and his son, Andy, who also works for the company, are accused of paying $95,000 in bribes to Thao and her partner, Andre Jones. They also promised to pay...
A downtown Campbell street is about to become safer for pedestrians on their way to peruse the city’s local businesses. Civic Center Drive is slated for safety improvements at the intersections of Second and Third Street. The work will include higher visibility crosswalks, islands between lanes, curb ramps and places where the end of the...
