The oldest Quaker meeting house west of Iowa is celebrating its 140th anniversary with a renewed commitment to accessibility. The historic San Jose Meeting House is raising funds to bring its landmark space into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The remodeling has turned out to be more extensive than expected due to...
State card room crackdown could cost San Jose
San Jose officials are urging California regulators to rescind new rules for the state’s card rooms, warning of dire economic fallout if restrictions take effect as planned in the coming months. In a Feb. 19 letter sent to Attorney General Rob Bonta, city officials warned the regulations, which set stricter rules for certain types of gameplay,...
San Jose pushes to retain transparency amid ICE court rulings
San Jose’s fight against immigration enforcement remains unimpeded as federal rulings try to hamper city and state efforts. California’s requirement for law enforcement to wear identification through the “No Vigilantes Act” has been temporarily paused due to a Thursday ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Judges are set to review the case March...
Touted San Jose shelter rife with dysfunction, workers said
A San Jose development touted as the gold standard for prefabricated temporary housing has turned into a hornets’ nest fraught with problems. A total of six former and current workers claim Branham Lane — a three-story site with 168 apartments operated by LifeMoves — is plagued with managerial dysfunction, unprofessionalism and alleged drug dealing between an...
The Biz Beat: San Jose Mexican bakery offers Oaxacan delights
Upon entering Dulcinea Panadería Oaxaqueña in San Jose, the intoxicating aroma alone should be enough to overwhelm your senses. But if it doesn’t, the dazzling display of more than 100 varieties of cookies, pastries, breads and cakes — almost all made fresh daily — certainly will. It might be surprising to discover all of this...
San Jose slow to tell workers about data breach
San Jose administrators have disclosed that private information for current and former city employees may have been compromised, following a data breach last month. The incident occurred on Jan. 9 when a “workforce member” lost a USB drive that may have contained Social Security numbers, according to a letter city officials sent to people whose...
Super Bowl gave San Jose and Santa Clara major economic boost
South Bay leaders say preliminary figures and anecdotal observations gauging the economic impact from Super Bowl 60 suggest a yearslong effort to prepare the region for the flood of new visitors has paid off. If they’re correct, it’s a sign the South Bay managed to secure a larger slice of the economic pie than when...
Serial entrepreneur seeks District 9 San Jose council seat
Serial entrepreneur, classic car collector, TV host, civic organizer — lifelong San Jose resident Mike Hennessy has worn a lot of hats over the years. Now, he said that wide-ranging experience has prepared him well to step into yet another role: District 9 councilmember. “I know I can add some common sense,” Hennessy, 70, told...
San Jose’s mask policy holds despite federal ruling
A federal judge has temporarily blocked California from enacting a law that would ban federal agents from wearing masks — but a similar policy in San Jose remains intact. On Feb. 9, federal Judge Christina Snyder ruled that California’s “No Secret Police Act” appears to be discriminatory since it only bans federal agents from wearing...
Doan nabs dual endorsements in San Jose District 7 race
It’s a rare alignment of San Jose’s political stars: Two influential organizations on opposite sides of San Jose’s labor-business political divide have endorsed the same candidate in the District 7 City Council race. Incumbent Councilmember Bien Doan has won support from both the Silicon Valley Biz PAC and South Bay Labor Council. Doan — a...