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With California set to require K-12 students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend in-person classes, pending full FDA approval, the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose is stepping to help—keeping vaccination rates for Santa Clara County kids consistent with the region. Museum Executive Director Marilee Jennings was concerned about some parents taking a wait and...
San Jose: A year in pictures
After a whole year in a pandemic, many Santa Clara County residents hoped 2021 would bring something different. The world reopened, which allowed for some beautiful moments in our community. But there was also turmoil and struggle for many living in Silicon Valley. Here’s a look at photos from this year in San Jose and...
San Jose expands community use at Viet Heritage Garden, after years of dispute
After sitting empty for six years due to a lack of funding, a garden honoring San Jose’s vast Vietnamese community sprouts signs of life. San Jose announced in late December it is expanding a community garden program at the Viet Heritage Garden located at 1499 Roberts Ave. The Viet Heritage Garden, which spans four acres and...
San Jose mayoral candidate polls residents on defunding police
A San Jose mayoral candidate is taking a stand against defunding the police, even though there has been little public conversation around the topic for months. San José Spotlight obtained a picture of a flyer that appears to originate from Councilmember Matt Mahan’s mayoral campaign. The flyer asks, “Should we defund the police?” Then claims there are...
The COVID pandemic still ranks as the No. 1 issue for Silicon Valley
As 2021 draws to a close, San Jose residents share their hopes for the coming year. Many want to see an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has negatively affected their health, work and travel. They also would like to see people treat each other with more kindness. Retiree Felice Lopiccolo said although vaccination levels...
Labor group demands more records in lawsuit against San Jose
A labor organization suing San Jose for public records has expanded its suit. It wants to determine if the city singled out a compliance director for trying to get information about a public works project. The South Bay Piping Industry Labor Management Trust filed an amended lawsuit last week in Santa Clara County Superior Court. The original suit...
Full transcript: San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s 2021 State of the City
Editor’s Note: This is a transcript of Mayor Sam Liccardo’s full 2021 State of the City address. Good evening. As I fulfill the mandate of our city charter to articulate an annual state of the city address, I reflect on the pain that so many in our city have experienced over the last year. The...
In annual speech, San Jose mayor says homelessness is city’s ‘biggest failure’
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo painted a realistic picture of the city’s failures while highlighting a hopeful future at his State of the City address on Thursday. In his seventh annual address, and second virtual speech, Liccardo discussed the city’s biggest issues. He focused on homelessness, public safety, community resiliency and environmental improvements. The city’s biggest failure...
‘Miserable’: San Jose homeless brace for cold, wet winter ahead of Christmas
Standing near her tent in San Jose’s Columbus Park with two dogs in her arms, Carole Roberts said the holiday season is not a joyful time of year. “It’s the worst time of the year, with the cold and the wind,” Roberts, who has been homeless for 13 years, told San José Spotlight. “Christmas is...
Evans Lane gives San Jose homeless a reason to celebrate the holidays
Christmas came a few days early at Evans Lane. The roughly 15 families staying at the interim housing site in West San Jose were invited to a Christmas celebration on Wednesday by the site’s provider, PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) services, and Councilmember Dev Davis. They were met with festive decorations, a masked-up COVID conscious...