The Year in Preview: Important Local Issues to Watch in 2018
This past year got off to a disorienting start with the inauguration of a toxic regime in the White House and, closer to home, a devastating flood that displaced thousands of people in San Jose. The...
View ArticleSan Jose City Council to Hear Update on Controversial Senior Housing Initiative
A hotly contested proposal to build high-end senior homes in San Jose’s eastern foothills garnered enough signatures to land it on the primary ballot. That leaves the city with three options: to adopt...
View ArticleSan Jose Debates Whether to Submit Rebuttal Arguments to Evergreen Housing...
San Jose’s City Council will vote this week on whether to include rebuttal arguments on the ballot for the controversial Evergreen senior homes initiative. The estimated cost for the ballot measure...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Evergreen Homes Initiative a Wolf in Grandma’s Clothing
Like Little Red Riding Hood, San Jose is being lured into an ominous future. The Big Bad Wolf in this case is a group of wealthy landowners and developers who are peddling a deceptive, cynical ballot...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Vote No on B, Yes on C To Protect the Environment
Which is more important: developers’ profits or the environment? Two ballot measures—Measure B and Measure C—are posing that question to San Jose voters on June 5. If you care about the environment,...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Housing Crisis Can Only be Solved by Building More Houses
It’s no secret that the hottest housing market in the country is also experiencing an unprecedented housing crisis. San Jose has fallen significantly behind in adding housing—especially affordable...
View ArticleSan Jose Mayor Coasts to Re-Election; Evergreen Housing Developers Slide...
Sam Liccardo celebrated two wins in one night—his re-election and a successful campaign against “greedy billionaires” who want to place housing on lands in Evergreen that the city has earmarked for...
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