Investigative Reports – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:07:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 CA Cities and Counties Ignore 2021 Law to Fix Unsafe Homeless Shelters https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/ca-cities-and-counties-ignore-2021-law-to-fix-unsafe-homeless-shelters/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/ca-cities-and-counties-ignore-2021-law-to-fix-unsafe-homeless-shelters/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:07:47 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209488 The Supreme Court’s decision on homelessness will test a California shelter system that’s full of problems – and lacking accountability.

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Gail Pellerin Among Top Four Stock Investors in CA Legislature https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/gail-pellerin-among-top-four-stock-investors-in-ca-legislature/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/gail-pellerin-among-top-four-stock-investors-in-ca-legislature/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:16:38 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209416 The total stock portfolio of the Legislature was worth as much as $112 million last year but experts say the public should know more about a politician’s total wealth.

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Can Tough-on-crime Ballot Measure Deliver on Promises to Reduce Homelessness? https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/can-tough-on-crime-ballot-measure-deliver-on-promises-to-reduce-homelessness/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/can-tough-on-crime-ballot-measure-deliver-on-promises-to-reduce-homelessness/#comments Mon, 20 May 2024 19:22:02 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209134 Backers of a tough-on-crime California ballot measure put homelessness at the forefront of their campaign to roll back Prop. 47.

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California Legislators Got More than $1.4M in Travel, Gifts in ’23 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/california-legislators-got-more-than-1-4m-in-travel-and-gifts-in-2023/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/california-legislators-got-more-than-1-4m-in-travel-and-gifts-in-2023/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2024 02:24:42 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208918 Financial disclosures show that state lawmakers were showered with more than $330,000 in gifts, plus more than $1.1 million in travel sponsored by interest groups. That total last year is 28% higher than in 2022.

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With New Bond Vote Pending, 2018 Bond for Housing Hits Snags https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/with-new-bond-vote-pending-2018-bond-for-housing-hits-snags/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/with-new-bond-vote-pending-2018-bond-for-housing-hits-snags/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:02:29 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208408 Californians in March will vote on a $6.4 billion bond to build thousands of housing units for people with serious mental health conditions. A 2018 ballot measure made similar promises, but Santa Clara County and the rest of the state are falling short.

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Inside This Year’s Massive Effort to Count California’s Growing Unhoused Population https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/inside-this-years-massive-effort-to-count-californias-growing-unhoused-population/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/inside-this-years-massive-effort-to-count-californias-growing-unhoused-population/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:46:53 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208328 California counted its homeless population this month. Here’s a look at how the state gets the numbers that impact everything from program funding to stump speeches.

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State, Lenders Seek to Recover $170 Million from Homekey Housing Developers https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/state-lenders-seek-to-recover-170-million-from-homekey-housing-developers/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/state-lenders-seek-to-recover-170-million-from-homekey-housing-developers/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 21:06:22 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208240 Shangri-La Construction took loans against state-funded housing projects, moved money into other bank accounts and left projects unfinished.

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Cal State Can’t Say How Many Employees Have Been Accused of Sexual Harassment https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/cal-state-cant-say-how-many-employees-have-been-accused-of-sexual-harassment/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/cal-state-cant-say-how-many-employees-have-been-accused-of-sexual-harassment/#respond Mon, 07 Aug 2023 19:49:56 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201205705 Two recent reports on sexual harassment complaints filed against Cal State employees conclude inconsistent data collection makes it difficult to determine a reliable number.

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Extreme Weather Is Threatening California’s Dams. What Happens if They Fail? https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/extreme-weather-is-threatening-californias-dams-what-happens-if-they-fail/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/extreme-weather-is-threatening-californias-dams-what-happens-if-they-fail/#comments Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:30:03 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201205075 What if, rather than trying to out-engineer the weather, or evacuate and return in an endless cycle, we changed where and how we live?

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Townhouse Project in Saratoga Is at Epicenter of CA Debate over New Union Rules https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/townhouse-project-in-saratoga-is-at-epicenter-of-ca-debate-over-new-union-rules/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/townhouse-project-in-saratoga-is-at-epicenter-of-ca-debate-over-new-union-rules/#respond Mon, 08 May 2023 18:25:40 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201204269 Atlanta-based Pulte Group contends its Quito Village project doesn’t need to abide by the original developer’s first-of-its-kind union-hiring standard set by a new housing law.

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