San Jose Reporter

Gabriel Greschler

Gabriel Greschler is a Bay Area News Group reporter who covers San Jose for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. He previously worked as a staff writer for J. The Jewish News of Northern California and as an on-call interactive producer for KQED. He grew up in Boston, moved to Seattle when he was 10 and then attended the University of San Francisco where he earned a BA degree in politics with a minor in journalism. Gabriel is passionate about local news and trying new restaurants.

Tiny Keyboard Shop in San Pedro Square is giving rise to a new tech hobby that's taking the computer world by storm

Click clack craze: San Jose’s mechanical keyboard shop will have you throwing out your bland computer parts

February 2, 2024 at 3:14 p.m.

Tiny Keyboard Shop in San Pedro Square is giving rise to a new tech hobby that's taking the computer world by storm

If the FTA raises the price tag on San Jose BART, it would be the fourth time local and federal agencies have increased estimates from the original 2014 projection of $4.7 billion

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Even more than $12.2 billion? BART SJ says feds could raise estimated cost again

February 2, 2024 at 5:21 a.m.

If the FTA raises the price tag on San Jose BART, it would be the fourth time local and federal agencies have increased estimates from the original 2014 projection of...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference on February 1, 2023 in Sacramento, Calif.

Target clerk blames Gov. Newsom for retail theft. She didn’t realize he was standing in her checkout line

February 1, 2024 at 9:56 a.m.

"I said, 'Why didn't you stop him?' She goes, 'Oh, the governor.'"

Contractors and developers who have unpaid wage judgments won't be able to move forward with a construction project, though buildings under 10,000 square feet will be exempt from the rule.

San Jose’s construction wage theft ordinance passes unanimously, an effort years in the making

January 25, 2024 at 5:45 a.m.

Contractors and developers who have unpaid wage judgments won't be able to move forward with a construction project, though buildings under 10,000 square feet will be exempt from the rule.

A stretch of the Guadalupe River in San Jose's downtown could soon become an encampment-free zone, a first-of-its-kind restriction for the city

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San Jose aims to ban homeless encampments along downtown’s Guadalupe River, a first for the city

January 22, 2024 at 4:28 a.m.

A stretch of the Guadalupe River in San Jose's downtown could soon become an encampment-free zone, a first-of-its-kind restriction for the city

Rule would prohibit developers and contractors from moving ahead on San Jose projects if they have unpaid wage judgments

San Jose wage theft proposal considered after Silvery Towers scandal

January 17, 2024 at 4:16 a.m.

Rule would prohibit developers and contractors from moving ahead on San Jose projects if they have unpaid wage judgments

"There's a feeling that EVs are out of reach for renters or lower-income people. I think we can overcome that."

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EVs in San Jose: New rules would require charging at apartments

January 12, 2024 at 4:02 a.m.

"There's a feeling that EVs are out of reach for renters or lower-income people. I think we can overcome that."

The City Council gave the thumbs up to new rules that now allow marijuana businesses to participate in a payment plan and hold onto their license if they fall behind on taxes or fees.

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San Jose is trying to make sure its pot shops don’t go up in smoke

January 26, 2024 at 9:10 a.m.

The City Council gave the thumbs up to new rules that now allow marijuana businesses to participate in a payment plan and hold onto their license if they fall behind...