October 30, 2020 Op-Ed: The SVO is a Failed Chamber of Commerce for Today’s Silicon Valley By Mario B. Lopez The SVO should no longer be entrusted to be the voice of the business community in Silicon Valley. It should be dismantled. Read More 6
October 29, 2020 Letter: Vote ‘Yes’ on Prop. 15 By Guest Columnist Proposition 15 would reclaim $12 billion annually that would go directly to neighborhood schools and vital community services. Read More 6
October 24, 2020 Op-Ed: Danger, Will Robinson! Vote No on Measure S By Les Kishler and Dave Warner What’s most disappointing is that the Valley Water Board of Directors let this measure get onto the ballot in the first place. Read More 1
October 22, 2020 Op-Ed: Cleaner Air Solutions Start with Bay Area Employers By Jack Broadbent, Rod Sinks and Cindy Chavez The Cut the Commute pledge asks employers to prioritize remote work options for as part of their re-entry plans moving forward. Read More 0
October 20, 2020 Op-Ed: We Must Make San Jose Safer for Pedestrians, Cyclists By Gina LaBlanc A mother who lost her son in a traffic death speaks out in the hope of preventing another parent from feeling the pain she feels. Read More 10
October 17, 2020 Op-Ed: Online Special Ed—a Failure in the Making By Jennifer Madigan Routine, consistency and specialized instruction from a credentialed teacher are the cornerstones of special education. Read More 9
October 16, 2020 Op-Ed: Support California Youth When Voting on Ballot Measures By Rohin Ghosh Young Californians have been at the forefront of fighting back against the injustices and shortcomings that the pandemic has intensified. Read More 8
October 16, 2020 Op-Ed: The Equity Case For Caltrain’s Measure RR By Adina Levin Measure RR would fund unprecedented new equity and connectivity policies that were recently approved by the Caltrain board. Read More 2
October 9, 2020 Open Letter: What Happened to Your Apology? What Happened to Your Anti-PAC Pledge? By Guest Columnist Ann Ravel should reconsider her stance on anti-recall money and make good on her anti-PAC pledge, says ex-Assemblywoman Nora Campos. Read More 16
October 2, 2020 Op-Ed: On Housing, San Jose Councilwoman Dev Davis and President Trump Agree By Tom Skinner On the most important local issue—housing—Davis and President Trump share the same conservative position against zoning reform. Read More 9
October 1, 2020 Op-Ed: Prop. 22 an Assault on Democracy, Human Rights By Diego Aguilar-Canabal Proposition 22 is a heist in plain sight orchestrated by some of the wealthiest liars and thieves of our modern Gilded Age. Read More 13
September 26, 2020 Op-Ed: Resist, Reimagine and Reset in Honor of Breonna Taylor By Sajid Khan Breonna Taylor’s death is a result of our institutional, reckless disregard for Black lives. Read More 9
September 20, 2020 Op-Ed: Linguistic Imperialism and the Complex History of ‘Latinx’ By Ted Stroll How would North Americans feel about being referred to by strange-sounding, bowdlerized versions of foreign languages? Read More 6
September 19, 2020 Op-Ed: Silicon Valley Must Vote Out Sellout Politicians By Meriam Ahmad A local student supporting the Rishi Kumar campaign for Congress says her generation is sick of leaders beholden to corporate interests. Read More 9
September 17, 2020 Op-Ed: We Must Crack Down on Companies Exploiting the Pandemic to Cheat Workers By Lorena Gonzalez and Ruth Silver Taube AB 3075 would make sure California’s recovery is fair to the companies that did the right thing by their workers. Read More 6
September 17, 2020 Op-Ed: Californians Depend on Gov. Gavin Newsom to Protect Privacy of Genetic Data By Maureen Mahoney Many Californians likely don’t realize that commercial DNA tests typically aren’t protected by strong heath privacy laws. Read More 2