January 18, 2017 Water District Considers Hiring Exec Who Spurred National Conversation on Trans Issues By The Fly The Santa Clara Valley Water District is poised to hire an administrator with a claim to fame as a champion of transgender acceptance. Read More 7
January 4, 2017 South Bay LGBT Political Group Tries to Recoup after Losing Momentum in 2016 By The Fly BAYMEC, one of the South Bay’s leading LGBT organizations, is trying to recover after losing more than half its board of directors this past year. Read More 6
December 28, 2016 New Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Doubles-Down on Plagiarizing Obama Speech, Vows to Go Viral By The Fly The most gratuitous plagiarism of Obama in 2016 now belongs to newly elected Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran, and he couldn’t be more proud. Read More 28
December 20, 2016 Jimmy Nguyen Pays for Recount in San Jose’s D8 Council Race By The Fly Councilwoman Sylvia Arenas was sworn in to the District 8 seat this past weekend, but the election isn’t quite over yet. Read More 2
December 16, 2016 Shift of Power in Milpitas: Old Guard Replaced by Young Bloods By The Fly The election provided an injection of youth to Milpitas’ elected offices, and the city has a chance to move beyond its entrenched establishment. Read More 0
December 7, 2016 Assemblyman Evan Low Leads Push to Abolish Electoral College By The Fly A coalition of California legislators, led by Campbell Assemblyman Evan Low, introduced a resolution that aims to abolish the Electoral College. Read More 36
November 30, 2016 Water District Staff Gets Testy, Defends RMC Deal that Will Cost $103 Million, Offer Little Benefit By The Fly The SCV Water District recently signed off on a $5 million deal for RMC Water and Environment, and arguments defending it have raised eyebrows. Read More 19
November 22, 2016 One South Market High-Rise Hit With ‘Endless’ Complaints By The Fly The One South Market apartment tower has some very peeved tenants, who have reportedly dealt with numerous breakdowns and infestations. Read More 7
November 16, 2016 With Thousands of Ballots Still Uncounted, Some South Bay Races Remain Too Close to Call By The Fly A week out from Election Day, some Santa Clara County races remain too close to call, which has prevented a few obligatory concession calls. Read More 3
November 9, 2016 Whirlwind Election Night Ends With Big Victories, Cliffhangers By The Fly A whirlwind election night set the stage for new beginnings as well as a few contested races that could linger into next week. Read More 6
November 3, 2016 Minor Mixup, Eviction Scare at Donald Trump’s South Bay HQ By The Fly When a cop showed up with eviction papers at Trump’s Sunnyvale HQ, it struck volunteers as a little fishy. Turns out, it was an honest mistake. Read More 1
October 26, 2016 Council Candidate Steve Brown Dogged by Claims of Wage Theft, Wrongful Termination By The Fly Council candidate Steve Brown owns a security company that regulators ordered to pay tens of thousands of dollars in wage theft judgments. Read More 5
October 19, 2016 More Ethics Complaints Filed in Santa Clara City Council Races By The Fly Santa Clara voters are under siege. Each week a new accusation of campaign impropriety crops up. Read More 10
October 12, 2016 Turmoil at Childcare Nonprofit 4C Council: Workers Report Retaliation; Calls Grow for Audit By The Fly Allegations of mismanagement at the publicly subsidized 4C Council has employees, as well as the county’s top executive, calling for an audit. Read More 7
October 5, 2016 Patricia Mahan Violated Santa Clara’s New Lobbyist Rules; City Attorney May Have Own Conflicts By The Fly Santa Clara enacted a new lobbyist rule this year, and the first suspected violation has apparently created additional conflicts of interest. Read More 7
September 28, 2016 Steve Brown Keeps Flip-Flopping, Pleads for ChamberPAC Support By The Fly San Jose council candidate Steve Brown has spent most of September on a damage control tour, but he still has trouble giving straight answers. Read More 3