May 13, 2020 Silicon Valley Dems Divided Over Biden Assault Allegations By The Fly While 19 individuals signed on to the resolution, local party insiders say there are a number of members against the idea of scrutinizing Biden. Read More 46
March 3, 2020 Super Tuesday 2020: Live Blog By Silicon Valley Newsroom Super Tuesday got off to a strong start in Santa Clara County with more than 8,000 voters casting their ballots by noon. Read More 1
September 10, 2019 Dems Censure One of Their Own for Flouting Rules of Decorum By Nicholas Chan While Shay Franco-Clausen won’t be ousted from her non-voting position on the e-board, she has been formally rebuked by her peers. Read More 27
July 24, 2019 Local Pol Accused of Disclosing Details of Confidential Police Call By The Fly The PAPD is reportedly looking into claims that a cop’s botched response to a medical emergency endangered a resident’s life last month. Read More 33
November 29, 2018 Eric Bauman Resigns as Cal Democratic Party Chair Amid Sexual Misconduct Inquiry By Jennifer Wadsworth California’s top Democratic Party official stepped down amid mounting political pressure over claims of sexual assault and harassment. Read More 17
November 21, 2018 Silicon Valley Democratic Club Elects Whole New Slate of Diverse, Progressive Leaders By The Fly The South Bay’s largest, most influential Democratic Party faction went through a dramatic shakeup Monday. Read More 18
June 7, 2018 Sheriff Laurie Smith Heads to Runoff for First Time in 20 Years By The Fly Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith is heading for a runoff for the first time since her election five terms ago in 1998. Read More 5
May 4, 2018 Santa Clara County Dems Censure Local Candidate Over Sexual Harassment Lawsuit By Jennifer Wadsworth A candidate for Santa Clara County supervisor was censured by the local Democratic Central Committee over a sexual harassment claim. Read More 33
April 18, 2018 Santa Clara Co. Sheriff Demands Full Retraction, Skips Mercury News’ Endorsement Interview By The Fly Sheriff Smith making herself inaccessible to reporters comes amid criticism that she’s also disengaged from constituents. Read More 32
May 24, 2017 California Democrats Still Split on Bernie, New State Party Chair By The Fly With its raucous election for party chair, the Golden State’s donkey party made for all sorts of colorful headlines this past weekend. Read More 7
January 10, 2017 Santa Clara County Democrats Elect Bill James as Party Chair By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County Democrats elected Bill James to serve as the next party chair, ending a 26-year run for Steve Preminger. Read More 5
January 4, 2017 Year in Preview: 2017 By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Inside published its annual Year in Review list last week. Now we give you our prognostications of what’s to come in 2017. Read More 6
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