April 6, 2018 SVO Apologizes Amid Backlash Over ‘Sexist,’ ‘Tone Deaf’ Email By Jennifer Wadsworth The Silicon Valley Organization issued a public apology for the way it defended a political candidate accused of sexual harassment. Read More 11
April 4, 2018 SVO Loses Members Over Response to Political Mailer By The Fly The Silicon Valley Organization drew flak for the way it responded to a campaign mailer about a candidate endorsed by its PAC. Read More 11
March 28, 2018 Candidates Excluded From BAYMEC Forum Speak Out By The Fly Meet Mike Alvarado and Maria Hernandez, two grassroots candidates in the race to replace Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager. Read More 1
March 23, 2018 Candidates Vie for LGBTQ Support in Bid to Succeed Santa Clara County Supe Ken Yeager By Jennifer Wadsworth Several people running to replace Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager made their case Thursday for the BAYMEC endorsement. Read More 15
March 19, 2018 Op-Ed: County Should Make Sunnyvale Shelter Year-Round By Guest Columnist If the Sunnyvale shelter closed, it would not only be a disservice to the people who stay there, but to the community at large as well. Read More 6
March 12, 2018 Citing Transparency Issues, San Jose May Part Ways with Santa Clara County Housing Authority By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose wants to wrest control of its subsidized rent programs from the Santa Clara County Housing Authority. Read More 10
March 7, 2018 Poll: Voters Likely to Re-Elect San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo in June By The Fly The first polling in the San Jose mayor’s race came out this week, showing that Sam Liccardo can coast his way to re-election. Read More 18
March 6, 2018 ‘Civility Roundtable’ Forum to Explore Limits of Free Speech By Stephen Perez The city of Mountain View will host a forum on Wednesday to discuss the limits on our right to free expression. Read More 4
March 2, 2018 Rape Kit Testing to Speed Up Under Proposal by Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez By San Jose Inside Santa Clara County will study how to speed up rape kit analysis, which typically takes more than three months to complete. Read More 0
March 2, 2018 Santa Clara County May Ban Gun Shows from Public Fairgrounds By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County may ban gun shows from the fairgrounds in response to the mass shooting that left 17 dead in Parkland, Florida. Read More 11
February 26, 2018 Silicon Valley Workers Rally for Union Rights as U.S. Supreme Court Hears Janus v. AFSCME By Jennifer Wadsworth Silicon Valley workers rallied as the U.S. Supreme Court sparred over a case that could undermine the financial footing of labor unions. Read More 6
February 23, 2018 Proposed Summit to Focus on Responding to Mass Shootings By San Jose Inside County Supervisor Dave Cortese wants to convene a summit to talk about gun safety issues and mental health. Read More 4
February 22, 2018 SVO Endorses Pierluigi Oliverio for Santa Clara County Supervisor By Jennifer Wadsworth The Silicon Valley Organization has endorsed Pierluigi Oliverio in the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors race. Read More 28
February 20, 2018 San Jose Unified School District Seeks New Area 4 Trustee By San Jose Inside San Jose Unified School District is looking to fill the Area 4 position since trustee Paymon Zarghami stepped down earlier this month. Read More 2
February 12, 2018 San Jose City Council to Vote on Google Village Pricing Agreement By Jennifer Wadsworth Now that San Jose has settled on a price for several properties Google wants to buy, it’s up to the City Council to approve the agreement. Read More 1
February 9, 2018 LGBTQ Candidates Win Early Endorsements from BAYMEC By San Jose Inside The Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee has announced early endorsements for three candidates running in the June primaries. Read More 4