October 26, 2018 Transgender Activists, Allies in Silicon Valley Protest Trump Policy: ‘We Will Not be Erased’ By Jennifer Wadsworth South Bay trans advocates joined a nationwide campaign protesting a Trump administration proposal to narrow the definition of gender. Read More 8
October 24, 2018 South Bay Dems On Edge After Bomb Threats Targeting Clintons, Obamas, DNC Headquarters By Jennifer Wadsworth Local Dems are staying vigilant in response to a spate of bomb threats targeting Democratic Party officials throughout the country. Read More 8
October 22, 2018 San Jose Denounces ‘Public Charge’ Rule for Immigrants By Jennifer Wadsworth City officials plan to formally oppose a federal policy that could hurt thousands of San Jose’s foreign-born residents. Read More 2
October 16, 2018 Report: Wages Stagnate for 90% of Silicon Valley’s Workforce By Jacob Pierce A new study found that nine out of 10 jobs in Silicon Valley pay less in real wages than they did 20 years ago. Read More 2
October 11, 2018 How Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Washington Virtues Became California Vulnerabilities By Marc Sandalow, CALmatters The very qualities that lead some in California in to eye Feinstein as vulnerable are viewed by many in Washington as assets. Read More 5
October 9, 2018 Election 2018: John Cox, Gavin Newsom Disagree About Almost Everything at Their Only Debate By Ben Christopher The two men competing to be the next governor of California met for their first (and, alas, probably only) one-on-one stand-off. Read More 11
September 26, 2018 SCCOE Board Candidate Gino Borgioli Touted Fake Endorsement From Sunnyvale’s Mayor By The Fly Santa Clara County school board candidate Gino Borgioli was forced to take down a fake endorsement from his campaign website. Read More 3
September 18, 2018 Anita Hill, Dems Slam GOP for Rushing Inquiry Into Christine Blasey Ford’s Assault Claim By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Palo Alto professor accusing Brett Kavanagh of sexually assaulting her has yet to confirm she will testify before the Senate next week. Read More 7
September 17, 2018 San Jose Weighs Resolution Condemning President Trump’s Family Separation Policy By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose will consider a resolution Tuesday denouncing the Trump administration’s separation of families at the U.S. border. Read More 3
September 4, 2018 Op-Ed: San Jose Leaders Could Have Saved ‘Mural de La Raza’ By Enedina Cardenas Though it is unclear whether negligence or intentional disregard for the artist led to the mural being erased, it is a grave loss for us all. Read More 10
August 29, 2018 Will SVO Schism Undermine Group’s Political Influence? By The Fly Infighting at the Silicon Valley Organization (SVO)—neé San Jose-Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce—finally reached a breaking point. Read More 5
August 27, 2018 Santa Clara County Finds 77,300 Previously Unlisted Addresses to Survey for 2020 Census By Jennifer Wadsworth After budgeting an additional $1 million to ensure a complete count, Santa Clara County has already been gearing up for the 2020 census. Read More 2
August 22, 2018 Santa Clara County’s Data-Mining Deal with Palantir Draws Scrutiny From Privacy Advocates By Jennifer Wadsworth Though Palantir’s work with the county has an altruistic aim, some worry about its role in other controversial law enforcement contracts. Read More 1
August 20, 2018 Far-Right Rally Draws Counter-Protesters Outside WorldCon 76 By Silicon Valley Newsroom Dueling protests took place Saturday outside the San Jose Convention Center, where science fiction fans gathered for WorldCon 76. Read More 12
July 30, 2018 Court Sides with Donald Trump Supporters, Allowing Lawsuit Against SJPD to Proceed By Silicon Valley Newsroom A federal appeals court allowed Trump fans to proceed with a lawsuit against San Jose, claiming police led them into a crowd of protesters. Read More 16
July 29, 2018 Op-Ed: Cupertino City Council Should Hold Apple Corporation Financially Accountable By Tara Sreekrishnan Cupertino has a unique opportunity to do the right thing by imposing an employee headcount tax on its biggest corporate denizen. Read More 22