January 18, 2017 San Jose Mayor to Boycott Trump Inauguration Day Ceremony By Josh Koehn San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo will join a notable list of elected officials Friday, when he skips Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day ceremony. Read More 28
January 12, 2017 ‘We Can’t Be Quiet on This One’: Silicon Valley Women on Why They’re Marching against Trump By Tori Truscheit The day after Donald Trump is sworn in, Silicon Valley women will join an expected 200,000 protesters at the Women’s March on Washington D.C. Read More 125
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 9, 2017 San Jose Council to Discuss Safe Houses to Prevent Deportations under President Donald Trump By Josh Koehn San Jose’s City Council will consider assisting churches to create safe houses to protect people from being deported. Read More 12
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 28, 2016 2016 Year in Review: A Look at the Lamest 12 Months Ever By Silicon Valley Newsroom Maybe we can start this over again? Or return it like a holiday present we didn’t need? Yes, 2016 was the gift that kept on giving. Read More 5
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 13, 2016 Santa Clara County Invites Public to Weigh in on Immigration Issues By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County leaders have asked the public to share their thoughts on anticipated changes in immigration policy under the next president. Read More 14
December 8, 2016 Rising Seas, Federal Inaction and Donald Trump Turn Climate Change into a Local Issue By Jennifer Wadsworth Faced with a science-averse president-elect, local communities have no choice but to fend for themselves in the fight against climate change. Read More 38
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
December 2, 2016 San Jose Police Chief: City Will Not Work with Federal Govt. on Deportations under Trump By Taylor Jones Citing "real fear" since the election, police Chief Eddie Garcia vowed to continue the city's police of not cooperating with immigration officials. Read More 88
November 25, 2016 Trans Day of Remembrance Helps Honor Fallen, Raises Claims of ‘Elitism’ at Billy DeFrank Center By Tori Truscheit An event honoring trans people killed by violence has brought attention to claims of ‘elitism’ at one of the area’s LGBTQ outreach centers. Read More 18
November 21, 2016 South Bay Cracks Down on Immigration Fraud, Offers Legal Help to Undocumented Residents By Jennifer Wadsworth Police are looking for victims of a disbarred attorney accused of defrauding nearly 1,000 people who came to him for immigration help. Read More 12
November 14, 2016 San Jose Mayor Blasts Trump’s Campaign Promises in Statement Vowing to Protect Residents By Josh Koehn Donald Trump scored a victory in the presidential election, and people are rightfully scared. San Jose’s mayor tried to assuage some of these fears. Read More 99
November 11, 2016 Photo Gallery: Donald Trump Protest Takes Over San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth Hundreds of people on Thursday took to the streets of San Jose to protest Donald Trump’s election to nation’s highest office. Read More 28
November 9, 2016 A Guide to Surviving the Next 4 Years under President Trump By Josh Koehn Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States, and right now it’s important we all remain calm. Read More 69