June 3, 2019 Calif. Dems Loudly Lean Left—But Quietly Make a Safe Choice By Ben Christopher Fourteen 2020 presidential contenders spoke at the California Democratic Party convention, and all but a couple called for change. Read More 10
June 3, 2019 State AG Xavier Becerra Sues Trump Over Bullet Train Funds By Jaqueline McCool The California attorney geberal is accusing Trump of “trying to exact political retribution” by pulling money from the bullet train project. Read More 3
May 29, 2019 Dems in California Have All the Power—and Much of the Turmoil By Ben Christopher You might think a political party riven with infighting would be in a bad spot politically. But California Democrats are doing just fine. Read More 32
May 21, 2019 Trump Wants to Open Santa Clara Valley Land for Oil Wells By Silicon Valley Newsroom The feds plan to open about 800,000 acres of public lands and underground federal mineral rights across across California to new oil drilling. Read More 19
May 17, 2019 Trump Yanks Billions From California High-Speed Rail By Jaqueline McCool This will pull over $2.5 billion in federal grants from the $79 billion transportation project, which has never been fully funded. Read More 19
May 14, 2019 Could Trump’s Tweets Stall High-Speed Rail in California? By Jaqueline McCool Federal officials are reportedly refusing to meet with the California High-Speed Rail Authority after one of Trump’s Twitter tirades. Read More 10
May 8, 2019 Op-Ed: Santa Clara County Should Protect Existing Sanctuary Policy By Becca Hoskins Weakening Santa Clara County’s sanctuary policy will not make our community safer. Doing so will decrease safety for all of us. Read More 27
April 29, 2019 For ‘Hard-to-Count’ California, 2020 Census Poses Huge Challenges, Carries Big Stakes By By Martha Groves, CALmatters California and other states with high immigrant populations stand to lose big if the citizenship question is included on the decennial survey. Read More 8
April 12, 2019 Mayor Sam Liccardo to Trump: San Jose Welcomes Migrants By Jennifer Wadsworth The mayor’s remarks came a day after labor leaders condemned him for wanting to weaken Santa Clara County’s sanctuary policy. Read More 31
April 3, 2019 Election 2020: Transit Activist Andrew Boone to Challenge Dev Davis in San Jose’s District 6 By The Fly The first-term councilwoman, who represents the city’s affluent and politically active Willow Glen district, says she welcomes the challenge. Read More 8
March 19, 2019 Bay Area Women’s Marcher Plans 2020 Run Against Brigade CEO in San Jose’s District 10 By The Fly Jennifer Higgins Bradanini plans to run against Brigade Media founder Matt Mahan in next year’s Almaden Valley City Council race. Read More 105
February 28, 2019 Rep. Ro Khanna Gets Michael Cohen to Implicate Trump Jr. in ‘Garden Variety Financial Fraud’ By Jennifer Wadsworth Some of the most compelling parts of Michael Cohen’s testimony came in response to questions from the Silicon Valley congressman. Read More 34
February 28, 2019 Jobs Report Argues For Offshore Wind Farm on Central Coast By Tom Gogola A Berkeley nonprofit says that two California wind farms could create 18,000 jobs green sector jobs. Read More 3
February 18, 2019 Hearing on St. Louise, O’Connor Sales Canceled, Ruling on Their Fate Expected Any Day Now By Silicon Valley Newsroom There will be no court hearing of a request by AG Xavier Becerra's motion to block the sale of the two local hospitals. Read More 2
February 15, 2019 New Map Shows How Climate Change Will Transform San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom If emissions continue apace, San Jose will feel more like Glendale in 60 years—a few degrees warmer and much, much drier. Read More 13
February 13, 2019 Former FEC Chair Ann Ravel Swears Off Corporate Cash in 2020 Bid for State Senate By Jennifer Wadsworth The lifelong public servant and inveterate regulator says she’ll heed her own advice about transparency in her campaign for elected office. Read More 7