September 17, 2019 Trump Lands in Silicon Valley for Secretive Big-Dollar Fundraiser By Silicon Valley Newsroom After days of speculation, it’s official. The president touched down in the South Bay in time for a midday luncheon in the Palo Alto foothills. Read More 10
August 13, 2019 Op-Ed: Youth Sunrise Activists Call for Climate Justice By Saanvi Thakur and Peri Plantenberg On Aug. 1 the Santa Clara County Democratic Party voted unanimously on a resolution in favor of the DNC holding a climate policy debate. Read More 14
August 12, 2019 San Jose Mayor Unveils First-of-Its-Kind Policy Proposal to Combat Gun Violence By Grace Hase Weeks after a gunman killed three people in Gilroy, Sam Liccardo has introduced a sweeping initiative to prevent future massacres. Read More 22
August 7, 2019 Union Coalition Pushes Reform Measure That Would Shift San Jose’s Mayoral Elections By Grace Hase A local coalition of union-aligned advocacy groups hope to upend what they call a pay-to-play environment in San Jose politics. Read More 7
August 5, 2019 CNN’s David Gergen: Trump Appeals to America’s Dark Side By Nicholas Chan The ex-White House aide and CNN analyst spoke at a recent Santa Clara University panel titled “Democracy in Turbulent Times.” Read More 18
July 28, 2019 Multiple People Killed, Gunman Shot Dead at Gilroy Garlic Fest By Silicon Valley Newsroom Four people were killed and at least a dozen wounded in a mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival Sunday evening. Read More 2
July 26, 2019 ACLU Plans to Sue President Trump Over Deportation Policy By Nicholas Chan The national civil rights nonprofit says the federal removal program will deprive migrants of their rights to due process. Read More 6
July 25, 2019 Former Congressional Staffer Attacks Trump Fan in Los Gatos By Grace Hase Margo Rosen—Rep. Jackie Speier’s former district director—was caught on video aggressively berating a supporter of 45. Read More 98
July 18, 2019 South Bay Activists Renew Calls for Palantir to Cut Ties with ICE By Nicholas Chan Last week, immigrant advocates gathered at Palantir’s Palo Alto headquarters, demanding that the company shut down entirely. Read More 6
July 15, 2019 No ICE Raids Reported Despite Rumored Bay Area Crackdown By Nicholas Chan The week started without apparent incident despite reports that ICE would start sweeping the region starting this past Sunday. Read More 7
July 8, 2019 Can California Crack Down on Deepfakes Without Violating First Amendment Rights? By Ben Christopher It’s unclear whether a ban on convincing video forgeries, known as deepfakes, would pass constitutional muster. Read More 1
July 5, 2019 By the Numbers: Immigrants and Immigration Enforcement By Nicholas Chan In light of the immigration issues dominating the headlines, here’s a rundown of key data about immigration in San Jose and beyond. Read More 17
June 28, 2019 Supreme Court Puts Citizenship Question on Hold for 2020 Census—But the Fight Isn’t Over By Nicholas Chan The US Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. At least for now. Read More 3
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