November 13, 2019 AD25 Candidates Discuss Housing Crisis at SCU Forum By Nicholas Chan Five of the eight AD25 candidates appeared at the Tuesday evening event organized by SV@Home and held at Santa Clara University. Read More 2
November 13, 2019 San Jose Council Hopeful Stumbles Upon Rival’s Event While Door-Knocking in D2 By The Fly With tens of thousands of homes in District 2, what are the odds that a candidate stumbles on his competitor’s campaign event? Read More 4
November 6, 2019 Union Attack Ad Accuses San Jose Councilman of Rewarding ‘Slavery Towers’ Developers By Grace Hase It’s a slick ad apparently produced to undermine Lan Diep’s re-election bid. According to its critics however, the piece is full of falsehoods. Read More 14
November 1, 2019 San Jose Council Candidates Square Off Over Fair Elections, Transportation at SVLG Forum By Grace Hase Eight candidates across three San Jose City Council debated Friday morning at a Silicon Valley Leadership Group forum. Read More 11
October 30, 2019 San Jose Councilman’s Facebook Page Disappears—and Then Re-Appears—Without Explanation By The Fly Lan Diep’s still unsure what happened and a representative for Facebook offered no explanation when they told Fly his page was back online. Read More 4
October 28, 2019 Financial Advisor Vinh Do Jumps into Crowded San Jose D10 Race By Grace Hase The race to replace soon-to-term-out Councilman Johnny Khamis for his District 10 seat on the City Council just got a bit more crowded. Read More 11
October 24, 2019 Saratoga Councilman Rishi Kumar Involved in Hit-and-Run By Grace Hase Authorities say the councilor, a 2020 congressional candidate, cooperated with police and drove back to the scene of the crime. Read More 39
October 23, 2019 Assemblyman Kansen Chu Donates to Jim Canova’s Bid to Succeed Him in AD 25 By The Fly Kansen Chu says he’ll refrain from endorsing anyone in the race to replace him. But he came close by donating to the longtime SCUSD trustee. Read More 2
October 22, 2019 East San Jose School District Aims to Place $60M Housing Bond on March 2020 Ballot By Nicholas Chan If voters OK the measure in the March primary, the district would build 100 below-market-rate homes at the agency HQ. Read More 4
October 21, 2019 Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Dave Cortese Accused of Violating State’s Political Reform Act By Grace Hase The D3 supervisor has been accused of illegal electioneering as he makes a bid to replace terming-out state Sen. Jim Beall. Read More 9
October 18, 2019 State Senate Candidates Discuss Climate Change, Sanctuary Policy at Neighborhood Forum By Grace Hase The event hosted by the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association took place Thursday night at the Starlite Ballroom. Read More 7
October 18, 2019 San Jose Councilwoman’s Ex-School Board Colleague Challenges Her Re-Election Bid By Grace Hase Less than five months from election day and San Jose Councilwoman Sylvia Arenas finally has a challenger: trustee Jim Zito. Read More 1
October 17, 2019 San Jose Councilwoman Dev Davis Kicks Off Re-Election Bid By Grace Hase The District 6 representative faces Jake Tonkel, Andrew Boone and Marshall Woodmansee in her bid for a second term. Read More 10
October 15, 2019 State Senate Hopefuls Vie for BAYMEC’s Endorsement By Jennifer Wadsworth Housing, civil rights and safety net services emerged as key issues at the panel hosted by the Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee. Read More 4
October 11, 2019 Op-Ed: South Bay Leaders Must Do More to Lift Up LGBTQ Voices By Sergio Lopez In Silicon Valley, we may pride ourselves on our progressive values, but we have more work to do to truly lead in this area. Read More 12
October 9, 2019 SJ City Clerk Flubs Date on Planning Commission Term By The Fly Toni Taber—whose office recently drew criticism for bizarre redactions—acknowledged the mistake, which she blamed on being rushed. Read More 2