November 2, 2020 Local Labor Escaped Reckoning for Earlier Racist Campaigns By Dan Pulcrano South Bay Labor has employed racist tactics to prevent minorities—including 1998 San Jose council hopeful Tony West—from securing office. Read More 1
November 2, 2020 Op-Ed: How Is Everyone So Woke But Still Disbelieving Women? By Shaunn Cartwright Here we are. It’s almost election day 2020,but you’d never know that between the refusals to believe women and all the incidents of racism. Read More 8
November 2, 2020 99 Vote Centers Open in Santa Clara County for Early Voting By Grace Hase The vote centers will be open from 9am to 5pm Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 and from 7am to 8pm on Nov. 3. Read More 0
October 30, 2020 SCCOE Trustee Joe DiSalvo Used Public Resources to Solicit Campaign Contributions By Grace Hase Superintendent Mary Ann Dewan asked the trustee to “cease and desist” from using his county email addresses for political purposes. Read More 3
October 30, 2020 Bay Area Police Prepare for Potential Post-Election Unrest By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Some Bay Area police departments say they’ll have officers working overtime on election night. Read More 2
October 30, 2020 Op-Ed: The SVO is a Failed Chamber of Commerce for Today’s Silicon Valley By Mario B. Lopez The SVO should no longer be entrusted to be the voice of the business community in Silicon Valley. It should be dismantled. Read More 6
October 29, 2020 Bay Area Voters Cast Two Million Ballots Ahead of Election Day By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Mail-in ballots must be signed and dated and postmarked by Election Day, and received no later than 17 days after Election Day. Read More 0
October 29, 2020 SVO Exec Resigns Amid Outrage Over ‘Racist’ Political Hit Piece By Jennifer Wadsworth Matt Mahood announced his resignation this morning as a litany of nonprofits severed ties with the business group. Read More 5
October 29, 2020 Letter: Vote ‘Yes’ on Prop. 15 By Guest Columnist Proposition 15 would reclaim $12 billion annually that would go directly to neighborhood schools and vital community services. Read More 6
October 29, 2020 Five Ballot Propositions That Would Affect Students By Ethan Edward Coston, CalMatters Here’s a rundown of the ballot propositions most likely to impact higher education, students and other young people. Read More 2
October 29, 2020 Santa Clara Candidate Apparently Skirts U.S. Mail Law to Promote His City Council Campaign By The Fly Robert Mezzetti appears to have skipped over the USPS to get at least some of his campaign literature in voters’ mailboxes. Read More 2
October 28, 2020 SVO Executive Put on Leave as Members Cut Ties With Business Group Over ‘Blatantly Racist’ Ad By Jennifer Wadsworth A day has come and gone since the chamber of commerce posted—and then promptly removed—the ad. But the fallout is far from over. Read More 8
October 28, 2020 Lawsuit Accuses Bad Boys Bail Bonds of Pressuring Co-signers Into Illegal Credit Contracts By Jennifer Wadsworth Plaintiffs say the South Bay firm duped an untold number of people into dubious agreements that left them swimming in debt. Read More 16
October 28, 2020 Lawsuits and Labor Backlash: Prop. 22’s Cutthroat Final Days By Lauren Hepler, CalMatters Gig companies embark on a last-minute spending blitz after labor groups question campaign tactics. Read More 2
October 27, 2020 Councilwoman Dev Davis Faces Green Party Candidate Jake Tonkel in San Jose’s D6 Race By Grace Hase Interest groups dumping hundreds of thousands of dollars into the District 6 race have made it one of the priciest local elections. Read More 18
October 24, 2020 Op-Ed: Danger, Will Robinson! Vote No on Measure S By Les Kishler and Dave Warner What’s most disappointing is that the Valley Water Board of Directors let this measure get onto the ballot in the first place. Read More 1