November 21, 2020 Will California Be the Next Mushroom Kingdom? By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside Some California lawmakers want to decriminalizing psychedelic drugs, like mushrooms, in the coming legislative session. Read More 5
November 11, 2020 Sunnyvale Election Full of Firsts By Emanuel Lee The city voted for its first directly elected mayor as well as its first Muslim-South Asian and openly queer councilors. Read More 6
November 9, 2020 Silicon Valley Leaders Celebrate Biden-Harris Victory By Silicon Valley Newsroom For the Bay Area, the festivities took on greater resonance because of Kamala Harris, an Oakland native and now the first woman VP. Read More 7
November 6, 2020 Sergio Lopez is Poised to Become Campbell’s Youngest City Council Member Since Evan Low By Grace Hase The 25-year-old leads opponent Carol Hoffman by 205 votes for the District 2 seat, which represents the northeastern part of the city. Read More 3
November 5, 2020 Election 2020: Meet Alex Lee, California’s First Gen Z Legislator By Jennifer Wadsworth The 25-year-old progressive rode a wave of young voter turnout to become the youngest state lawmaker in more than 80 years. Read More 6
November 3, 2020 Election Day 2020: Live Updates By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County got off to a strong start with early voting, with 62 percent of ballots cast before the polls even opened today. Read More 5
October 21, 2020 What Propositions Are On California’s Ballot? By Grace Hase, Janice Bitters, Josh Koehn and Will Carruthers California’s ballot measures can be as opaque as they are varied, which is why we waded through the morass to make your decision easier. Read More 2
October 20, 2020 Councilman Lan Diep Faces Longtime Schools Trustee David Cohen in San Jose’s D4 Race By Grace Hase The San Jose City Council District 4 race could be close, considering how 2016’s election came down to 12 votes. Read More 1
September 9, 2020 Cupertino Council Contenders Draw Fire for NIMBY Hot Takes By The Fly Cupertino’s present election cycle has brought more variations on the not-in-my-backyard hot takes the city’s become known for. Read More 7
March 5, 2020 Legislators’ Charity Use Prompts Calls for Reform—But Not From Assembly Speaker Rendon By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters Anthony Rendon declined to comment on the investigation launched into Democratic Assemblyman Evan Low of Campbell. Read More 0
March 3, 2020 Super Tuesday 2020: Live Blog By Silicon Valley Newsroom Super Tuesday got off to a strong start in Santa Clara County with more than 8,000 voters casting their ballots by noon. Read More 1
February 27, 2020 FPPC Opens Investigation into Asm. Evan Low’s Tech Foundation By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters FPPC investigations often take months to a year and can result in politicians being fined thousands of dollars. Read More 5
February 26, 2020 Part III: How the Tech Caucus Courts Silicon Valley with Charity By Guest Columnist The Foundation for California's Technology and Innovation Economy asks for thousands of dollars. Who's paying? It won't say. Read More 2
February 20, 2020 Secretary of State Alex Padilla Slams Santa Clara’s Measure C By Jennifer Wadsworth The state’s top elections official showed up in Mission City today to denounce an effort to shrink the number of council districts. Read More 3
February 17, 2020 Silicon Valley Residents Report Late Deliveries, Missing Mail Amid USPS Staffing Shortfall By Jennifer Wadsworth For several months now, residents have reported widespread lapses in postal service, from delivery delays to missing mail. Read More 24
January 15, 2020 Evan Low Joins the ‘Yang Gang’ By Grace Hase The Silicon Valley assemblyman has been tapped as the national co-chair of Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign. Read More 7