October 24, 2017 State Audit: Inadequate Policies, Procedures Led to Mistakes in Santa Clara County Elections By Jennifer Wadsworth Inadequate policies and procedures led to numerous mistakes in Santa Clara County’s election office, according to a newly released state audit. Read More 0
May 29, 2017 Assemblyman Evan Low Pushes to Lower State Voting Age to 17 By San Jose Inside Assemblyman Evan Low has blazed trails for his youthful involvement in politics. Now he wants to lower the state’s voting age to 17. Read More 18
May 22, 2017 San Jose to Discuss Flood-Risk Disclosures, Teacher Housing, Development of Downtown Tower By Jennifer Wadsworth The City Council will consider whether to endorse a bill that would require landlords to notify tenants if a property lies in a flood zone. Read More 4
March 31, 2017 Assemblyman Evan Low Leads Charge to Audit County Elections By San Jose Inside Assemblyman Evan Low successfully pushed the state to conduct an audit of the Santa Clara County’s Registrar of Voters. Read More 12
February 23, 2017 Op-Ed: Legislature, Educators Unite to Support CA Students By Evan Low and Brian Murphy The state’s education leaders have made clear that we will not abandon our students, regardless of their immigration status or religious beliefs. Read More 8
January 31, 2017 Op-Ed: Prop. 64 Is No Free-for-All By Jeff Rosen The passage of Proposition 64 may seem like the end of prohibition, but it doesn’t mean anything goes. Read More 25
January 18, 2017 Water District Considers Hiring Exec Who Spurred National Conversation on Trans Issues By The Fly The Santa Clara Valley Water District is poised to hire an administrator with a claim to fame as a champion of transgender acceptance. Read More 7
December 7, 2016 Assemblyman Evan Low Leads Push to Abolish Electoral College By The Fly A coalition of California legislators, led by Campbell Assemblyman Evan Low, introduced a resolution that aims to abolish the Electoral College. Read More 36
November 10, 2016 Dead Heat in San Jose’s District 8 Council Race; Other Victors Clear By Silicon Valley Newsroom Vote counts in Santa Clara County are nearly finalized. However, one City Council race in San Jose remains too close to call. Read More 1
October 4, 2016 California Enacts New Law Prompted by Brock Turner Case By Jennifer Wadsworth A new law spurred by the Brock Turner case mandates state prison time for those convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious victim. Read More 17
September 27, 2016 Lawmakers Collected Per Diem Pay on Days They Skipped Work By Silicon Valley Newsroom California lawmakers collected thousands of dollars in per diem pay on days they skipped work, according to an Associated Press report. Read More 9
September 14, 2016 A Second Look at Steve Brown’s Meltdown, Bizarre Voting History By The Fly Steve Brown is a special guy. How else to explain his position to allow businesses to discriminate against gay people? Then there’s his voter record. Read More 20
September 14, 2016 Nonprofit 4C Council Accused of Financial Dysfunction, Leaving Low-Income Families in the Lurch By Jennifer Wadsworth A taxpayer-funded Santa Clara County child care nonprofit faces allegations of unfair labor practices and mismanagement. Read More 4
September 9, 2016 San Jose Council Candidate Crashes Press Event, Denies Claims of LGBT Discrimination By Jennifer Wadsworth Council candidate Steve Brown crashed a press conference convened to denounce his views on discrimination against the LGBTQ community. Read More 19
June 17, 2016 Assemblyman Low Confronts NRA, Advances Gun Control Bills By Jennifer Wadsworth Days after the mass shooting at at a gay nightclub in Orlando, anger gave way to action as California lawmakers advanced a raft of gun laws. Read More 28
August 25, 2015 Assemblyman Evan Low, Staffer Help Rescue 2 in Car Accident By Josh Koehn Evan Low raised the ante on public service earlier this month, when the state assemblyman and one of his staff members helped rescue two young women from an overturned vehicle. Read More 7