April 11, 2018 Meet the Silicon Valley Activists Trying to Turn Red States Blue By Jennifer Wadsworth A fledgling nonprofit hopes to channel progressive energy to turn red states blue in the upcoming midterm elections. Read More 15
April 6, 2018 SVO Apologizes Amid Backlash Over ‘Sexist,’ ‘Tone Deaf’ Email By Jennifer Wadsworth The Silicon Valley Organization issued a public apology for the way it defended a political candidate accused of sexual harassment. Read More 11
April 4, 2018 SVO Loses Members Over Response to Political Mailer By The Fly The Silicon Valley Organization drew flak for the way it responded to a campaign mailer about a candidate endorsed by its PAC. Read More 11
March 28, 2018 Candidates Excluded From BAYMEC Forum Speak Out By The Fly Meet Mike Alvarado and Maria Hernandez, two grassroots candidates in the race to replace Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager. Read More 1
March 23, 2018 Candidates Vie for LGBTQ Support in Bid to Succeed Santa Clara County Supe Ken Yeager By Jennifer Wadsworth Several people running to replace Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager made their case Thursday for the BAYMEC endorsement. Read More 15
March 20, 2018 District 9 City Council Hopefuls Share Their Vision for San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth Five folks running for the Cambrian council seat aired their views Monday in a forum hosted by the Santa Clara County Democratic Club. Read More 41
March 13, 2018 Q&A: Antonio Villaraigosa on Immigration, Healthcare and Collaborative Pension Reform By Jacob Pierce Antonio Villaraigosa says Jeff Sessions isn’t welcome in California if he’s going to mischaracterize the state’s immigration policy. Read More 4
March 9, 2018 Filing Deadline Closes with No Formidable Challengers in San Jose’s 2018 Mayoral Race By Jennifer Wadsworth The deadline to jump in the San Jose mayor’s race closed Friday with no realistic challengers for Sam Liccardo. Read More 12
March 7, 2018 Poll: Voters Likely to Re-Elect San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo in June By The Fly The first polling in the San Jose mayor’s race came out this week, showing that Sam Liccardo can coast his way to re-election. Read More 18
February 21, 2018 San Jose Mayor Faces 2 Obscure Candidates, But Still No Serious Contenders in Re-Election Bid By The Fly Meet the two unknown candidates who are challenging San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo in his bid for re-election. Read More 16
February 14, 2018 Q&A: Gavin Newsom Makes His Case for California Governor By Jennifer Wadsworth Lieutenant Gov. Gavin Newsom swung through the South Bay to talk about education, tech, income inequality, Trump and more. Read More 9
February 14, 2018 San Jose Council Candidate Accuses Incumbent Tam Nguyen of Libel, ‘Moral Turpitude’ By The Fly Van Le says Councilman Tam Nguyen broke the law by using public resources to push his personal political agenda against her. Read More 2
February 13, 2018 Silicon Valley NAACP Calls for Resignation of Deputy Sheriffs’ Union President Don Morrissey By Jennifer Wadsworth NAACP chapter president Rev. Jethroe Moore accused the head of the Santa Clara County sheriff deputies union of sending racist texts. Read More 11
February 13, 2018 Santa Clara County Filing Period Opens for June Primary Election By Silicon Valley Newsroom The nomination period is open through March 9 for candidates running in the June 2018 primary election. Read More 1
February 12, 2018 Protesters Disrupt San Jose Mayor’s State of City Speech By Stephen Perez Sam Liccardo touted the city’s collaborative ethos and acknowledged its struggle to address housing affordability in his annual address. Read More 5
January 26, 2018 Campaign to Recall Judge Aaron Persky Heads to June Ballot By Stephen Perez Proponents of the recall submitted nearly 95,000 signatures—well above the 58,634 valid names needed to land on the ballot. Read More 25