March 13, 2020 Silicon Valley Coronavirus Updates: March 13, 2020 By Silicon Valley Newsroom All this pandemic news is overwhelming. We’ll do our best to keep you up to date on how COVID-19 is impacting life in Santa Clara County. Read More 6
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 11, 2019 Google Submits Official Mega-Campus Plans to San Jose By Grace Hase Now that the application is in the city’s hands, the project will embark on a year-long public engagement and environmental review process. Read More 2
September 20, 2019 Labor, Business Spar Over San Jose’s High-Rise Tax Breaks By Grace Hase Union bosses are pushing back on the subsidy in a way that their business counterparts are calling a politically motivated attack. Read More 5
August 23, 2019 SVO Endorses Matt Mahan in San Jose’s D10 City Council Race By Nicholas Chan The battle lines have officially been drawn in the 2020 race to replace San Jose’s Almaden Valley Councilman Johnny Khamis. Read More 8
August 7, 2019 Union Coalition Pushes Reform Measure That Would Shift San Jose’s Mayoral Elections By Grace Hase A local coalition of union-aligned advocacy groups hope to upend what they call a pay-to-play environment in San Jose politics. Read More 7
March 26, 2019 San Jose Explores Universal Fee to Streamline City Planning By Rachel Sandler In an effort to simplify planning, San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo is proposing what would be a first-of-its-kind development fee. Read More 18
September 14, 2018 SVO Uninvites San Jose Vice Mayor From Seattle Trip to Make Room for Mayor Sam Liccardo By Jennifer Wadsworth Sam Liccardo almost had to stay home from a business delegation to Seattle—until the SVO, invoking Beyoncé, gave him an out. Read More 5
August 29, 2018 Will SVO Schism Undermine Group’s Political Influence? By The Fly Infighting at the Silicon Valley Organization (SVO)—neé San Jose-Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce—finally reached a breaking point. Read More 5
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
September 28, 2016 Steve Brown Keeps Flip-Flopping, Pleads for ChamberPAC Support By The Fly San Jose council candidate Steve Brown has spent most of September on a damage control tour, but he still has trouble giving straight answers. Read More 3
August 31, 2016 Chamber CEO Matt Mahood Joins Republican Exodus over Trump By The Fly Matt Mahood left the GOP this summer, making him the first non-Republican to lead Silicon Valley's chamber of commerce in years. Read More 19
June 3, 2016 Campaign Records Provide a Glimpse of Silicon Valley’s Political Landscape By Saurabh Datar and Shane Newell Santa Clara County is one of just 17 in California that offer campaign finance records in easily analyzed online forms. Here's what they show. Read More 8
June 17, 2015 Silicon Valley Coalition Plays Key Role in Funding Early Education By Joseph DiSalvo There is a new beginning in California for economic development and ending mass incarceration. Yesterday, Gov. Jerry Brown agreed to allot an additional $265 million to fund early education for low-income children. Read More 2
June 1, 2015 San Jose Considers Blocking Tobacco Company Giveaways By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose may join dozens of other California cities in outlawing distribution of free or low-cost tobacco products. Read More 5