December 11, 2018 Recalled Judge Aaron Persky Asks for Help to Pay Off $135K in Campaign-Related Legal Costs By Jennifer Wadsworth The former jurist is asking for help paying down a small fortune in court-ordered debt incurred from challenging the recall campaign. Read More 33
December 5, 2018 How Silicon Valley’s Lila Rose Became the Face of Millennial Anti-Abortion Activism By Tori Truscheit Lila Rose became an anti-abortion activist after famously making hoaxy undercover videos in hopes of getting Planned Parenthood defunded. Read More 13
November 29, 2018 Eric Bauman Resigns as Cal Democratic Party Chair Amid Sexual Misconduct Inquiry By Jennifer Wadsworth California’s top Democratic Party official stepped down amid mounting political pressure over claims of sexual assault and harassment. Read More 17
November 26, 2018 California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman Responds to Claims of Sexual Misconduct By Jennifer Wadsworth The state Democratic Party took a full day to publicly address claims that its top official sexually assaulted and harassed multiple men. Read More 29
November 23, 2018 BREAKING: California Dem Party Chair Eric Bauman Accused of Sexual Assault, Harassment By Jennifer Wadsworth California Democratic Party Chair Eric Bauman’s third-in-command is calling for his ouster over claims that he sexually assaulted people. Read More 33
November 21, 2018 Silicon Valley Democratic Club Elects Whole New Slate of Diverse, Progressive Leaders By The Fly The South Bay’s largest, most influential Democratic Party faction went through a dramatic shakeup Monday. Read More 18
August 9, 2018 Appeals Court Upholds Brock Turner’s Conviction for Sexual Assault, Attempted Rape By Jennifer Wadsworth An appeals court on Wednesday rejected Brock Turner’s bid for a new trial and upheld his conviction for sexual assault and attempted rape. Read More 2
August 8, 2018 Campaign to Recall Aaron Persky Shifts Focus to Political Activism By San Jose Inside Stanford professor Michele Dauber has carried the momentum from a high-profile judicial recall campaign into local activism. Read More 26
June 27, 2018 Sheriff Candidate John Hirokawa Says He Willfully Ignored His Campaign Funder’s Bigoted Texts By Jennifer Wadsworth Retired Undersheriff John Hirokawa has changed his mind about whether the county should have fired one of his biggest supporters. Read More 25
June 6, 2018 Voters Recall Judge Persky, Replacing Him With Veteran Prosecutor Cindy Hendrickson By The Fly Voters on Tuesday ousted Judge Aaron Persky, ending what’s being called the highest-profile political campaign ever in Santa Clara County. Read More 12
May 29, 2018 Op-Ed: Recall Persky to Stand Up for Victims of Sexual Assault By Michele Dauber Santa Clara County voters deserves judges who take sexual violence seriously and who are not biased in favor of privileged perpetrators. Read More 33
May 29, 2018 Op-Ed: Campaign to Recall Judge Persky Resorts to Inflammatory Rhetoric, Misleading Tactics By Sajid Khan As the June 5 election approaches and the inflammatory, incomplete information continues to proliferate, says public defender Sajid Khan. Read More 36
May 15, 2018 Dominic Caserta Resigns From Santa Clara Council Amid Mounting Harassment Claims By Jennifer Wadsworth Dominic Caserta has resigned from elected office and pulled out of the county supervisor race amid mounting allegations of sexual misconduct. Read More 36
May 9, 2018 Dominic Caserta in Free Fall as Key Endorsers Back Out Amid Sexual Harassment Claims By Jennifer Wadsworth Dominic Caserta has been losing key endorsements in his bid for Santa Clara County supervisor after new allegations surfaced this week. Read More 28
May 8, 2018 More Harassment Claims Surface Against Santa Clara County Supe Candidate Dominic Caserta By Jennifer Wadsworth The Santa Clara Councilman has been the subject of sexual harassment claims since he began teaching high school in the early 2000s. Read More 106
April 19, 2018 Michele Dauber Pulls Out of Persky Recall Debate, Sends Colleague to Face LaDoris Cordell By San Jose Inside Spokespeople from both sides of the debate faced off Wednesday in the first public forum on the Recall Persky campaign. Read More 15