September 30, 2020 Recall Persky Campaign Leaders Call on Ann Ravel to Return Donations from Jim McManis By The Fly Stanford law professor Michele Dauber wants state Senate hopeful Ann Ravel to give back thousands in campaign cash from her employer. Read More 27
September 11, 2019 Lynbrook High School Faces Backlash for Hiring Ex-Judge Aaron Persky as Tennis Coach By Nicholas Chan Fremont Union High School District officials who hired the recalled jurist say the outrage over his new gig took them off guard. Read More 46
March 8, 2019 State Senate Hopeful Ann Ravel Says She Regrets Endorsing Judge Persky’s Campaign By Jennifer Wadsworth The former FEC chair said she feels full of remorse for being associated with a campaign that espoused victim-blaming rhetoric. Read More 23
December 20, 2018 Activists Launch Postcard Drive to Protest Title IX Changes By Lloyd Alaban The snail-mail drive by the Enough is Enough Voter Project aims to fight Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ regulatory rollback. Read More 4
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
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
July 24, 2018 Court Today Hears Arguments for Brock Turner’s Appeal of 2016 Sexual Assault Conviction By Silicon Valley Newsroom Brock Turner’s lawyer is set to appear in court today to appeal the former Stanford University swimmer’s 2016 sexual assault conviction. Read More 8
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
June 4, 2018 Op-Ed: Vote ‘Yes’ to Recall Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky By Laura Burns Judge Aaron Persky has privileged the rights of male perpetrators rather than protecting the rights of female victims. Read More 3
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 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