March 12, 2020 WATCH: Coronavirus Update at San Jose International Airport By Silicon Valley Newsroom Silicon Valley officials held a press conference at SJC to share updates about the outbreak and demand answers from the federal government. Read More 1
March 12, 2020 Coronavirus: California Advises Banning Crowds of 250 or More By Jennifer Wadsworth The guidance applies to all non-essential work and social events that draw people into a shared space at the same time—both indoors and out. Read More 2
February 28, 2020 Santa Clara Co. Health Officials Confirm Second Coronavirus Case with Unknown Origin By Silicon Valley Newsroom The case marks the third in the South Bay but the second in California for a patient without no known risk factors. Read More 2
February 4, 2020 Rep. Ro Khanna Invites Local NAACP President to SOTU By Grace Hase Jethroe Moore said he’s still awestruck by the invitation to attend the State of the Union speech alongside the congressman. Read More 2
January 31, 2020 Bay Area Congress Members’ Super Bowl Bet with Missouri Rep: BBQ, Nuts and See’s Candy By Grace Hase Congress members Ro Khanna and Nancy Pelosi hope to bring home more than the Lombardi Trophy this weekend. Read More 2
January 15, 2020 Evan Low Joins the ‘Yang Gang’ By Grace Hase The Silicon Valley assemblyman has been tapped as the national co-chair of Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign. Read More 7
December 30, 2019 BAYMEC Unveils Endorsements for March Primary Election By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission has unveiled a list of preferred candidates in the upcoming March primary. Read More 10
December 20, 2019 Silicon Valley Dems React to Articles of Impeachment By Grace Hase During her testimony this week, Rep. Zoe Lofgren said the accusations against Trump are worse than those against Nixon. Read More 16
October 25, 2019 Santa Clara Co. Postpones Moving Family Resource Center By Nicholas Chan Instead of moving the social services hub to downtown San Jose, the board opted to keep it at 591 N. King Road. Read More 0
October 11, 2019 Q&A: Rep. Ro Khanna on His No PAC Act, Democracy Dollars and SJ’s Fair Elections Initiative By Grace Hase The congressman proved that one can win races without help from corporate PACs. Now, he wants to enshrine that practice in federal law. Read More 9
October 10, 2019 SEIU Puts Santa Clara County Strike on Hold Amid PG&E Outage By Nicholas Chan As the power goes down, so does the strike by thousands of county social service employees. At least for the time being. Read More 4
October 3, 2019 Clinics Close, Patients Forced to Reschedule Appointments on Second Day of County Strike By Nicholas Chan SEIU Local 521 canceled negotiations with the county Thursday while as many as 1,200 workers took part in the protest for higher pay. Read More 7
September 24, 2019 South Bay Dems Join Call for Impeachment Proceedings By Silicon Valley Newsroom With Rep. Anna Eshoo joining the fray, now every single congressional Democrat in the Bay Area backs an impeachment inquiry. Read More 27
September 9, 2019 Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Joe Simitian Wants More Focus on Election Security Ahead of 2020 By Nicholas Chan The North County rep wants to hear regular updates about election security, starting at the Oct. 22 Board of Supervisors meeting. Read More 5
September 3, 2019 Op-Ed: Ro Khanna Rejects Hindutva, Launches New Debate for South Asian Americans By Amar Shergill The congressman’s rejection of Hindutva encourages us all to embrace the principles of fundamental human rights that bind us together as Americans. Read More 52
September 3, 2019 Q&A: Ro Khanna on Yemen, Foreign Policy and Ending Violence at Home and Abroad By Nicholas Chan The congressman reflected on his push to end violence overseas and extremism in the US, and what inspired him to pursue a career in politics. Read More 4