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
February 22, 2018 SVO Endorses Pierluigi Oliverio for Santa Clara County Supervisor By Jennifer Wadsworth The Silicon Valley Organization has endorsed Pierluigi Oliverio in the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors race. Read More 28
May 22, 2017 Feds Sign Off On $647 Million Grant to Electrify Caltrain By Silicon Valley Newsroom Federal transportation authorities announced Monday that Caltrain will get the $647 million it needs to electrify the commuter line. Read More 6
November 7, 2016 A Look at Who’s Funding San Jose Council Races, Local Measures By Jennifer Wadsworth Political donors have spent more than $1.6 million on three San Jose ballot measures and another $822,000 on three City Council contests. Read More 1
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 27, 2016 Ballot Measure Would Boost Hours for Part-Time Workers By Jennifer Wadsworth A measure up for a vote this fall would require San Jose employers to offer more hours to part-time workers before bringing on new hires. Read More 13
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
May 23, 2016 San Jose Looks to Strengthen Wage Theft Ordinance By Jennifer Wadsworth To prevent companies from stiffing workers out of their legally entitled pay, San Jose will consider bolstering its wage theft policy. Read More 8
April 26, 2016 Measure B Returns Yet Again: Labor, Business Unite to Back 1/4-Cent Sales Tax Measure By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo joined labor leaders to tout the measure as a fix for the city’s short-staffed police force. Read More 8
April 21, 2016 Study Shows Regional Impact of Minimum Wage Increase By Silicon Valley Newsroom A new study found that a quarter of local workers would see a 20-percent pay bump if the region upped its minimum wage to $15. Read More 5
March 14, 2016 If Donald Trump Wins then… A Silicon Valley Transplant’s Guide on Moving to Canada By Josh Koehn The chances of Donald Trump becoming President of the United States has some people jumpy. But jumpy enough to move to Canada? Read More 21
March 10, 2016 Council May Compromise on Biz Tax, Sets Sales Tax for June Ballot By Silicon Valley Newsroom Pressured by a proposed ballot measure that would hike the city’s business tax, San Jose reached a compromise earlier this week. Read More 31
March 1, 2016 Study: Gross Receipts Business Tax Could Quadruple Revenue By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose could quadruple its business tax revenue under an tax reform initiative slated for the fall ballot, according to a new study. Read More 4
February 3, 2016 Former Staffer of SJ Councilman Manh Nguyen Accuses Office of Breaking Law, Dirty Campaigning By The Fly One of San Jose Councilman Manh Nguyen’s ex-staffers made some bold allegations last week, accusing the District 4 rep of pulling a Mike Honda. Read More 7
January 25, 2016 San Jose Council Reconsiders Controversial Nightclub Proposal By Jennifer Wadsworth A proposal to bring a two-story nightclub to downtown San Jose comes back for consideration at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Read More 12