December 13, 2018 Former SCC Supervisor Susie Wilson, a Trailblazer in Silicon Valley Politics, Dies at 90 By Jennifer Wadsworth Susanne Boothe Wilson, who dedicated her life to public service, died in her San Jose home after a months-long battle with cancer. Read More 1
December 12, 2018 VIDEO: Google CEO Sundar Pichai Testifies Before Congress By Jennifer Wadsworth Lawmakers grilled the head of one of the most powerful companies in the world in a hearing that was part eye-opening, part cringeworthy. Read More 5
December 10, 2018 Redevelopment 2.0: State Sens. Jim Beall, Mike McGuire Push New Affordable Housing Bill By Tom Gogola The two policymakers say their proposal will take an aggressive approach to California’s unprecedented affordable housing crisis. Read More 2
December 7, 2018 VTA Considers Service Cuts, Fare Hikes, Employee Buyouts to Cope with Budget Shortfall By Silicon Valley Newsroom The VTA is bracing for employee buyouts, fare hikes and reduced bus service to cope with a $20 million deficit in 2019. Read More 15
December 5, 2018 Op-Ed: Google Bought Land in Downtown San Jose—Now What? By Tom Skinner San Jose has arrived at a fork in the road: we can either tax tech to build homes and transit, or we can recommit to a broken status quo. Read More 36
December 5, 2018 Spouse of South Bay Schools Trustee Darcie Green Tells Cops She Tried to Run Him Over By The Fly SCCOE trustee Darcie Green’s romance with a convicted abuser ended on a regrettable, unsurprisingly violent note. Read More 30
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 28, 2018 Google Pays $1 Billion for Mountain View Office Park By Silicon Valley Newsroom Google forked over $1 billion for a business park in Mountain View, making it by far the biggest real estate buy in the Bay Area this year. Read More 3
November 28, 2018 Santa Clara County Officials Spar Over Who Should Influence Billions of Dollars in Tax Appeals By Jennifer Wadsworth What would’ve been a routine nomination erupted into a political brawl between county Assessor Larry Stone and Supervisor Dave Cortese. Read More 14
November 21, 2018 Local Maker Emily Parker’s Journey From Civil Servant to Leather Goods Artisan By Silicon Valley Newsroom In true Silicon Valley fashion, Emily Parker launched her leather studio out of her garage before opening a storefront in Menlo Park. Read More 1
November 14, 2018 Pot Shots: Voters Pass Cannabis Tax Measures in Mountain View, Santa Clara, Morgan Hill By Julia Baum Bay Area voters last week ushered in more than a dozen local weed ordinances, all but one concerning taxes. Read More 0
November 14, 2018 How Charles Harder Went From Local Democratic Politics to Defending the Trump Family By Jacob Pierce Attorney and UC Santa Cruz graduate Charles Harder defends Donald Trump and helped Hulk Hogan shut down Gawker. Read More 11
November 2, 2018 Op-Ed: Here’s How to Fight Corruption in Cupertino By Tara Sreekrishnan To create a more responsive government, we need to ensure that the public—and not powerful moneyed interests—are financing our elections. Read More 30
October 29, 2018 South Bay Vigils Planned to Mourn Victims of Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre By Silicon Valley Newsroom Several groups throughout the Bay Area are holding memorial vigils to mourn one of the deadliest attacks on Jewish people in the U.S. Read More 0
October 29, 2018 Op-Ed: Well-Being of Veterans Should Be in Everyone’s Sight By Michael Furlong Veteran’s Day gives us the opportunity to reflect on how we can help former military members right here in our own backyard. Read More 1