October 24, 2018 South Bay Dems On Edge After Bomb Threats Targeting Clintons, Obamas, DNC Headquarters By Jennifer Wadsworth Local Dems are staying vigilant in response to a spate of bomb threats targeting Democratic Party officials throughout the country. Read More 8
October 23, 2018 Election 2018: San Jose Councilman Battles SJUSD Trustee for County’s D4 Seat By Jennifer Wadsworth The race for county supervisor pits a trustee of the South Bay’s largest school district against a councilman of Silicon Valley’s largest city. Read More 12
October 19, 2018 Silicon Valley’s Half-Cent Transit Sales Tax Clears Legal Hurdle By Silicon Valley Newsroom An appellate court has ruled that Santa Clara County’s half-cent sales tax known passed in 2016 as Measure B is legal. Read More 4
October 17, 2018 Khashoggi’s Alleged Killing Reignites Criticism of San Jose Councilman’s Trip to Riyadh By The Fly Yemeni-American activists called on Councilman Johnny Khamis to reconsider his support for Saudi investment in San Jose. Read More 20
October 17, 2018 Virtual Reality Pioneer Jaron Lanier Makes the Case for Opting Out of Social Media By Wallace Baine Jaron Lanier argues in a new book that intentionally addictive online networks undermine truth and makes us all miserable. Read More 3
October 16, 2018 Report: Wages Stagnate for 90% of Silicon Valley’s Workforce By Jacob Pierce A new study found that nine out of 10 jobs in Silicon Valley pay less in real wages than they did 20 years ago. Read More 2
October 12, 2018 San Jose’s Moment: Google and Downtown’s ‘West Side Story’ By Scott Knies Is this finally San Jose’s moment for downtown to realize its potential as a vital and beautiful urban community? Read More 9
October 10, 2018 Op-Ed: Will Loss of Net Neutrality Prevent Next Generation of Technological Innovation? By Susan Akbarpour The repeal of net neutrality threatens to end the democratic internet, which aided in the creation of the technologies that we know and love. Read More 4
October 8, 2018 Election 2018: SJUSD’s Area 4 Race Pits Seasoned Educator Against Tech Industry Veteran By Julia Baum Come Election Day, local voters will choose between a seasoned educator or a tech industry veteran in the race for SJUSD Area 4. Read More 1
October 5, 2018 Silicon Valley De-Bug’s Raj Jayadev Awarded Prestigious MacArthur Fellowship By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose community organizer Raj Jayadev has been named a 2018 MacArthur Fellow for his work with Silicon Valley De-Bug. Read More 7
September 26, 2018 Inaugural NEST Flight Conference Promotes Homegrown Talent, Diversity in Silicon Valley By Silicon Valley Newsroom If Silicon Valley wants to keep arguing that its lack of diversity is due to a talent pipeline problem, it’s going to have to answer to Jacob Martinez. Read More 0
September 25, 2018 Governor Approves $7 Million for Flood Protections in San Jose, Palo Alto, Mountain View By Silicon Valley Newsroom Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill that will bring up to $7 million for flood control infrastructure in the South Bay. Read More 4
September 22, 2018 GOP Congressional Contender Ron Cohen Waxes Conspiratorial About Obama Family on Twitter By Jennifer Wadsworth For someone whose Twitter bio claims he rarely tweets because the platform is “too manipulated,” Ron Cohen was quite prolific this week. Read More 11
September 21, 2018 Op-Ed: We Need Housing, Not Parking, at Old City Hall Annex By Julie Matsushima This is an opportunity for the county to save a viable building from demolition and to provide much-needed housing for the homeless. Read More 12
September 8, 2018 ‘Stop BEZOS’ Bill Takes Aim at Companies Paying Low Wages By Jennifer Wadsworth Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna wants to tax large companies equal to the value of public benefits their workers receive Read More 1
September 5, 2018 Op-Ed: High-Tech Careers Abound in California’s Water Industry By Martin Kropelnicki The need for well-trained individuals in the water industry is greater than ever here in California. Read More 1