March 31, 2020 Op-Ed: Already Cash-Strapped Community Clinics Struggle to Access Enough COVID-19 Tests By Dolores Alvarado and Maribel Montanez We need an immediate change in mindset as to how testing is distributed. We cannot allow this to be yet another social injustice. Read More 4
March 27, 2020 Op-Ed: War May End in Yemen, But It Now Faces a Public Health Crisis of Pandemic Proportions By Jehan Hakim Yemen has known for years what it’s like to live in fear. It can not survive if COVID-19 enters. The stakes are so much higher now. Read More 5
March 27, 2020 Editorial: Santa Clara Valley Health System Needs Its Own Independent Board By New SV Media The colossal coronavirus failure of 2020 is a clear sign that politics needs to be decoupled from a healthcare system meant to keep us safe. Read More 5
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Editor: We’re All Going Through This Together By Guest Columnist A local student talks about the isolation of the stay-home order and the perk of getting a break from school for the time being. Read More 0
March 11, 2020 Op-Ed: Nonprofits Need Extra Help to Survive This Pandemic By Kyra Kazantzis That is why Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits calls on the donor community to continue—and increase—its support at this time. Read More 4
March 10, 2020 Letter: San Jose Should Help Small Businesses Weather the Economic Impact of COVID-19 By Jesus Flores The coronavirus scare has taken a toll on local family-owned businesses, which have reported a recent shortage in clientele and revenue. Read More 7
March 10, 2020 Op-Ed: How Santa Clara’s City Leaders Fight to Uphold a Discriminatory Voting System By J. Byron Fleck Measure C may have ended in defeat, but the voting rights issue will continue to cost residents dearly unless the city changes course. Read More 12
March 8, 2020 Op Ed: It’s Time for a Gender Equality Ordinance in Palo Alto By Paula Collins, Michele Dauber, Terry Godfrey and Steven Lee It would be particularly meaningful if the city could do so in time for the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment. Read More 4
March 5, 2020 Letter to the Editor: Tiny Homes Are a Good Start—But They’re Too Small for Homeless Families By Guest Columnist How do these developments plan to address homeless families that make up 33 percent of the homeless population? Read More 13
February 29, 2020 Letter to the Editor: Do We Really Need Weekend Mail Service? By Guest Columnist A reader whose mail has been arriving at 7pm or later wonders whether the USPS could improve service by scaling back delivery days. Read More 8
February 28, 2020 Letter to the Editor: At-Large Mayor in Sunnyvale Would Empower Special Interests By Guest Columnist The motivations for a directly-elected mayor are the same as ever—concentration of power, self-interest and personal ambitions. Read More 0
February 14, 2020 Op-Ed: YMCA of Silicon Valley Joins Multi-City Coalition Observing ‘Safer Internet Day’ By YMCA of Silicon Valley The initiative is part of a collaboration led by the YMCA to bring Google’s Be Internet Awesome parent workshops to U.S families. Read More 1
February 10, 2020 Op-Ed: 21 Minutes or Less Between 21 Counties By Rishi Kumar Turning this region into a mega-Silicon Valley would go a long way toward addressing our housing, traffic and homelessness challenges. Read More 11
January 29, 2020 Op-Ed: Children, Paint Cans and the California State Assembly By Mark Richardson The most qualified candidate has lived through hardships that voters experience and has a proven track record of service. Read More 2
January 24, 2020 Op-Ed: Revised SB 50 Could Make Silicon Valley Livable Again By Sergio Lopez The newly amended version of SB 50 has a crucial role to play in helping address our region’s affordability crisis. Read More 9
December 3, 2019 Op-Ed: Councilman Diep, Why Are You Misleading Constituents? By Clémence Tiradon Orchard School’s PTA president urges the D4 councilor to oppose a planned freeway overpass to protect the safety of cyclists and pedestrians. Read More 18