The Trump era spurred them to collective action. But the work has just begun.

Communally managed parklets would allow businesses to operate during the pandemic and keep public land in the hands of the public.

Unfortunately, the attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters, encouraged by the Inciter-in-Chief, will not be the last act of mischief.

On Nov. 1, 2018, at 11:10am, some 20,000 Google employees, along with employees of Waymo, Verily and other Alphabet companies, stopped working and walked off the job in cities around the world. A week earlier, the New York Times reported that the company had paid tens of millions of dollars to two executives who had been accused of sexual misconduct toward our co-workers, staying silent about the alleged abuse and letting them walk away with no consequences.

At last, a sustained labor movement geared toward tech seems to be gaining real traction here in the Silicon Valley.

Imagine our freeways and gateways lined with electronic signs. Think how easily the sense of place we’ve worked hard to create can be destroyed.

If we can’t even make room and time for bus stops on our streets, there is little hope we’ll ever get the fast-moving transit system that we need.

Weeks before New Year’s Day, the Wright brothers made the first successful flight. Few noticed. They were too busy looking to the usual important sources for momentous achievements.

The real question we should be asking is: “how can we afford not to adopt a single-payer system?”

Now is the time for hospitals to protect nurses so that they can continue to provide this work—work that puts them on the front lines of a pandemic.

The Diridon area never seemed to be worth “revitalizing” before the prospect of Google money came into the picture.

As the Capital of Silicon Valley, San Jose should incentivize clean-energy solutions, not the fossil gas past. 

The Registered Nurses Professional Association says the county is falling short in its response to the ongoing surge in Covid-19.

If we want to truly create an affordable city, we must first reject the naive notion that developers and real estate speculators want affordability.

The lives of unhoused people matter. Providing them the basic resources to reinforce that doesn’t seem like much to ask. Does it?

Led by five local service organizations, the Si Se Puede Collective commits to mobilize the community’s awareness and well-being.