May 3, 2021 Eviction Moratorium: Capitol Mum as Renters Seek More Time By Nigel Duara, CalMatters With two months before the moratorium expires on June 30, there is no proposed legislation on giving renters more time. Read More 8
May 1, 2021 Bill to Keep Remote Access to Public Forums Meets Resistance By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The legislation originally called on all local entities to make call-in and internet-based options available for all public meetings. Read More 2
April 30, 2021 Big City Mayors Ask State for $20 Billion to Curb Homelessness By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The mayors want $4 billion per-year for five years in flexible funding as part of the state budget. Read More 10
April 29, 2021 SJ Approves Commission Funding to Grow Governance Outreach By Jana Kadah, Bay City News A volunteer commission working to change the way San Jose is governed is getting $110,000 from San Jose to improve outreach. Read More 0
April 26, 2021 Google’s SJ Offer is Unmatched, But Some Wonder if it’s Enough By Sonya Herrera Google’s generosity toward San Jose has appeased some critics but has not addressed all concerns over long-term housing affordability. Read More 10
April 22, 2021 Preliminary BART Budget Forecasts Ridership Increase, Heavy Use of Relief Funding By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The transit agency's ridership has hovered around 10% of pre-pandemic levels since the Covid-19 pandemic began last year. Read More 3
April 21, 2021 Santa Clara Settles $4.5 Million Lawsuit over Districted Elections By Katie Lauer The settlement requires the Santa Clara City Council to formally call for a vote by residents on accepting six districts by June 1. Read More 10
April 20, 2021 SCC Sup Cindy Chavez Proposal Seeks to Remove Inequities Exacerbating Digital Divide By Jana Kadah, Bay City News When schools switched to distance learning, the gap between those who did and did not have Internet access became very clear. Read More 3
April 16, 2021 Local Leaders Work to Turn the Tide on Anti-Asian Hate Crimes By Sarah Lai Stirland As anti-Asian hate crimes spread through Silicon Valley, one Los Gatos resident has a plan to fight them that starts in the classroom. Read More 3
April 14, 2021 Santa Clara County Officials will Revisit Laura’s Law Debate By Madelyn Reese County elected officials punted on making a final decision about Laura’s Law in 2019, but a new state bill is forcing a vote. Read More 12
April 13, 2021 Newsom’s Vow to Reopen is a High-stakes Political Gamble By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters The effort to oust the Democratic governor began before the year-long pandemic upended life in California, driven by conservative activists. Read More 3
April 9, 2021 Calls for Santa Clara’s Watanabe Censure Continue After Apology By Katie Lauer Watanabe offered the apology Silicon Valley leaders demanded in a letter, but some say the mea culpa fell short. Read More 13
April 7, 2021 Political Veterans Crowd 2022 County Supervisors Race By Michael Moore Four well-known candidates have already jumped in the race for the District 1 supervisor seat. Read More 0
April 5, 2021 San Jose Electeds Pass Rules to Throttle Chatty Colleagues By Sean Roney Elected officials say the new rules will encourage brevity and stem the notoriously long City Council meetings most weeks. Read More 7
April 2, 2021 Watanabe Faces Call for Censure, Accusations of ‘Patterned’ Behavior After AAPI Rally Rebuff By Janice Bitters Leaders across Silicon Valley are now gathering signatures to demand an apology and a formal censure for the councilwoman. Read More 14
March 24, 2021 For Children of Immigrants, DACA Challenges Persist No Matter Who’s in the White House By Grace Stetson Though DACA is safe under President Biden, pent-up demand, depleted advocacy resources and uncertainty still plague the program. Read More 3