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
March 9, 2021 How State’s Recall Rules Could Spell Trouble for Gov. Newsom By Ben Christopher In a recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom could get more votes than his replacement—and still lose his job. Read More 5
February 24, 2021 Hazard Pay Approved for Grocery Workers in Parts of the County By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The boost in pay in unincorporated Santa Clara County would last 180 days or until the Covid-19 public health emergency is terminated. Read More 3
February 24, 2021 For Better or Worse, Prop. 22 Could Become a Model for U.S. By Sonya Herrera The new law didn’t fulfill promises of change, some say. Now the measure is starting to having ripple effects across the state. Read More 14
February 22, 2021 SJ Police Chief Finalists Named—But Some Say It’s Too Fast By Sonya Herrera The city convened panels last week to interview the first round of seven candidates, but who voted and the tallies remain a mystery. Read More 16
January 23, 2021 Valley Water Investigation Finds No Racism in Opposing New CEO By Grace Hase An investigation found the directors had serious concerns about allegations of sexual harassment against Callender. Read More 6
January 9, 2021 Resolutions: Alex Lee is Making Policy on Fast-Forward By Emanuel Lee New Year’s resolutions aren’t for all. But for Silicon Valley influencers looking to the other side of this pandemic, they’re a start. Read More 4
November 10, 2020 With Cohen’s Win in D4, San Jose Mayor Loses Council Majority By Jennifer Wadsworth The impending ouster of North Side rep Lan Diep flips the one-vote advantage on the 11-member City Council from business to labor. Read More 1
November 9, 2020 Santa Clara City Council: ‘The Balance of Power Has Changed’ By Janice Bitters Mission City’s politics got flipped on its head this week when three newcomers came out ahead in their bids for City Council. Read More 9