February 27, 2020 South Bay Letter Carriers Say Mail Problems Linked to USPS Cost-Cutting Experiment By Jennifer Wadsworth Despite all the problems reported, the U.S. Postal Service continues to expand the pilot and hopes to roll it out to 230 sites. Read More 18
February 17, 2020 Silicon Valley Residents Report Late Deliveries, Missing Mail Amid USPS Staffing Shortfall By Jennifer Wadsworth For several months now, residents have reported widespread lapses in postal service, from delivery delays to missing mail. Read More 24
December 30, 2019 BAYMEC Unveils Endorsements for March Primary Election By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Bay Area Municipal Elections Commission has unveiled a list of preferred candidates in the upcoming March primary. Read More 10
December 20, 2019 Silicon Valley Dems React to Articles of Impeachment By Grace Hase During her testimony this week, Rep. Zoe Lofgren said the accusations against Trump are worse than those against Nixon. Read More 16
November 26, 2019 Saratoga Councilman Pleads Not Guilty to Hit-and-Run Charge By Grace Hase If found guilty, the second-term councilman could spend up to six months in jail, pay up to a $1,000 fine—or both. Read More 1
November 22, 2019 Saratoga Councilman, 2020 Congressional Candidate Rishi Kumar Charged in Hit-and-Run By Grace Hase If found guilty, the local official could spend up to six months in county jail and/or be subject to a fine of up to $1,000. Read More 10
October 24, 2019 Saratoga Councilman Rishi Kumar Involved in Hit-and-Run By Grace Hase Authorities say the councilor, a 2020 congressional candidate, cooperated with police and drove back to the scene of the crime. Read More 39
August 29, 2019 Feds Give $125M to Fast-Track Silicon Valley BART Extension By Silicon Valley Newsroom Mayor Sam Liccardo said the funding means BART can now go “full speed ahead” on a project that’s been decades in the making. Read More 8
August 27, 2019 NASA Hosts Pelosi, Eshoo at Women’s Leadership Summit By Nicholas Chan The Women’s Leadership Summit, held at NASA Ames, featured House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Silicon Valley Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. Read More 4
July 29, 2019 Silicon Valley Leaders React to Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting By Grace Hase As news broke on Sunday that a gunman had open fired on a crowd at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, local officials poured out words of support. Read More 4
July 18, 2019 South Bay Activists Renew Calls for Palantir to Cut Ties with ICE By Nicholas Chan Last week, immigrant advocates gathered at Palantir’s Palo Alto headquarters, demanding that the company shut down entirely. Read More 6
March 19, 2019 2020 Ballot Initiative Would Give Voters Say Over El Camino Healthcare District’s Expansion By Silicon Valley Newsroom Workers battling the multi-city health and hospital district over its acquisition of five clinics want voters to weigh in on future growth. Read More 0
March 5, 2019 Op-Ed: Consumers Will Benefit From T-Mobile-Sprint Merger By Anna Eshoo Congresswoman Anna Eshoo explains why she supports the controversial merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. Read More 8
February 20, 2019 Anna Eshoo Flip-Flops on Big Telecom Mergers; Extols Virtues of Sprint, T-Mobile Tie-Up By The Fly While Congress has no power to rule on the merger, but it can raise concerns to regulators who review it. Eshoo simply chose not to. Read More 1
January 10, 2019 Op-Ed: Rep. Anna Eshoo Needs to Answer for Ties to Big Pharma By Salem Ajluni As the greed continues to eat away at the health care system, the only humane path forward is Medicare for all. Read More 16
January 9, 2019 House Dems Want to Make Election Day a Federal Holiday By Silicon Valley Newsroom Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, a Democrat from Palo Alto, introduced legislation to make election day a federal holiday. Read More 22