August 25, 2021 Street Dreams: Barack Obama Boulevard Symbolizes 44th President’s Legacy By Katie Lauer Ceremonies Aug. 21 renamed the 4,300-foot boulevard at the confluence of the SAP Center, Google's upcoming Downtown West development and the soon-to-be expanded Diridon Station. Read More 9
April 22, 2021 Chuck Geschke, Father of Desktop Publishing, Dies at 81 By Cade Metz Geschke was an Adobe founder who helped develop fundamental ways of creating, sharing and printing digital documents. Read More 0
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 2
March 18, 2021 Guest Column: Harsh Questions for the American Press By Kathryn Foxhall There are grave consequences to the press not being allowed in the CDC, FDA or other entities that impact the public. Read More 7
January 21, 2021 Biden Signs Flurry of Executive Orders on First Day in Office, Reversing Many Trump Policies By Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News Executive orders signed in the first few days of a presidency tend to reflect the incoming president’s positions on hot-button issues. Read More 16
December 9, 2020 Silicon Valley Players Floated for California Attorney General Job By The Fly As California AG Xavier Becerra joins Joe Biden’s cabinet as head of Health and Human Services, locals are looking ahead. Read More 20
November 6, 2020 Op-Ed: How to Forecast the Outcome of an Election Without Polling a Single Person By Matt Lampert Dear campaigns: consider spending a fraction of your research budget on socionomic analysis. Read More 0
November 2, 2020 Local Labor Escaped Reckoning for Earlier Racist Campaigns By Dan Pulcrano South Bay Labor has employed racist tactics to prevent minorities—including 1998 San Jose council hopeful Tony West—from securing office. Read More 1
October 23, 2020 Newly Unearthed Facebook Posts Point to More Widespread Bias Among San Jose Police By Jennifer Wadsworth A blog post published today names a litany of cops whose apparent prejudice calls into question the integrity of their policing. Read More 5
October 12, 2020 Ann Ravel Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to SD15 Rival Dave Cortese Over Obama Photos By Grace Hase The 15th State Senate District hopeful says her opponent’s use of an image with President Obama is illegal under a federal policy. Read More 13
September 26, 2020 Interstate Commerce And Pot Don’t Mix, But That May Change By Dan Mitchell If green-lit, contracts between states would spur an “explosion of new investment, expansion, and business formation.” Read More 0
September 10, 2020 Ash, Smoke Cast Eery Orange Glow Over Santa Clara Valley By Silicon Valley Newsroom Forecasters expect the smoke-cooling effect to last for another few days, with highs in the 75-to-80-degree Fahrenheit range. Read More 1
August 12, 2020 State Senate Hopeful Dave Cortese Redirects Donations From Recently Indicted Backer By Grace Hase Dave Cortese said he already redirected campaign contributions he received from recently indicted lawyer Christopher Schumb. Read More 9
August 5, 2020 Obama Endorses Ex-FEC Chair Ann Ravel in State Senate Race By The Fly The endorsement is especially significant since the former commander-in-chief primarily endorsed candidates for federal races. Read More 20
August 1, 2020 Teen Charged as Ringleader in Massive Twitter Hack By Jennifer Wadsworth Accounts that were compromised in the July 15 hack included those of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. Read More 4
June 4, 2020 Santa Clara Mayor, Police Chief Join Obama Initiative By San Jose Inside Mayor Lisa Gillmor signed the “Commit to Action” initiative, led by President Obama, which calls for improved police use-of-force policies. Read More 8