December 23, 2020 Alex Padilla, Shirley Weber Make California History in New Roles By The Fly In Padilla and Weber, Californians get their first Latino U.S. Senator and first Black female secretary of state. Read More 6
June 3, 2019 Bernie Sanders Draws Small, Spirited Crowd in San Jose By Nicholas Chan The Vermont senator broke away from the California Dem confab in S.F. over the weekend to make a campaign stop in the South Bay. Read More 23
June 3, 2019 Calif. Dems Loudly Lean Left—But Quietly Make a Safe Choice By Ben Christopher, CALmatters Fourteen 2020 presidential contenders spoke at the California Democratic Party convention, and all but a couple called for change. Read More 10
May 31, 2019 South Bay Dems Urge Fellow Delegate to Resign for Statement Defending Convicted Pedophile By Jennifer Wadsworth The backlash against Greer Stone stems from the way he defended his brother, a convicted child abuser, at a sentencing hearing. Read More 69
May 29, 2019 Presidential Hopefuls Converge in Bay Area for Cal Dem Convention By The Fly The largest gathering of 2020 presidential candidates to date will converge in S.F. for the event—and at least one will swing through San Jose. Read More 20
May 29, 2019 Dems in California Have All the Power—and Much of the Turmoil By Ben Christopher, CALmatters You might think a political party riven with infighting would be in a bad spot politically. But California Democrats are doing just fine. Read More 32
January 30, 2019 Moderates Beat Establishment Slate in South Bay ADEMS By The Fly A series of obscure elections recently took place with potentially profound implications for the fate of the California Democratic Party. Read More 3
January 11, 2019 Little-Known Silicon Valley Election to Define Future of California Democratic Party By Jennifer Wadsworth This weekend, local Dems can choose new delegates to represent the region in the state’s most powerful political party. Read More 15
November 29, 2018 Eric Bauman Resigns as Cal Democratic Party Chair Amid Sexual Misconduct Inquiry By Jennifer Wadsworth California’s top Democratic Party official stepped down amid mounting political pressure over claims of sexual assault and harassment. Read More 17
November 23, 2018 BREAKING: California Dem Party Chair Eric Bauman Accused of Sexual Assault, Harassment By Jennifer Wadsworth California Democratic Party Chair Eric Bauman’s third-in-command is calling for his ouster over claims that he sexually assaulted people. Read More 33
October 24, 2018 South Bay Dems On Edge After Bomb Threats Targeting Clintons, Obamas, DNC Headquarters By Jennifer Wadsworth Local Dems are staying vigilant in response to a spate of bomb threats targeting Democratic Party officials throughout the country. Read More 8
July 26, 2017 Silicon Valley Democrats Charter New Club for Bernie Boosters By The Fly South Bay Dems say they won’t let infighting distract them from advancing their platform both nationally and here at home. Read More 10
March 11, 2016 CA Dem Convention Reaffirms Transgender Community’s Rights By Kris Hayashi and Rick Zbur Delegates at the California Democratic Convention held last month in San Jose reaffirmed the rights of transgender people. Read More 17
March 2, 2016 CA Democratic Party Convention Full of Endorsement Shenanigans By The Fly Democrats sparred this past weekend in San Jose, host of this year’s state party convention, and there was no shortage of shenanigans. Read More 15
March 1, 2016 SJ Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio Files Papers to Challenge Rep. Mike Honda for Seat in Congress By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio took just about everyone off guard when he filed papers last week to run for Congress against Rep. Mike Honda. Read More 43
February 26, 2016 California Democrats Vie for Endorsements in San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth High-stakes power struggles will play out in San Jose this weekend at the California Democratic Party’s political convention. Read More 3