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
July 15, 2019 No ICE Raids Reported Despite Rumored Bay Area Crackdown By Nicholas Chan The week started without apparent incident despite reports that ICE would start sweeping the region starting this past Sunday. Read More 7
July 8, 2019 Can California Crack Down on Deepfakes Without Violating First Amendment Rights? By Ben Christopher It’s unclear whether a ban on convincing video forgeries, known as deepfakes, would pass constitutional muster. Read More 1
July 5, 2019 By the Numbers: Immigrants and Immigration Enforcement By Nicholas Chan In light of the immigration issues dominating the headlines, here’s a rundown of key data about immigration in San Jose and beyond. Read More 17
June 28, 2019 Supreme Court Puts Citizenship Question on Hold for 2020 Census—But the Fight Isn’t Over By Nicholas Chan The US Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. At least for now. Read More 3
June 3, 2019 Calif. Dems Loudly Lean Left—But Quietly Make a Safe Choice By Ben Christopher Fourteen 2020 presidential contenders spoke at the California Democratic Party convention, and all but a couple called for change. Read More 10
June 3, 2019 State AG Xavier Becerra Sues Trump Over Bullet Train Funds By Jaqueline McCool The California attorney geberal is accusing Trump of “trying to exact political retribution” by pulling money from the bullet train project. Read More 3
May 29, 2019 Dems in California Have All the Power—and Much of the Turmoil By Ben Christopher 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
May 21, 2019 Trump Wants to Open Santa Clara Valley Land for Oil Wells By Silicon Valley Newsroom The feds plan to open about 800,000 acres of public lands and underground federal mineral rights across across California to new oil drilling. Read More 19
May 17, 2019 Trump Yanks Billions From California High-Speed Rail By Jaqueline McCool This will pull over $2.5 billion in federal grants from the $79 billion transportation project, which has never been fully funded. Read More 19
May 14, 2019 Could Trump’s Tweets Stall High-Speed Rail in California? By Jaqueline McCool Federal officials are reportedly refusing to meet with the California High-Speed Rail Authority after one of Trump’s Twitter tirades. Read More 10
May 8, 2019 Op-Ed: Santa Clara County Should Protect Existing Sanctuary Policy By Becca Hoskins Weakening Santa Clara County’s sanctuary policy will not make our community safer. Doing so will decrease safety for all of us. Read More 27
April 29, 2019 For ‘Hard-to-Count’ California, 2020 Census Poses Huge Challenges, Carries Big Stakes By By Martha Groves, CALmatters California and other states with high immigrant populations stand to lose big if the citizenship question is included on the decennial survey. Read More 8
April 12, 2019 Mayor Sam Liccardo to Trump: San Jose Welcomes Migrants By Jennifer Wadsworth The mayor’s remarks came a day after labor leaders condemned him for wanting to weaken Santa Clara County’s sanctuary policy. Read More 31
April 3, 2019 Election 2020: Transit Activist Andrew Boone to Challenge Dev Davis in San Jose’s District 6 By The Fly The first-term councilwoman, who represents the city’s affluent and politically active Willow Glen district, says she welcomes the challenge. Read More 8
March 19, 2019 Bay Area Women’s Marcher Plans 2020 Run Against Brigade CEO in San Jose’s District 10 By The Fly Jennifer Higgins Bradanini plans to run against Brigade Media founder Matt Mahan in next year’s Almaden Valley City Council race. Read More 105