September 9, 2020 Cupertino Council Contenders Draw Fire for NIMBY Hot Takes By The Fly Cupertino’s present election cycle has brought more variations on the not-in-my-backyard hot takes the city’s become known for. Read More 7
March 5, 2020 Legislators’ Charity Use Prompts Calls for Reform—But Not From Assembly Speaker Rendon By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters Anthony Rendon declined to comment on the investigation launched into Democratic Assemblyman Evan Low of Campbell. Read More 0
March 3, 2020 Super Tuesday 2020: Live Blog By Silicon Valley Newsroom Super Tuesday got off to a strong start in Santa Clara County with more than 8,000 voters casting their ballots by noon. Read More 1
February 27, 2020 FPPC Opens Investigation into Asm. Evan Low’s Tech Foundation By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters FPPC investigations often take months to a year and can result in politicians being fined thousands of dollars. Read More 3
February 26, 2020 Part III: How the Tech Caucus Courts Silicon Valley with Charity By Guest Columnist The Foundation for California's Technology and Innovation Economy asks for thousands of dollars. Who's paying? It won't say. Read More 2
February 20, 2020 Secretary of State Alex Padilla Slams Santa Clara’s Measure C By Jennifer Wadsworth The state’s top elections official showed up in Mission City today to denounce an effort to shrink the number of council districts. Read More 3
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
January 15, 2020 Evan Low Joins the ‘Yang Gang’ By Grace Hase The Silicon Valley assemblyman has been tapped as the national co-chair of Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign. Read More 7
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 11, 2019 Assemblyman Evan Low Slams Santa Clara County ROV for Flub That Impacted 26 Candidates By The Fly Evan Low says he’s pretty disillusioned about the county as a whole for failing to rein in what he calls the ROV’s “systemic” incompetency. Read More 8
November 20, 2019 Ex-Jail Captain Sues Santa Clara Co. Sheriff’s Office for Alleged Discrimination, Harassment By Jennifer Wadsworth Former jail captain Amy Le says the Sheriff’s Office used a gazebo project she oversaw at Elmwood as a pretext for her dismissal. Read More 6
October 16, 2019 Campbell Says No to In-N-Out By Grace Hase Orchard City residents searching for someplace closer than San Jose to grab a Double-Double and Animal Fries are straight out of luck. Read More 10
August 9, 2019 Carol Hoffman Opens Up About Her Bid for Campbell Council By Nicholas Chan The 57-year-old high-tech program manager is up against Sergio Lopez for Campbell Council’s newly created District 2 seat. Read More 4
June 20, 2019 Political Advisor Alex Lee Joins 25th Assembly District Race By The Fly Yet another Milpitan jumped into the 25th Assembly District race to succeed Assemblyman Kansen Chu. Read More 5
April 23, 2019 Pending State Bill Would Preempt Local Cannabis Bans By Silicon Valley Newsroom If Assembly Bill 1356 passes, it would force cities to allow one cannabis retail permit for every four liquor licenses. Read More 18
March 28, 2019 Op-Ed: Removing Barriers to Voting Will Improve Turnout, Strengthen Democracy By Naava Ellenberg Although we like to think of the United States as a democracy that actively engages our citizens, we consistently fall short of making that a reality. Read More 10