February 13, 2018 Santa Clara County Filing Period Opens for June Primary Election By Silicon Valley Newsroom The nomination period is open through March 9 for candidates running in the June 2018 primary election. Read More 1
February 12, 2018 San Jose City Council to Vote on Google Village Pricing Agreement By Jennifer Wadsworth Now that San Jose has settled on a price for several properties Google wants to buy, it’s up to the City Council to approve the agreement. Read More 1
February 9, 2018 LGBTQ Candidates Win Early Endorsements from BAYMEC By San Jose Inside The Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee has announced early endorsements for three candidates running in the June primaries. Read More 4
February 9, 2018 Bay Area News Group Hammered by More Layoffs, Resignations By Jennifer Wadsworth Bay Area News Group—the chain that includes the Merc and South Bay community newspapers—went through another downsizing. Read More 50
February 8, 2018 South Bay Immigrant Advocates Offer Support to Families, Businesses Targeted by ICE By Kristin Lam Recent ICE crackdowns on South Bay businesses have spread panic in the community, according to immigrant advocates. Read More 8
February 7, 2018 Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian Urges Colleagues to Oppose Trump Administration By Stephen Perez County Supervisor Joe Simitian turned the State of the County address into a rallying cry against President Trump’s harmful agenda. Read More 10
February 6, 2018 150 San Jose Flood Victims Demand Their Day in Court By Jennifer Wadsworth Some 150 victims of the 2017 Coyote Creek flood are suing San Jose, Santa Clara County and the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Read More 11
February 5, 2018 San Jose Councilman Wants to Re-Cast Vote on Controversial Google Advisory Committee By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Councilman Johnny Khamis wants to take back a vote to expand the scope of a hotly debated 30-plus-member advisory board. Read More 5
February 2, 2018 Cash Continues Pouring into Santa Clara County Races By Jennifer Wadsworth All but one of the candidates vying for county Supervisor Ken Yeager’s seat have surpassed the quarter-million dollar fundraising mark. Read More 4
January 29, 2018 Santa Clara County Launches 10-Part LGBTQ Listening Tour By Kristin Lam Residents and local officials gathered at the Mountain View Senior Center on Saturday for the region’s first listening forum on LGBTQ issues. Read More 3
January 26, 2018 Campaign to Recall Judge Aaron Persky Heads to June Ballot By Stephen Perez Proponents of the recall submitted nearly 95,000 signatures—well above the 58,634 valid names needed to land on the ballot. Read More 25
January 26, 2018 Santa Clara County Allocates $8 Million for Inclusive Playgrounds By Kristin Lam The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved $8 million to help fund six all-inclusive playgrounds throughout the region. Read More 4
January 23, 2018 Op-Ed: Women Going from Homeless to Housed Require a Strong Support System By Eileen Hunter The founder of onRoute22 talks about how to provide an antidote to the isolation experienced by someone who is newly housed. Read More 7
January 23, 2018 By the Numbers: Immigrant Contributions to Silicon Valley By Silicon Valley Newsroom As federal lawmakers debate divisive immigration policies, South Bay officials highlight the contributions of the immigrants who live here. Read More 12
January 22, 2018 Santa Clara County Considers Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Disaster Response By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County, which plays a key role in regional disaster response, is mulling the idea of using AI to brace for future emergencies. Read More 13
January 19, 2018 Santa Clara County Launches Pro-Immigrant Campaign Amid Fears of ICE Crackdown By Jennifer Wadsworth Amid panic over a potential ICE crackdown, local officials are launching a campaign to highlight the contributions of foreign-born residents. Read More 13