March 7, 2021 Away From Silicon Valley, the Military Is the Ideal Customer By Cade Metz While much has been made of tech’s unwillingness to work with the Pentagon, startups are still plumbing the industry’s ties to the military. Read More 3
March 4, 2021 Lobbyist Slams San Jose Over Delays on Cannabis Land-Use By The Fly Sean Kali-Rai said the city has been dragging its feet on a policy that the council asked to prioritize three years ago. Read More 3
March 3, 2021 Ladder Climbers: Women Aim to End Longtime Gender Inequity in Silicon Valley Firefighting By Jennifer Wadsworth Even as gender equality in most traditionally male sectors has improved, women in Santa Clara County continue to be shut out of firefighting. Read More 5
February 25, 2021 Tackling Tech’s $16 Billion Diversity and Retention Problem By Katie Lauer Diversity in tech has been an evergreen issue for years in Silicon Valley, but has become even more central as employees begin to speak out. Read More 6
February 22, 2021 SJ Police Chief Finalists Named—But Some Say It’s Too Fast By Sonya Herrera The city convened panels last week to interview the first round of seven candidates, but who voted and the tallies remain a mystery. Read More 17
February 21, 2021 Where Do Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Go, and Who Gets Them? The Algorithms Decide By Natasha Singer Health agencies and hospitals are using different formulas to allocate the coronavirus shots, exacerbating disparities in vaccine access. Read More 1
February 13, 2021 26 Words Created the Internet. What Will It Take to Save It? By Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica An expert on Section 230 talks with the ProPublica editor-in-chief about how we got here and how we should regulate our way out. Read More 16
February 12, 2021 Pandemic’s Toll on Housing: Falling Behind, Doubling Up By Conor Dougherty Eviction moratoriums don’t keep arrears from piling up, and aid to renters may not reach the most vulnerable. Read More 3
February 1, 2021 Op-Ed: Ash Kalra Should Be California’s Next AG By Molly O'Neal, Manohar Raju, Oscar Bobrow, Tracie Olson, David Epps, Michael Ogul and Sajid A. Khan Public defenders are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to name the Silicon Valley lawmaker—a former defense attorney—to the AG post. Read More 9
February 1, 2021 Schools Press ‘Play’ on eSports Leagues During Pandemic By Ali Tadayon, EdSource Some districts have turned to organized video games to give students the team sports experience they’re missing during distance learning. Read More 1
January 28, 2021 Silicon Valley Lawmakers Weigh in on GameStop Controversy By Jennifer Wadsworth Congressman Ro Khanna is now calling for an investigation into retail trading apps, including Robinhood and TD Ameritrade. Read More 44
January 20, 2021 Trump Pardons Silicon Valley Engineer Convicted of Stealing Google’s Trade Secrets By Silicon Valley Newsroom Anthony Levandowski had not yet started his 18-month sentence, which was delayed indefinitely because of Covid. Read More 6
January 13, 2021 Silicon Valley Republican Official Walks Back Call to Arms By The Fly Last week, Santa Clara County Republican leader Phil Reynolds praised the siege and urged people to “take arms.” Read More 6
January 13, 2021 Indicted SiliconSage CEO Enjoyed Access to Local Political Leaders By Jennifer Wadsworth and Janice Bitters Sanjeev Acharya branded himself as a commercial real estate innovator, but regulators call him a con man. Read More 22
January 10, 2021 Resolutions: Business Basics Are For All, Ahmad Thomas Says By Amani Hamed New Year’s resolutions aren’t for all. But for Silicon Valley influencers looking to the other side of this pandemic, they’re a start. Read More 6
January 6, 2021 San Jose Mayor Calls for Sedition Charges Against Donald Trump By Jennifer Wadsworth Sam Liccardo’s comment comes as chaos grips Washington D.C., where a mob contesting the 2020 election results stormed the U.S. Capitol. Read More 86