December 27, 2018 2018: A Year in Review By Silicon Valley Newsroom In which we look back on all the strange, infuriating and preposterous things that went down in 2018 and say, “Sayonara!” Read More 1
December 26, 2018 With Colorado Now Blue, These Silicon Valley Activists Plan to Flip the Rest of the Country By Lloyd Alaban Sister District candidates managed to push a blue wave to take back the House, and some state legislatures along with it. Read More 6
December 19, 2018 Milpitas Mayor Eyes 2020 Run for Santa Clara County Supervisor By The Fly On the eve of his swearing-in to a second two-year term as Milpitas mayor, Rich Tran is now expanding the scope of his political ambition. Read More 3
December 19, 2018 Op-Ed: Your Holiday Gift Could Have Serious Security Risks By Kevin Bankston and Ashley Boyd How can holiday shoppers be sure that the new connected device they’re eyeing was designed with protections against digital attacks? Read More 1
December 18, 2018 Op-Ed: Everyone Deserves Nutritious Food, But Too Many in Silicon Valley Can’t Afford It By Leslie Bacho Food access is a critical issue in our community, one of the most expensive places to live in the country—during the holidays and all year long. Read More 1
December 18, 2018 South Bay Officials Condemn White House Plan to Deport Vietnamese Immigrants By Jennifer Wadsworth President Trump’s push to remove potentially thousands of Vietnamese nationals from the U.S. has shaken many local families. Read More 27
December 13, 2018 Former SCC Supervisor Susie Wilson, a Trailblazer in Silicon Valley Politics, Dies at 90 By Jennifer Wadsworth Susanne Boothe Wilson, who dedicated her life to public service, died in her San Jose home after a months-long battle with cancer. Read More 1
December 12, 2018 VIDEO: Google CEO Sundar Pichai Testifies Before Congress By Jennifer Wadsworth Lawmakers grilled the head of one of the most powerful companies in the world in a hearing that was part eye-opening, part cringeworthy. Read More 5
December 10, 2018 Redevelopment 2.0: State Sens. Jim Beall, Mike McGuire Push New Affordable Housing Bill By Tom Gogola The two policymakers say their proposal will take an aggressive approach to California’s unprecedented affordable housing crisis. Read More 2
December 7, 2018 VTA Considers Service Cuts, Fare Hikes, Employee Buyouts to Cope with Budget Shortfall By Silicon Valley Newsroom The VTA is bracing for employee buyouts, fare hikes and reduced bus service to cope with a $20 million deficit in 2019. Read More 15
December 5, 2018 Op-Ed: Google Bought Land in Downtown San Jose—Now What? By Tom Skinner San Jose has arrived at a fork in the road: we can either tax tech to build homes and transit, or we can recommit to a broken status quo. Read More 36
December 5, 2018 Spouse of South Bay Schools Trustee Darcie Green Tells Cops She Tried to Run Him Over By The Fly SCCOE trustee Darcie Green’s romance with a convicted abuser ended on a regrettable, unsurprisingly violent note. Read More 30
December 5, 2018 How Silicon Valley’s Lila Rose Became the Face of Millennial Anti-Abortion Activism By Tori Truscheit Lila Rose became an anti-abortion activist after famously making hoaxy undercover videos in hopes of getting Planned Parenthood defunded. Read More 13
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 28, 2018 Google Pays $1 Billion for Mountain View Office Park By Silicon Valley Newsroom Google forked over $1 billion for a business park in Mountain View, making it by far the biggest real estate buy in the Bay Area this year. Read More 3
November 28, 2018 Santa Clara County Officials Spar Over Who Should Influence Billions of Dollars in Tax Appeals By Jennifer Wadsworth What would’ve been a routine nomination erupted into a political brawl between county Assessor Larry Stone and Supervisor Dave Cortese. Read More 14