Silicon Valley Schools Report Rash of Violent Threats
A series of violent threats against South Bay schools this past week prompted heightened police presence, some arrests and an ongoing conversation about how to respond to these kinds of scares. San...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Students Take a Stand Against Gun Violence
Thousands of students throughout the Bay Area braved the rain and walked out of their classes on Wednesday to take a stand against gun violence. The marches lasted for 17 minutes—one for each person...
View ArticleMilpitas School Board President Daniel Bobay Faces Blowback for Comment About...
The question posed at a recent San Jose candidate forum seemed so far-fetched that the room erupted with laughter. An audience member asked the panel of five City Council candidates on Monday whether...
View ArticleMilpitas Mayor Rich Tran Drops Assembly Race for Re-Election
After announcing two separate bids for higher office, Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran has decided to bring it all back home and instead run for re-election. Tran, 34, revealed in December that he would be...
View ArticleMilpitas Councilwoman Carmen Montano Joins AD 25 Race
Milpitas City Councilwoman Carmen Montano announced Monday that she’s jumping into the race for the 25th Assembly District. The news comes after two of her fellow Milpitas elected—Mayor Rich Tran and...
View ArticleSan Jose Council Hopeful Helen Wang Misleads on Endorsements
An accidental switcheroo of Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s candidate questionnaire led some politicos to believe that Helen Wang—one of a few contenders in San Jose’s District 10 City Council...
View ArticleNomination Deadline Approaches for March 2020 Primary
Santa Clara County residents hoping to run for office in the March 2020 primary election have until 5pm Friday to make up their minds. The deadline will be extended to Dec. 11 for contests in which...
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