January 10, 2020 San Jose Lawmakers Look for Ways to Protect Westwinds Mobile Home Park From Eviction By Grace Hase More than 700 residents at the North San Jose mobile home community have received eviction notices. Read More 9
November 6, 2019 Union Attack Ad Accuses San Jose Councilman of Rewarding ‘Slavery Towers’ Developers By Grace Hase It’s a slick ad apparently produced to undermine Lan Diep’s re-election bid. According to its critics however, the piece is full of falsehoods. Read More 14
October 30, 2019 San Jose Councilman’s Facebook Page Disappears—and Then Re-Appears—Without Explanation By The Fly Lan Diep’s still unsure what happened and a representative for Facebook offered no explanation when they told Fly his page was back online. Read More 4
August 15, 2019 Lan Diep Condemns Push Poll Rumor as Political Smear Tactic By Grace Hase The San Jose councilman says he’s been caught in the crossfires of an apparent political hit that aims to cast him in a bad light. Read More 6
April 10, 2019 Third Candidate Joins Race for San Jose’s D4 Council Seat By The Fly David Cohen, a 20-year North San Jose resident, has officially jumped into the 2020 D4 race against Councilman Lan Diep. Read More 8
March 4, 2019 2020 Challengers Emerge in San Jose’s D4 City Council Race By Jennifer Wadsworth Huy Tran shares much in common with Lan Diep, but their political differences inspired him to challenge the D4 rep’s re-election. Read More 2
December 11, 2018 San Jose Unveils ‘Tiny Homes’ Prototype Ahead of Vote on Pilot Homeless Shelter Program By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose expects to have 80 tiny cabins built by next summer to house homeless people until they find a long-term place to stay. Read More 18
November 28, 2018 Newest Addition to Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Represents Critical Swing Vote By The Fly Susan Ellenberg’s election to the Santa Clara County District 4 seat stands to shift the board to the center in the years ahead. Read More 8
November 5, 2018 Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Condemns Malicious Ad Linking Him to Communist Vietnam By Jennifer Wadsworth A mailer painting Rich Tran as a communist backfired by drawing fierce condemnation on whoever sent the offending literature. Read More 15
October 23, 2018 Election 2018: San Jose Councilman Battles SJUSD Trustee for County’s D4 Seat By Jennifer Wadsworth The race for county supervisor pits a trustee of the South Bay’s largest school district against a councilman of Silicon Valley’s largest city. Read More 12