July 5, 2017 Stanford Law Fellow Pens Book on Nation’s Triumphant Paradox: American Exceptionalism By Chuck Carroll Mugambi Jouet’s new book examines how the growing dark side of “American exceptionalism” has driven the polarization of U.S. politics. Read More 11
March 15, 2017 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Is Failing Our Neediest Students By Joseph DiSalvo America’s lowest achieving students need the support of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. And yet, her voice has been notably silent. Read More 31
January 19, 2017 Mayor Sam Liccardo on Obama, Trump and the State of San Jose By Josh Koehn San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo sat down with San Jose Inside last week for an extended conversation on the state of the city. Read More 18
January 18, 2017 San Jose Mayor to Boycott Trump Inauguration Day Ceremony By Josh Koehn San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo will join a notable list of elected officials Friday, when he skips Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day ceremony. Read More 28
January 12, 2017 ‘We Can’t Be Quiet on This One’: Silicon Valley Women on Why They’re Marching against Trump By Tori Truscheit The day after Donald Trump is sworn in, Silicon Valley women will join an expected 200,000 protesters at the Women’s March on Washington D.C. Read More 125
December 28, 2016 New Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran Doubles-Down on Plagiarizing Obama Speech, Vows to Go Viral By The Fly The most gratuitous plagiarism of Obama in 2016 now belongs to newly elected Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran, and he couldn’t be more proud. Read More 28
December 15, 2016 Moneybrawl: How the Mayor of Santa Clara, San Francisco 49ers Went to War over Levi’s Stadium By Josh Koehn The 49ers and Santa Clara are locked in an epic grudge match over how money moves at Levi’s Stadium, and neither appears willing to blink. Read More 29
September 23, 2016 Luis Valdez Receives National Medal of Arts at White House By Sarah Wildman Local playwright and activist Luis Valdez joined arts luminaries Thursday at the White House to receive the 2015 National Medal of Arts. Read More 0
August 17, 2016 Rep. Mike Honda’s Campaign Still Playing Fast and Loose as Ethics Scandal Approaches 2nd Year By Josh Koehn Congressman Mike Honda has an inauspicious anniversary on the horizon, as his ethics scandal approaches its second year. Read More 21
July 27, 2016 Bay Area Bigwigs Make Several Cameos in Leaked DNC Emails By Jennifer Wadsworth Several Bay Area bigwigs made cameos in the thousands of leaked Democratic National Committee emails published by Wikileaks. Read More 14