As a labor rights advocate and a San Jose Mineta International Airport concessions worker, we urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign AB 3216, the worker recall and retention bill authored by Assemblymember Ash Kalra. The bill will provide job security and protect the dignity of hospitality workers. We know how important it is that we...

The CEO and board of directors of Caltrain are doing a major disservice to the residents of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and San Francisco counties. Their proposal to address and remedy the Caltrain loss of revenue problem is to place on the backs of the total population another tax initiative while only a limited few...

Santa Clara County has one last chance to make sure we all get counted in the 2020 Census. With less than two weeks left, there is still time for a final push. According to the Santa Clara County Office of the Census, all 15 cities within the county have surpassed 2010 response rates but we...

Every day we have the privilege of serving our region’s children, families and communities, whether they are in our schools, seeking care in our community health clinics, learning in public libraries or marching for civil rights. And it is based on our dedication to serving our community that we urge you to join us in...

Chief Justice John Roberts, in the now infamous Citizens United v FEC, asserted corporations are people. Many have made clear and convincing arguments for why Roberts got it wrong. Perhaps one of the more persuasive if less frequented arguments against the idea is that many corporations— including some of the largest, such as Amazon, Netflix and...

California is burning. California is choking. And it’s largely due to climate change. The human consequences of this catastrophe could not be more acute as roughly one in four Californians live in fire-risk zones. This, coupled with the fact that 40% of the state’s emissions come from transportation, can only lead us to one conclusion: It’s time...

At the beginning of the shelter-in-place orders, I saw an acquaintance post online about how they’ve found themselves suddenly navigating caregiving for an elderly neighbor. They began to calendar in grocery store runs, picking up medications and making daily calls to check in on their neighbor’s physical and mental well-being. As the tasks mounted and...

As a former Saratoga Planning Commissioner and a building design professional involved in construction for more than 35 years, I feel strongly the proposed Palm Villas project in Saratoga does not meet code and zoning requirements and does not pass the litmus test of being a well-conceived and thoughtful property development. Candidly, I am surprised,...

It’s over. We emerge from our homes. For two years, we were commanded to wear masks, stay socially-distanced and wash our hands raw. Those states that relaxed these demands too soon saw infections explode. Americans returned back to their homes for months. The enemy’s power was two-fold: It spread at an unprecedented rate and our...

Today, the San José City Council faces a choice: Will they create thousands of much-needed affordable homes or will they hand yet another giveaway to corporate developers that write big campaign checks? Right now, San Jose is the only major city in Santa Clara County that doesn’t have a commercial linkage fee — a fee...