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Silicon Valley reps demand answers about government surveillance at protests
July 20, 2020July 22, 2020by

Silicon Valley reps demand answers about government surveillance at protests

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Silicon Valley’s congressional delegation wants answers about whether the federal government unlawfully surveilled residents during the recent nationwide protests calling for police reform. Rep. Anna Eshoo of Palo Alto and Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois penned a letter last month — sent to the National Guard Bureau, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau...

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Silicon Valley lawmaker examines links between racism, the environment and COVID-19
July 17, 2020February 4, 2021by

Silicon Valley lawmaker examines links between racism, the environment and COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a congressional committee hearing this week, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) said the coronavirus pandemic has clearly exposed systemic racism in the United States. “It didn’t create it, but it revealed the divisions,” she said. “We have an opportunity now to examine the broad scope of that and to come up...

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Cruel and unimaginable: South Bay students, universities react to policy changes for international students
July 13, 2020July 22, 2020by

Cruel and unimaginable: South Bay students, universities react to policy changes for international students

An abrupt change this week to the policies governing international students in the United States has sent students and universities in Silicon Valley scrambling to make sense of the new rules. “It’s almost unimaginable; the cruelty of this decision,” said Susan Popko, the associate provost for international programs at Santa Clara University. “We are outraged...

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Silicon Valley’s congressional leaders condemn Supreme Court ruling on birth control
July 12, 2020December 23, 2020by

Silicon Valley’s congressional leaders condemn Supreme Court ruling on birth control

Silicon Valley’s congressional delegation has rebuked the Supreme Court’s Wednesday ruling that upheld the Trump administration’s right to allow employers and universities with moral or religious objections to opt out of the Affordable Care Act’s requirement to provide coverage for contraceptives. In a statement to San José Spotlight, Rep. Zoe Lofgren of San Jose decried...

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Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna to lead California’s delegation at the DNC
June 30, 2020July 10, 2020by

Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna to lead California’s delegation at the DNC

California Democrats selected Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna to co-lead the state’s delegation at the Democratic National Convention in August. “I’m proud to be co-leading the California delegation…” Khanna wrote Sunday on his Twitter page. “It should be clear that delegates stand for Medicare for All, free public college, an end to bloated military budgets...

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Silicon Valley leaders applaud Supreme Court narrowly upholding DACA for now
June 18, 2020July 10, 2020by

Silicon Valley leaders applaud Supreme Court narrowly upholding DACA for now

South Bay leaders on Thursday applauded the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowly upheld the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), providing relief to hundreds of thousands of people brought to the country illegally or lost their legal status as children. With conservative Chief Justice John Roberts providing the majority opinion alongside the liberal minority...