Monthly Archives : January 2020

Jan 31, 2020

Silicon Valley Innovation Channel DiNGDiNG TV: Chinese-American Elected Officials Support Anne Kepner for State

California State Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) is joined by Sunnyvale Councilmember Mason Fong, Saratoga Councilmember Yan Zhao, and Foothill-De Anza College Board Trustee Gilbert Wong to support Anne Kepner for State Assemblymember representing the 25th Assembly District, and Josh Becker for State Senator representing the 13th Senate District on January 31st. Tweet

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Jan 23, 2020

San Jose Spotlight: Santa Clara Councilmember Patricia Mahan resigns due to medical issues

Santa Clara Councilmember Patricia Mahan has resigned from her elected position, effective Feb. 1, due to “serious medical issues,” according to Santa Clara officials. Mahan submitted her resignation Wednesday, and the Santa Clara City Council is expected to declare her seat as the city’s District 5 representative vacant on Feb. 11. Mahan has battled cancer on and off over the…

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Jan 23, 2020

Mountain View Voice: Landlord group vows to drop its rent control initiative if Measure D passes

A landlord group’s ballot measure that would curtail Mountain View’s existing rent control law could lose the support of its biggest backer, but only if voters pass a separate, city-sponsored measure to alter rent control this March. An initiative making sweeping changes to Mountain View’s Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act (CSFRA) and sponsored by the California Apartment Association, the nation’s largest…

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Jan 10, 2020

San Jose Spotlight: San Jose measure to shift mayoral elections won’t extend Liccardo’s term

A labor-backed initiative, which seeks to shift San Jose’s mayoral elections to presidential years to boost voter turnout, will no longer extend Mayor Sam Liccardo’s term for an extra two years to align local and national elections. Instead, South Bay labor groups who are leading the initiative they hope will attract a higher concentration of voters — particularly minorities and communities of…

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