Author Archives : Ramona Giwargis

San Jose Spotlight: It’s official: Milpitas Vice Mayor Karina Dominguez joins Assembly race


Dominguez announced exclusively to San José Spotlight that she’s running for Assembly District 25, a highly-contested seat vacated by Kansen Chu who told this news organization in May that he’s leaving Sacramento to run for county supervisor. Dominguez, 37, became a firecracker lawmaker in Milpitas after winning a crowded City Council race in 2018 and then being appointed vice mayor. “For me,…

San Jose Spotlight: Assemblymember Kansen Chu to leave Legislature, run for county supervisor


Silicon Valley Assemblymember Kansen Chu is leaving Sacramento to run for Santa Clara County supervisor, San José Spotlight has exclusively learned. Chu, who represents the state’s 25th Assembly District, broke the news late Wednesday to friends and colleagues that he plans to give up his seat in the California Legislature in an attempt to replace outgoing Supervisor Dave Cortese on…

San Jose Spotlight: Google in San Jose: Who signed non-disclosure agreements?


by Ramona Giwargis . FEBRUARY 18, 2019 Nearly 20 San Jose officials signed non-disclosure agreements in 2017 at the behest of Google as the tech giant explored building a massive campus in downtown San Jose. The agreements became a major sticking point for advocates who claimed the massive land deal was cloaked in secrecy and that the public deserved to know…