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Google Fires 28 for Anti-Israel Sit-in at Work

April 18, 2024 12:03 pmApril 18, 2024 12:03 pm

Google fired 28 employees in Sunnyvale and New York on Wednesday following them participating in a sit-in protest inside Google buildings against a $1.2 billion Israeli government cloud contract. Before the current sit-in, Google had fired employees for protesting Israel...

Official Recount Following Tie in 16th House Race Between Second Place Candidates

April 10, 2024 1:54 pmApril 10, 2024 1:54 pm

Santa Clara County elections officials announced late on Tuesday that a recount would be initiated for the 16th House District primary election following a shock tie for two candidates in second place being made official last week. The current tie...

Apple Fires Over 600 Workers From Silicon Valley Office In First Post-COVID Layoff By Company

April 5, 2024 5:00 pm

A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) Notice released on Friday revealed that Cupertino-based computer and tech firm Apple will be firing 614 employees from their Santa Clara offices, resulting in their first post-COVID layoff. The San Francisco Bay...

CA’s 16th House District has Second Place Tie Between Low, Simitian

April 5, 2024 2:45 amApril 5, 2024 2:46 am

In a first for California’s jungle primary system, the 16th House District race fell to a tie for second place on Wednesday. Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) and Santa Clara County Supervisor and former state Senator Joe Simitian (D) currently both...

U.S. House 16th District Race Goes Down To The Wire – 60 Votes Between 2nd Place Candidates

March 14, 2024 12:25 pmMarch 14, 2024 12:25 pm

A large Secretary of State voting count update late on Wednesday pushed the U.S. House 16th District primary race to be the closest in the state, with Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) and Santa Clara County Supervisor and former state Senator...

Assemblyman Evan Low Announces Run For Congress

December 5, 2023 1:58 pm

Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) announced on Tuesday that he would be officially running for California’s 16th Congressional seat, which is due to be an open race next year following Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s (D-CA) announcement that her current term in Congress...

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo Rumored To Announce Congressional Run Soon

November 30, 2023 1:05 pmNovember 30, 2023 1:18 pm

A leaked fundraiser e-mail revealed on Thursday revealed that former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo plans to enter the 16th Congressional District race, becoming the most well-known candidate seeking to replace outgoing Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA). A graduate of Georgetown...