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Election 2024: Willow Glen native seeks San Jose District 6 seat
Michael Mulcahy helped keep the curtains rising at the Children’s Musical Theater in San Jose when he took over as executive director for almost a decade in 1993 — growing the youth arts center into the powerhouse it is today. He called the experience the role of a lifetime.
California can invest in climate resilience now, or Bay Area can pay price later
“And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry years. It was always that way,” John Steinbeck wrote in “The Grapes of Wrath.” California’s climate is enjoying a rich spell. We’ve been blessed with two consecutive wet years. Our reservoirs are mostly full and the horrors of the 2017-2021 drought-fueled wildfire...
Yes, men outnumber women in the Seattle area
Men outnumber women in the Seattle area — and, yes, tech companies are likely a major reason. By the numbers: Census data shows there are roughly 102 men per 100 women in the Seattle metro area, a reversal of the national trend. Nationwide, there are an average of 102...
Special interests back Silicon Valley candidates for state office
While two local state Assembly candidates are building up their finances, special interests have been pouring money in behind the scenes. Special interest groups have doled out thousands to back Patrick Ahrens, a Foothill-De Anza Community College District trustee, and Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Tara Sreekrishnan in their race for state Assembly... The post Special interests back Silicon Valley candidates for state office appeared first on San José Spotlight.
Bay Area Democrat draws inspiration from family to mobilize youth vote
A Young Democratic organizer in the Bay Area said she found inspiration from her own family history, and she is now trying to get teenagers involved in the political process.Uma Krishnan has been involved in politics for several years, first working on the presidential campaigns for Hillary Clinton in 2016, then Joe Biden and now Kamala Harris. As a Young Democrat, she co-founded the San Mateo Asian American Pacific Islander Alliance, serves on the Young Peninsula Democrats, and has taken a lead role for the South Asians for Harris. "I realized I have a voice, I am intelligent and thought...
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