News December 5, 2018 How Silicon Valley’s Lila Rose Became the Face of Millennial Anti-Abortion Activism By Tori Truscheit Lila Rose became an anti-abortion activist after famously making hoaxy undercover videos in hopes of getting Planned Parenthood defunded. Read More 13
News July 25, 2018 Drag Queen Glams Up Story Time at San Jose Library, But Not Without Some Controversy By Tori Truscheit More than 400 attendees—about half of them children—showed up for the inaugural drag queen story time at the MLK Library last weekend. Read More 23
News April 12, 2018 Out + Smart in Silicon Valley: The New Faces of Gay Politics as the Breakthrough Generation Retires By Tori Truscheit Will quiet bias keep LGBTQ candidates out of office, or has shifting consciousness made the South Bay a safe place to run a gay campaign? Read More 18
News January 31, 2018 Oak Grove Unified School District Poised to Close Four Campuses By Tori Truscheit The struggling San Jose school district still does not have a long-term solution, either for declining enrollment or its financial struggles. Read More 5
News July 26, 2017 Public Defenders’ Podcast Prods New Dialogue on Criminal Justice By Tori Truscheit Two county public defenders recently launched the “Aider & Abettor” podcast to help change the criminal justice narrative. Read More 18
Investigative Reports June 22, 2017 Brotopia: How the Valley’s Elite Plan to Outlive the Rest of Us By Tori Truscheit The valley’s well-to-do tech bros hope to outlive most of us—and how they’re investing their time and money speaks volumes. Read More 13
News May 31, 2017 San Jose’s June 11 LGBT March Sends Mixed Messages on Goals By Tori Truscheit It’s unclear if the origins of San Jose’s upcoming LGBT march comes from activists and community organizers or Santa Clara County HQ. Read More 8
News May 3, 2017 County Study Identifies Health Disparities, Leads to Funding for African American-Focused Clinic By Tori Truscheit Roots Community Health Center will be the first clinic in the South Bay to specifically address the needs of African-American patients. Read More 37
News February 1, 2017 Parents Press San Jose Unified School District on How It Will Protect Undocumented Students By Tori Truscheit President Trump’s executive orders on immigration have undocumented parents and students in San Jose’s largest school district on edge. Read More 52
News January 12, 2017 ‘We Can’t Be Quiet on This One’: Silicon Valley Women on Why They’re Marching against Trump By Tori Truscheit The day after Donald Trump is sworn in, Silicon Valley women will join an expected 200,000 protesters at the Women’s March on Washington D.C. Read More 125
News November 25, 2016 Trans Day of Remembrance Helps Honor Fallen, Raises Claims of ‘Elitism’ at Billy DeFrank Center By Tori Truscheit An event honoring trans people killed by violence has brought attention to claims of ‘elitism’ at one of the area’s LGBTQ outreach centers. Read More 18