August 20, 2023 New Netflix Engineer Disappears Two Weeks after Moving to San Jose By Bay City News Yohanes S. Kidane was last seen Aug. 14 entering an Uber vehicle in San Jose, and cell phone, wallet and backpack were recovered near the Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center in San Francisco. Read More 3
May 8, 2023 Palo Alto Man Gets Probation for Covering Up Massive Data Breach at Uber By San Jose Inside Joseph Sullivan of Palo Alto also was ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for hiding information from Uber executives and the Federal Trade Commission. Read More 0
October 6, 2022 Uber’s Former Security Chief Convicted of Attempting to Cover Up Massive Hack of Customer Data By Barry Holtzclaw Data breaches involved millions of Uber user records and tens of thousands of driver licenses, federal prosecutors said. Read More 1
July 19, 2022 Uber Agrees to Pay Millions to Settle Claims It Overcharged People with Disabilities By Barry Holtzclaw The San Francisco-based company agreed to stop charging people with disabilities extra wait time fees, and pay more than $2.2 million in refunds. Read More 0
February 24, 2021 For Better or Worse, Prop. 22 Could Become a Model for U.S. By Sonya Herrera The new law didn’t fulfill promises of change, some say. Now the measure is starting to having ripple effects across the state. Read More 14
January 20, 2021 Trump Pardons Silicon Valley Engineer Convicted of Stealing Google’s Trade Secrets By Silicon Valley Newsroom Anthony Levandowski had not yet started his 18-month sentence, which was delayed indefinitely because of Covid. Read More 5
November 6, 2020 After Prop. 22 Win in California, Labor Groups Vow Challenges By Lauren Hepler, CalMatters Now, with the presidential race still undecided, the state’s war over gig work could also sway the national conversation over the future of work. Read More 5
November 5, 2020 Election 2020: Meet Alex Lee, California’s First Gen Z Legislator By Jennifer Wadsworth The 25-year-old progressive rode a wave of young voter turnout to become the youngest state lawmaker in more than 80 years. Read More 6
October 28, 2020 Lawsuits and Labor Backlash: Prop. 22’s Cutthroat Final Days By Lauren Hepler, CalMatters Gig companies embark on a last-minute spending blitz after labor groups question campaign tactics. Read More 2
October 21, 2020 What Propositions Are On California’s Ballot? By Grace Hase, Janice Bitters, Josh Koehn and Will Carruthers California’s ballot measures can be as opaque as they are varied, which is why we waded through the morass to make your decision easier. Read More 2
October 9, 2020 Open Letter: What Happened to Your Apology? What Happened to Your Anti-PAC Pledge? By Guest Columnist Ann Ravel should reconsider her stance on anti-recall money and make good on her anti-PAC pledge, says ex-Assemblywoman Nora Campos. Read More 16
October 1, 2020 Op-Ed: Prop. 22 an Assault on Democracy, Human Rights By Diego Aguilar-Canabal Proposition 22 is a heist in plain sight orchestrated by some of the wealthiest liars and thieves of our modern Gilded Age. Read More 13
August 27, 2019 Feds Accuse Ex-Google Engineer of Stealing Trade Secrets By Silicon Valley Newsroom Anthony Levandowski faces 33 counts of stealing and attempting to steal proprietary information from his former employers at Google. Read More 1
January 4, 2019 Netflix Bows to Saudi Censors, Pulls Episode of ‘The Patriot Act’ By Jennifer Wadsworth The Los Gatos-based streaming giant yanked an installment of the popular comedy series over its criticism of the kingdom’s monarchy. Read More 11
October 30, 2018 Uber, Lyft, GoBike Offer Free Rides on Election Day By Jennifer Wadsworth On Election Day, voters will have the option of a free ride, courtesy of Ford GoBike, Uber and Lyft. Read More 0
October 8, 2016 C2SV 2016 Day 2: Uber CTO, Author Antonio García Martínez, Black Girls Code, Driverless Cars By Silicon Valley Newsroom The second day of C2SV took an introspective look at Silicon Valley, a land of immigrants, innovators and self-absorbed noobs. Read More 4