It’s Tuesday, March 2nd and here are the top five things you need to know this week: First, a status update of our local counties since the last installment: Santa Clara County just announced its move from the Purple Tier to the Red Tier under the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. This designation allows …
Guest Blog by Dr. Mayen B. Udoetuk Director, Program and Partner Development at UCSC Silicon Valley Extension 45. This is the number of American Black History Months we’ve experienced so far. 45 is a relatively small number when considering the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was established just 57 years ago. 45 is an even …
Fighting the pandemic in California is rapidly evolving. Here is the most recent installment of 5 Things You Need To Know About COVID-19. First, details surrounding Blue Shield of California’s vaccination plan have been released. The broad goal Blue Shield will be tasked with: vaccinate 3 million Californians per week by March 1st, supply permitting. …
At the start of each legislative session, the Leadership Group convenes our “Fresh Ideas with New Legislators” event where we host informal “get-to-know-you” sessions with new state legislators. This year’s virtual event in early February looked a little different than in years prior, but was nonetheless an exciting two days filled with insightful discussions with …
The gravity and importance of serving as the Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s first Vice President of Racial Justice & Equity is not lost on me. During a time that beckons for real social progress in our companies and communities, the first 90 days of my new job saw our members drive significant legislative advocacy and …
AMD CEO Lisa Su discusses $35 billion purchase of competitor Xilinx in interview with Synopsis’ Aart de Geus San Jose, CA – October 30, 2020 – Dr. Anthony Fauci gave a sobering assessment of the state of Covid-19 to roughly 2,000 virtually assembled community leaders, business executives, and elected officials in attendance at the Silicon …
New SVLG CEO Ahmad Thomas to interview award-winning doctor at 24th Annual Event San Jose, CA – On October 30, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, will be the special guest at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s 24th Annual Forum, a virtual version of its Annual Policy Luncheon. Dr. Fauci joins Leadership …
Bay Area traffic is legendary for maddening traffic jams that even the best podcasts can’t soothe. Traffic steals time from all the other things we’d rather be doing – in the Bay Area it amounts to over a year of our life on average that we will never get back. That’s time with our families, …
By Willie L. Brown Jr., Special to CalMatters, April 14, 2020 Many opponents of the original Proposition 13 have never given up. The same groups that fought the ballot measure more than four decades ago when 65 percent of the state’s electorate passed it have repeatedly tried to destroy the measure’s important property tax protections. …
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