California’s New AI Laws Are a First Step. Here’s What We Won and What’s Next.
Last month, Gov. Newsom signed first generation guardrails on how bosses and businesses use AI at work, in health care, in schools, and across our lives. These bills passed despite an aggressive, well-funded lobbying campaign from Big Tech to defeat them….
Workers Are Setting the Rules for AI in Silicon Valley
AI is being deployed in the institutions working people depend on most: hospitals, benefits offices, government agencies. And the people it affects most have had the least say in how it’s used. That’s starting to change. Workers and unions aren’t waiting…
San Jose Votes to Restrict Flock Cameras.
On March 10, the San José City Council voted unanimously to adopt new safeguards for its network of 474 Flock Safety license plate reader cameras, reducing data retention from one year to 30 days, restricting where cameras can be placed, and…
Chatbots Over Therapists? Not in our town.
On March 18, approximately 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health therapists, social workers, and psychologists went on strike across California including right here in Santa Clara County, and we were proud to stand with them on the picket line. The strike wasn’t…
Making Tech Work For Workers Conference
In January 2025, we joined workers, unions, researchers, and community allies from across California at the Making Tech Work for Workers convening. Together, we shared strategies for responding to the ways AI is already transforming work, and imagined a future where…
Healthcare in Crisis: 5 Takeaways from Santa Clara County Medicaid Townhall Series
On a hot, summer Thursday evening at Regional Medical Center’s cafeteria, over 100 community members jammed the room with one shared mission: to learn how HR 1, or the ‘Big, Beautiful HORRIBLE Bill,’ will affect residents of Santa Clara County, especially…
A big win for fast food workers in Santa Clara County
On April 8, thanks to the tireless efforts of fast food workers and the unwavering support of allies like you, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors took a critical step toward advancing Know Your Rights training for fast food workers…
HCA Healthcare Forced to Acknowledge Community Demands Ahead of Good Samaritan Hospital Expansion Permit
The creation of a Community Advocacy Committee and a payment of $3 million to City of San Jose is a first step towards community accountability The Rescue Our Medical Care Coalition achieved a pivotal first step in holding HCA Healthcare accountable…
HCA Healthcare Pushes for Good Samaritan Expansion While Gutting Mental Health Services in a Crisis
Representatives from the Rescue Our Medical Care Coalition, joined by District 9 Council Member Pam Foley, met today with Good Samaritan Hospital’s CEO to address concerns over HCA Healthcare’s proposed facility expansion amid ongoing service reductions across San José. The Coalition…
Santa Clara County to reclaim Regional Medical Center: But there is still work to be done
Today, our community has achieved a monumental victory. The decision by Santa Clara County to take over Regional Medical Center and keep its doors open is a step in the right direction to reclaim healthcare, not just for the Eastside —…
Victory: California Supreme Court Strikes Down “Taxpayer Deception Act” Initiative
Court decision safeguards crucial funding and upholds voter power against corporate influence This morning, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision ruling the “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act” initiative cannot be included on the November 2024 ballot. Working Partnerships…
Santa Clara Community Joins Together to Protect Critical Healthcare Access
Coalition of patients, workers and leaders demand investigation into discriminatory closures at Regional Medical Center A coalition of community leaders, healthcare workers, and local organizations including Working Partnerships USA, Latinas Contra Cancer, South Bay Labor Council and elected representatives rallied at…
