- DoorDash drivers knock on CEO’s door to protest wages
San Francisco Examiner, 9/2/21 - DoorDash workers protest outside CEO Tony Xu’s home demanding better pay, tip transparency and PPE
TechCrunch, 9/2/21 - DoorDash drivers go to CEO’s door to demand fair wages and working conditions
48hills, 9/2/21 - DoorDash Settlement Would Pay a Paltry $130 to Workers Instead of Making Them Employees
Gizmodo, 9/1/21 - Gig worker advocacy groups react to court ruling that Prop. 22 is ‘unconstitutional’
CNN, 8/21/21 - Rising Concern Over Lead in Exhaust of Small Aircraft Spurs New Calls to Close Reid-Hillview Airport
NBC Bay Area, 8/7/21 - Uber showed drivers lower fares than passengers, blames California law it supported
MarketWatch, 7/23/21 - Black and Brown Gig Workers Report Lower Ratings — But Companies Make Bias Hard to Track
KQED, 7/22/21 - Community workforce agreement highlighted in Santa Clara VTA projects
Mass Transit Magazine, 7/15/21 - Santa Clara County sees increase in value of taxable properties
San Jose Spotlight, 7/13/21 - No plans yet for first Google-San Jose funds
San Jose Spotlight, 7/6/21 - Local resources for survivors and victims of gun violence
ABC 7 News, 6/29/21 - How Google won over some of its biggest critics to build a megacampus in San Jose
CNBC, 6/27/21 - San Jose to decide where to prioritize affordable housing
San Jose Spotlight, 6/24/21 - Teamsters plan sweeping effort to unionize Amazon workers
The Guardian, 6/22/21 - San Jose-Google advisory group is years away
San Jose Spotlight, 6/15/21 - You may be paying more for Uber, but drivers aren’t getting their cut of the fare hike
Washington Post, 6/10/21 - It’s Hard Work to Make Ordering Groceries Online So Easy
New York Times, 6/4/21 - San Jose Flea Market vendors protest development plan
San Jose Spotlight, 6/4/21 - How will San Jose enforce its return to work law?
San Jose Spotlight, 6/1/21 - San Jose VTA Shooting: How to Help Victims, Families and Those Personally Affected
KQED, 5/27/21 - How you can help victims of San Jose’s VTA mass shooting
San Jose Spotlight, 5/26/21 - Op-ed: Downtown West sets new standard for addressing displacement and community voice
San Jose Spotlight, 5/25/21 - San Jose-Google benefits fund could take 10 years to pay out
San Jose Spotlight, 5/25/21 - San Jose’s City Council just unanimously approved Google’s Downtown West project
Silicon Valley Business Journal, 5/25/21 - San Jose approves policy to rehire laid-off workers
San Jose Spotlight, 5/11/21 - Is Uber disclosing enough information about its lobbying? 30% of shareholders want more
MarketWatch, 5/11/21 - Advocates fear thousands of families will end up homeless with eviction moratorium set to expire next month
ABC 7 News, 5/5/21 - On May Day, Gig Workers Are Organizing an Intersectional Movement
TruthOut, 5/1/21 - Gig companies oppose U.S. push for worker employee status, suggest compromise
Reuters, 4/29/21 - San Jose Google project one step closer to reality
San Jose Spotlight, 4/28/21 - Uber and Lyft expect ride-hailing to make a sharp recovery, but there are some potential roadblocks
MarketWatch, 4/28/21 - Gig companies seek to sway pro-union task force
Politico, 4/28/21 - COVID Vaccines: Santa Clara County Launches Outreach Teams To Aid Holdouts
CBS San Francisco, 4/20/21 - SF sees major drop in vaccine supply, while Santa Clara sees bump: Here’s why
ABC 7 News, 4/20/21 - Gig Worker Classification Worsens Inequities During Pandemic, Organizer Says
San Francisco Public Press, 4/16/21 - Uber spending $250 million to lure drivers back to work as pandemic restrictions ease
MarketWatch, 4/7/21 - Google promises $200M worth of community benefits under Downtown West plan for San Jose
Silicon Valley Business Journal, 4/6/21 - Google’s downtown San Jose transit village project offers $200 million in community benefits
San Jose Mercury News, 4/6/21 - Google’s San Jose megaproject offers $200 million in community benefits, 1,000 affordable homes
San Francisco Chronicle, 4/6/21 - San Jose releases Google’s $200 million community benefits plan
San Jose Spotlight, 4/6/21 - Google, San Jose Development Deal Includes $200 Million in Housing Funds
KQED, 4/6/21 - Silicon Valley’s essential workers form new group, fight for rights
San Jose Spotlight, 3/31/21 - Local rent relief is on its way in San Jose
San Jose Spotlight, 3/24/21 - After a Remote Year, Tech’s Shadow Workforce Barely Hangs On
Wired, 3/24/21 - Black and Hispanic Communities Grapple With Vaccine Misinformation
New York Times, 3/10/21 - How to Reach the Unvaccinated
New York Times, 3/10/21 - California’s make-or-break reopening has arrived
CalMatters, 3/4/21 - More parks, housing? Google, San Jose to release agreement
San Jose Spotlight, 3/1/21 - Uber asked its drivers about working for the app. They didn’t hold back.
Mashable, 2/24/21 - San Jose seeks to squeeze more affordable housing out of developers
San Jose Spotlight, 2/23/21 - Every Major Gig Company Has Now Raised Prices In California After Prop. 22
Forbes, 2/19/21 - Labor Groups & Gig Workers Continue The Fight Against Prop 22 For Fair Pay & Worker Protections
KALW, 2/17/21 - San Francisco rideshare and delivery drivers demand more PPE
CBS News, 2/17/21 - If Work Is Going Remote, Why Is Big Tech Still Building?
Wired, 2/16/21 - A DoorDash driver’s car was stolen with his kids inside. Funds poured in to help them, but there’s a bigger problem.
The Counter, 2/11/21 - ‘Panic and fear’: S.F. father whose two kids were abducted in carjacking recounts ordeal
San Francisco Chronicle, 2/8/21 - ‘One job is no longer enough to survive’: Dolly Parton’s Super Bowl ad glosses over the reality for millions of gig workers, critics say
MarketWatch, 2/7/21 - Gig economy shows the danger and power of data imbalance, Mozilla report says
MarketWatch, 1/28/21 - Congress urged to extend labor protections to gig workers who are ‘on the precipice of devastation’
MarketWatch, 1/25/21 - The Real Reason Food Delivery Just Got More Expensive In California
Mashed, 1/21/21 - Lyft announces additional fee for California riders to cover cost of Prop. 22 driver benefits
San Francisco Examiner, 1/13/21 - Gig drivers and labor unions ask state Supreme Court to strike down Prop. 22
San Francisco Examiner, 1/12/21 - Worker Advocates Rally Around Biden’s Labor Department Pick
MotherJones, 1/9/21 - Community leaders: Sedition by a sitting president. Treason by false patriots.
San Jose Spotlight, 1/7/21 - The End of the Golden Age of Silicon Valley Cafeterias”
Bloomberg, 1/6/21 - Members of San Jose’s Diridon advisory group say the city isn’t listening to them anymore
San Jose Spotlight, 1/5/21
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