Letting go of Uber - Roll Call
Let's face it, Uber is evil capitalism. It's the latest incarnation of the "greed is good" spawn and exists solely to enrich its founders and investors - most of whom are acting just as scary and...
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CA-Sen 2016: Why I'm Underwhelmed by Tom Steyer
Since 1993, my state has been represented by the same Senate delegation, consisting of Senators Dianne Feinstein (senior) and Barbara Boxer (junior). Of course, all good things must come to an end, and...
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This Sunday: The Threat of Oil Trains in San Jose
If Phillips 66 gets approval to expand its railway spur and refinery, the tracks in San Jose and other California cities will get a lot busier. Five days a week mile-long trains carrying crude oil to...
View ArticleWhy shouldn't it be possible to conquer the world and at the same time make...
Yesterday OPOL posted a diary called "Future Shocked and the Emergent Future" and if I have understood him correctly, he presented a hope and vision that would answer the question in this diary's title...
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The follow-up: The 4 hour workday and Family Values
Yesterday, I posted about a an article in Vice on the 4 hour workday. It seems as if on cue, the New York Times, published an article about the very family un-friendly practices of Silicon Valley....
View ArticleHBO's Silicon Valley exposes the 'greed is good' mantra of the tech industry
First off, it's a great show. I watched the season two opener and thought the writing was even better than before--sharper, funnier, more knowing about the subject it's lampooning, and with better plot...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Valleys
It seems Silicon Valley could be where fast track authority for the Trans Pacific Partnership will succeed or fail. Moderate Dems are needed to get the bill passed and it would seem logical that if...
View ArticleEvents for Bernie Sanders in California
To all Sanders supporters throughout the state of California - here is a listing of upcoming events throughout the state of California. Click on the link to RSVP and help promote these events through...
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Why the GOP loves the 'Secondhand Economy'
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Republican nominee John McCain traveled to Ynez, Kentucky, to announce his economic vision in the place where LBJ launched the War on Poverty back in 1965. His...
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Silicon Valley Kos: Open Thread and 8/15 Meet-Up Info
This coming Saturday! Join local readers and bloggers of Daily Kos for an evening of great food and conversationSaturday, August 15Silicon Valley Kos Meet-Up CA-17, CA-18 & CA-19TIME: 5pmLOCATION:...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Plutocrats Forget Their Roots
Holly Wood wrote a fantastic blog article about an essay on “Economic Inequality,”penned by self-described “essayist” Paul Graham. She really nails the myopia of the Plutocrat and especially the...
View ArticleSilicon Valley is still getting it wrong on income inequality
Back in my days as a denizen of Silicon Valley, we start-up types used to joke that Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California was the single most important street in the world. After all, for almost...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Bites the Hands that Fed Them
There’s a lot to unpack here and I have a number of big thoughts that have been intersecting in interesting ways. I think it’s important to understand who is with us and who is against us. It’s not...
View ArticleRep. Mike Honda's Gun Violence Research Act #CA17, #ActionFirstPrayLater...
This morning I awoke to anxiety and anguish that 89 more people were killed by guns in accidental, homicidal, and suicidal violence in the last 24 hours. These individuals are nameless and faceless to...
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San Jose’s ‘Shelter Crisis’ Policy For Homeless Makes An Impact
San Jose made a bold move in December to help the city’s homeless population by implementing, for the very first time, a “shelter crisis” policy. This allows for the suspension of certain health,...
View Article“History Is Prologue”: Permanent Housing For SJ's Homeless A Tough Sell,...
When it comes to popular support for housing the homeless, there are two types of people: those who want it, and those who want someone else to want it more than they do. Nowhere was that made more...
View ArticleHillary's inside with Silicon Valley. "That is not what I heard. Let me leave...
The scene from the fourth DNC debate, in which the moderators asked the candidates about the topic of technology and Terrorism. Sanders responded that the government and silicon valley needed to come...
View ArticleOf Course Tech Incubators Should Seek Out Minorities
Amidst all of the Paul Graham fun from the last few days (Graham says he was misquoted and lied to about the purpose of the interview. Reading the full transcript, I don't think the substance of his...
View ArticleConnectivity Will Build the Next Silicon Valleys
Can Merced be the next Silicon Valley?According to a recent study from the Pew Research Center, 70 percent of Americans now subscribe to broadband Internet service at home, and an additional 10 percent...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing: #NoKXL Live on the Streets and Social Media
The State Department's Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) only came out late Friday afternoon. But by Monday, as noted on Twitter, Bill McKibben's final count of NoKXL vigils came...
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