https://vietvalley.com Vietnamese News, Culture & Life in San Jose Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:30:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://vietvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-512x512_full_white_png-32x32.png https://vietvalley.com 32 32 https://vietvalley.com/serial-entrepreneur-seeks-district-9-san-jose-council-seat/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:30:12 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/serial-entrepreneur-seeks-district-9-san-jose-council-seat/ Serial entrepreneur, classic car collectors, TV host, civic organizer — lifelong San Jose resident Mike Hennessy has worn a lot of hats over the years. Now, he said that wide-ranging experience has prepared him well to step into yet another role: District 9 councilmember. “I know I can add some common sense,” Hennessy, 70, told …]]> https://vietvalley.com/san-joses-mask-policy-holds-despite-federal-ruling/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:30:04 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/san-joses-mask-policy-holds-despite-federal-ruling/ A federal judge has temporarily blocked California from enacting a law that would ban federal agents from wearing masks — but a similar policy in San Jose remains intact. On Feb. 9, federal Judge Christina Snyder ruled that California’s “No Secret Police Act” appears to be discriminatory since it only bans federal agents from wearing …]]> https://vietvalley.com/super-bowl-sets-south-bay-public-transit-ridership-record/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:30:06 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/super-bowl-sets-south-bay-public-transit-ridership-record/ Public transit ridership to and from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara for the Super Bowl hit an all-time high with 30,000 trips — although not without a few bumps along the way. VTA tallied 28,000 light rail trips and 2,600 bus rides for the big game, which the National Football League said drew 70,823 people. …]]> https://vietvalley.com/silicon-valley-lawmakers-criticize-mahan-endorse-opponent/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:30:05 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/silicon-valley-lawmakers-criticize-mahan-endorse-opponent/ San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s moderate campaign for California governor has fared well with billionaires and tech moguls. But two progressive state lawmakers in his own backyard are less enthused. Democratic Assemblymembers Ash Kalra and Alex Lee are spurning Mahan’s bid for statewide office as a “handpicked” vessel for big tech’s movement to consolidate control …]]> https://vietvalley.com/san-jose-lawmakers-housing-bills-advance-through-congress/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:30:06 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/san-jose-lawmakers-housing-bills-advance-through-congress/ A pair of bills spearheaded by Congressman Sam Liccardo that aim to speed up the approval process for new residential projects advanced through the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week as part of a bipartisan housing package. The bipartisan act aims to alleviate the housing shortage by streamlining housing regulations, updating certain programs in …]]> https://vietvalley.com/doan-nabs-dual-endorsements-in-san-jose-district-7-race/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:30:06 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/doan-nabs-dual-endorsements-in-san-jose-district-7-race/ It’s a rare alignment of San Jose’s political stars: Two influential organizations on opposite sides of San Jose’s labor-business political divide have endorsed the same candidate in the District 7 City Council race. Incumbent Councilmember Bien Doan has won support from both the Silicon Valley Biz PAC and South Bay Labor Council. Doan — a …]]> https://vietvalley.com/san-joses-largest-school-district-looks-to-close-schools/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:30:07 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/san-joses-largest-school-district-looks-to-close-schools/ Santa Clara County’s largest school district could close up to nine elementary schools due to declining enrollment — a game changer for the district as it redefines its future.  The San Jose Teachers Association is urging San Jose Unified School District to consider restructuring the system due to enrollment and equity issues. There are 41 …]]> https://vietvalley.com/billionaire-techies-back-matt-mahans-run-for-ca-governor/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:30:05 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/billionaire-techies-back-matt-mahans-run-for-ca-governor/ Billionaires and tech moguls are spending mountains of cash to catapult San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan to the front of the race for California governor. Recent campaign finance reports show Mahan has raised more than $2 million, though he has touted raising a total of $7 million so far on social media. Google co-founder Sergey Brin, …]]> https://vietvalley.com/conservative-heads-san-jose-mayors-governor-campaign/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:30:06 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/conservative-heads-san-jose-mayors-governor-campaign/ San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has bristled at being labeled right-leaning while stressing he’s a lifelong Democrat. His hiring of a self-described conservative to run his California governor campaign could fuel fresh skepticism. Mahan’s 23-year-old campaign manager, Adrian Rafizadeh, registered as a Republican in 2020, voter records show. Rafizadeh previously worked on Mahan’s mayoral campaign from …]]> https://vietvalley.com/heres-who-paid-for-san-jose-mayors-super-bowl-ad/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 23:30:08 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/heres-who-paid-for-san-jose-mayors-super-bowl-ad/ From Peter Thiel-linked tech investors to the creator of “Law & Order,” several notable people are gunning to vault San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s bid for California governor to frontrunner status — starting with a Super Bowl ad. The 30-second ad, which vaunts Mahan for making San Jose the “safest big city in America,” brought the …]]> https://vietvalley.com/san-jose-councilmember-seeks-state-senate-seat/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:30:10 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/san-jose-councilmember-seeks-state-senate-seat/ The election year has barely started — but a handful of Silicon Valley races have already become an intricate set of dominoes. San Jose Councilmember David Cohen intends to run for California Senate District 10, representing parts of Santa Clara and Alameda counties. But his campaign depends on wide speculation that the district’s current seat holder, Aisha …]]> https://vietvalley.com/follow-the-money-in-san-joses-city-council-races/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:30:06 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/follow-the-money-in-san-joses-city-council-races/ A political newcomer is leading the fundraising pack in the race for this year’s sole open seat on the San Jose City Council, as incumbents in other districts raise funds to fend off rivals. The first round of campaign filings for the 2026 election cycle, submitted ahead of a Monday deadline, show candidates have raised …]]> https://vietvalley.com/san-jose-mayor-spars-with-gubernatorial-candidates-during-debate/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:30:05 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/san-jose-mayor-spars-with-gubernatorial-candidates-during-debate/ San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan faced his first major test as a contender for California governor Tuesday during a televised debate. The debate, hosted in San Francisco by KTVU, had Mahan standing shoulder to shoulder with six other candidates — conservative TV news pundit Steve Hilton, billionaire Tom Steyer, former Attorney General Xavier Becerra, former …]]> https://vietvalley.com/san-jose-wants-industrial-land-exempt-from-housing-law/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:30:05 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/san-jose-wants-industrial-land-exempt-from-housing-law/ With just five months before landmark housing legislation takes effect throughout California, San Jose officials are racing to exempt broad swaths of the city from the law. Sen. Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 79, signed into law in October, aims to encourage denser housing construction around transit hubs. In San Jose, the law would cover 40,000 …]]> https://vietvalley.com/silicon-valley-groups-help-nonprofits-navigate-federal-changes/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:30:03 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/silicon-valley-groups-help-nonprofits-navigate-federal-changes/ As nonprofits fall under the bludgeon of President Donald Trump’s federal spending cuts, groups in Silicon Valley are working to provide resources to soften the blow. The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley is offering up to 10 hours of free legal services to help nonprofits navigate shifting federal grant rules, funding freezes, restructuring and other advice nonprofit …]]>