Evan Low

CalMatters: Alec Baldwin, A $227,000 Payment and San Jose Fundraiser at Heart of Allegations Against Former Lawmaker

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The FPPC has fined former California lawmaker Evan Low for using nonprofit funds to pay actor Alec Baldwin to appear at a fundraising event.

Former California Assemblymember Evan Low used his technology-focused nonprofit to pay actor Alec Baldwin more than $227,000 to appear at a tech event and a separate fundraiser for Low, then deliberately tried to conceal the payments, the California Fair Political Practices Commission determined in a filing released Friday. The agency charged with enforcing California’s campaign … Read more

CalMatters: Gambling Companies Spent Big to Defeat Three California Lawmakers

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California card rooms spent millions to oppose the election of four lawmakers who supported a bill that would allow tribal casinos to sue them.

California’s card rooms lost a costly legislative fight this year as they sought to kill a bill that would allow their competitors, tribal casinos, to sue them. But that didn’t stop the gambling halls from punishing a handful of lawmakers for their votes after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the gambling bill into law. In an … Read more

Milestones – Manufactured News! – Opinion

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Publisher Miles Barber calls out California Assembly Member Evan Low for asking a court to take Donald Trump's name off of the ballot.

Assemblyman Evan Low, representing Santa Clara in Sacramento, is on a campaign to get Donald Trump off the California ballot. Hmmm. Low appears to have become a self-appointed judge and jury. It does not matter if you hate Trump, tolerate Trump or approve of Trump. Until and unless former President Trump is found guilty of … Read more

Santa Clara’s Anne Kepner Named 26th Assembly District’s Woman of the Year

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Assembly Member Evan Low named WVMCCD board member and Santa Clara resident Anne Kepner Assembly District 26's Woman of the Year.

Assemblymember Evan Low, representing the 26th Assembly District, named Anne Kepner, who serves on the West Valley Mission Community College District (WVMCCD) Board of Trustees, Woman of the Year. Low recognized Kepner, a Santa Clara resident, at a March 17 luncheon he hosted at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Santana Row. On March 20, at a … Read more

2022 Election Results (as of Nov. 16)

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Most of the races are decided except for the races for Santa Clara mayor, Sunnyvale's Dist. 3, State Senate Dist. 10 and County Sheriff.

As explained in a previous article, there are several thousand votes that still need to be counted in Santa Clara County races. Some of the races are too close to call and even if all the ballots are counted and certified, candidates have the opportunity to ask the Registrar of Voters for a recount. All … Read more

Pride Flag Raising Stirs Hope

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Mayor Lisa Gillmor, Council Member Anthony Becker and more gathered to raise the Pride flag over Santa Clara City Hall on June 3.

Gabrielle Antolovich, Ken Yeager and Anthony Becker, on behalf of the LGBTQIA+ community, pulled together as one to raise high the flags of the City of Santa Clara and Pride outside City Hall June 3, launching June Pride Month for a sixth year in Santa Clara. The rainbow Pride flag symbolizes the hope of the … Read more