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What’s on the Ballot: East Bay

This November is one of the most important elections in decades. While most attention is glued to the presidential race, the measures and candidates in local and state races have the potential to drastically reshape our communities, amidst and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Since there is truly so much on… Read More

What’s on the Ballot: South Bay & the Peninsula

This November is one of the most important elections in decades. While most attention is glued to the presidential race, the measures and candidates in local and state races have the potential to drastically reshape our communities, amidst and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Since there is truly so much on… Read More

What’s on the Ballot: San Francisco

This November is one of the most important elections in decades. While most attention is glued to the presidential race, the measures and candidates in local and state races have the potential to drastically reshape our communities, amidst and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Since there is truly so much on… Read More

Workers’ Rights on the Ballot

This November, workers’ rights are on the ballot in California. Proposition 22 is essentially a referendum on AB 5, the controversial gig worker classification law passed in 2019 that challenges the business models of companies like Uber, Lyft, Doordash, Postmates and Instacart. This ballot initiative will ultimately decide the future… Read More

Housing on the Ballot

This November, housing is (once again) on the ballot in California. These two ballot measures are reprises of appearances on the 2018 ballot, both swinging in wildly different directions when it comes to the future of housing in California. On Thursday, September 17th at noon, we’ll discuss the following propositions:… Read More

Racial Equity on the Ballot

This November, racial equity is on the ballot in California. While all three of these measures were introduced before the Movement for Black Lives took to the streets this year, the racial reckoning that we’re facing is making these propositions all the more urgent—and important for the future of equity… Read More

What’s Next for Prop 15

We’re about 100 days away from the 2020 election. There are plenty of consequential decisions to make on this year’s ballot, but one California ballot measure is at the forefront of TechEquity’s current work: Proposition 15.  Since 2018, TechEquity has been part of a broad and diverse group of over… Read More

What Can Tech Do to be Anti-Racist?

The Movement for Black Lives has rallied people together across the country and generated a wave of support from the tech sector. More companies than ever are taking a public stand on racial equity and systemic change. However, very few companies have shared commitments, beyond donating to civil rights organizations,… Read More

The Great Affordability Crisis: A Discussion with Author Annie Lowrey – Recording

In The Great Affordability Crisis Breaking America, Annie Lowrey reveals that in one of the supposed best decades in the American economy, “families were bled dry by landlords, hospital administrators, university bursars, and child-care centers. For millions, a roaring economy felt precarious or downright terrible.” On July 23rd,… Read More