President Joe Biden announced new initiatives to protect LGBTQ+ communities from attacks, help youths with mental health resources and homelessness and counter book bans, though the impacts may be limited.
U.S. Representatives Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Warren Davidson (R-OH) today introduced legislation to protect Americans’ data from being exploited by unfriendly foreign nations, and apply tough criminal and civil penalties to prevent employees of foreign corporations like TikTok from accessing U.S. data from abroad
On June 15, Rep. Khanna (CA-17), Rep. Kuster (NH-2), and Rep. Pappas (NH-1) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the administration to improve warning labels on e-cigarette products
LinkedIn, which is based in Sunnyvale, earned a score of 100 in a ranking that evaluates the corporate non-discrimination policies based on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”
On June 5 Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior member of the House Committee on Financial Services, and Congressman Stephen Lynch (MA-8) sent a letter to the United States Treasury Department and the I.R.S. to urge the prompt release of proposed regulations that would bring the cryptocurrency industry into full tax compliance.
A new “Corporate Equality Index” study examining companies’ policies on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” protections gave Santa Clara-based ServiceNow a score of 100.
Palo Alto Networks-based Palo Alto Networks was awarded a score of 100 by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation based on a review of the company’s policies barring discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.
On June 6, U.S. Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will award $6,000,000 to the City of Palo Alto to eliminate at-grade Caltrain crossings at Churchill Avenue, Meadow Drive, and Charleston Avenue
Hitachi Vantara, which is based in Santa Clara, earned a score of 100 in a ranking that evaluates the corporate non-discrimination policies based on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”