Sasha Tuddenham

Dec 20, 2024 | peninsulapress.com | Sasha Tuddenham

Sasha Tuddenham lives for a good story.

Nov 5, 2024 | peninsulapress.com | Sasha Tuddenham

East Palo Alto Mayor Antonio Lopez’s Prius doubles as his campaign headquarters. The GPS interrupted Mexican singer Peso Pluma singing through the speakers, announcing turns through Redwood City neighborhoods for a last canvassing push on the Sunday before the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors election on Nov. 5, a race that is pitting Lopez against Councilmember Lisa Gauthier.

Nov 5, 2024 | peninsulapress.com | Sasha Tuddenham

Incumbent John Duarte (R) and challenger Adam Gray (D) are making their last pitch to voters in the final days before the election. District 13 is one of six pivotal California swing districts to decide whether Republicans will retain their razor-thin majority in the House on Nov. 5. In District 13, Duarte is pulling slightly ahead of Gray, but it is still a toss up, according to Cook Political Report. Duarte has a 55% chance of winning, Decision Desk HQ and The Hill predicted on Monday.

Oct 31, 2024 | peninsulapress.com | Sasha Tuddenham

PORTOLA VALLEY –  Portola Valley, one of California’s wealthiest towns, faces a financial crisis and candidates running for town council disagree about the best remedy. During the 2020 COVID-19 shutdown, Portola Valley faced staff turnover, leaving the financial department without oversight. After three unaudited years, the reserves are drained, leaving around $700,000 of unrestricted funds available.

Oct 21, 2024 | stanforddaily.com | Sasha Tuddenham

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1047, a landmark artificial intelligence (AI) safety bill meant to impose the first AI regulation in the United States, in late September. The bill drew opposition from tech giants in the homegrown industry. “The outcome is not what we’d hoped for,” said Sneha Revanur ’26, founder and president of Encode Justice, a global youth movement for AI safety. Revanur has been advocating for the bill since it was first introduced by California Sen. Scott Wiener.