Ro Khanna – The San Francisco Inquirer

CONGRESS: Ro Khanna is being urged to run for Minority Leader

By Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC — October 19, 2025 — As the Democratic Party grapples with internal divisions and the sting of recent electoral setbacks, a chorus of voices from progressive activists, Silicon Valley donors, […]

COURAGE: Ro Khanna leads charge for Muwekma Ohlone reaffirmation, but will threats from the ‘elderly guard’ thwart efforts

By Staff Reporter In the halls of Congress, where indigenous rights often clash with entrenched political and economic forces, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) has emerged as a leading champion for the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe’s long-denied […]

Khanna secures $600k in funding for Valley Water

WASHINGTON, DC — November 25, 2023 – Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat of Milpitas, announced that the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation will distribute $680,429 to Valley Water for two planning studies […]

Ro Khanna caught on tape mansplaining colonialism to Tribe’s chairwoman

(January 30, 2023) — On January 10th, in a closed-door meeting, Rep. Ro Khanna was caught on tape mansplaining colonialism to Charlene Nijmeh, the Chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, and in condescending tones disparaging her […]

Eshoo has been formally censured by Muwekma Tribal Council following extortionate demands

(January 21, 2023) — The Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Council has formally — and by unanimous vote — passed a Censure Resolution — of Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) for her role in attempting to extort the Tribe […]

Newsom is being encouraged to replace Feinstein with an indigenous woman

Senator Diane Feinstein‘s elitist attitudes towards indigenous communities in California has many Tribes hoping that Governor Gavin Newsom will appoint an indigenous woman to succeed her — should her seat become vacant before her term […]

Bay Area Democratic Party endorsements of Muwekma recognition roll in as support for Tribe grows

Several county organizations of the Democratic Party in the Bay Area have formally endorsed federal recognition for the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, the 500-member tribe whose land the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose […]

This Thanksgiving, the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe is asking for federal recognition. Zoe Lofgren just might say yes.

This Thanksgiving, the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe is asking the local Bay Area congressional delegation to finally reaffirm their never-terminated status as a federally recognized Tribe. The Tribe was illegally removed from a key list several […]

Swalwell, Khanna back Eshoo’s bill to recognize the Muwekma Ohlone, as momentum grows for Tribe

Rep. Eric Swalwell and Rep. Ro Khanna are publicly backing legislation sponsored by Rep. Anna Esho0 to reaffirm the federal recognition of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay, which has struggled for decades to reaffirm […]