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South Bay coalition wants to protect workers from tech

From artificial intelligence to algorithmic surveillance, recent tech advances are rapidly reshaping the workplace. South Bay labor leaders...

The Biz Beat: Indian bakery pop-up in Cupertino specializes in vegan pastries

On Sunday mornings at the De Anza College Farmers Market in Cupertino, a crowd forms around a stall...

Santa Clara County aims to protect voting rights

As voting rights become diminished, Santa Clara County officials and advocates are pushing back. The Board of Supervisors...

Mountain View City Council candidates square off at forum

Ahead of the November election, the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce held a recent forum to give voters...

Redevelopment plan draws backlash in South San Jose

Residents of a South San Jose neighborhood are organizing against plans to redevelop a single-family lot, accusing the developer behind...

Santa Clara County home aid workers see pay increase

After years of meager wage increases, thousands of home aid workers in Santa Clara County will receive a...

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Urbanowski: Reclaiming creativity

There is a story we often tell ourselves in the arts nonprofit world, a series of assumptions and false truths that we live by: There is not enough money to go around. We’re lucky just to be in the room. National nonprofit guru Vu Le (keynote speaker at the SVCREATES 2026 Town Hall) often talks about this: the mentality that we are not good enough. The idea that WE know how important art is to society, and how wonderful it would be if everyone else got it the same way we do. As SVCREATES Director of Programs Sinjin Jones wrote...

The Podlight

Two big questions for Silicon Valley

From a proposed ICE facility to a surge in data center development, two of Silicon Valley’s biggest debates took center stage at San José Spotlight’s PolitiBeat 2026. The Podlight revisits the conversations about immigration, energy, economic growth and what these major developments could mean for the region.

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