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Mountain View adopts long-anticipated public art plan

Mountain View has more than 100 public art installations, with the vast majority concentrated in parks and on corporate campuses....

East San Jose rally urges Latino residents to vote

As concerns about immigration enforcement spread through Santa Clara County and California, community advocates are working to reassure...

Silicon Valley billionaires shell out to defeat Proposition 40

Californians are already voting on whether to implement a one-time 5% tax on billionaires that could generate as...

Gilroy council says Sharks Ice facility too expensive

After seven and a half years of talking about bringing a Sharks-led ice hockey and skating facility to...

The Biz Beat: Popular San Jose Mexican bakery opens 4th location

The October opening of Panapolis Bakery No. 4 in San Jose was perfunctory. Owner Aldo Ortiz had a...

San Jose police chief refutes claims of ALPR inconsistency

San Jose Police Chief Paul Joseph has made his first public response to a simmering controversy centered on...

Latest Opinion

An altar for Dia de los Muertos in San Jose, California

Paz-Cedillos: What we remember, what we carry and what we owe

My mother has always been clear about what she wants when she dies. Don’t come to her grave crying. Bring the mariachi. Celebrate her life, the memories, the joy. And because my mother is who she is, she never misses an opportunity to remind us of something equally important: “Bring me flowers while I’m still alive.” I’ve been thinking about her words as our community gathers for Avenida de Altares, one of East San Jose’s most beloved cultural traditions. Día de los Muertos invites us to see death differently. Rooted in Indigenous traditions and shaped by conquest, resistance and centuries...

The Podlight

Making sense of this year’s election

With Election Day approaching, a flurry of changes and claims about voting has left some voters wondering what to expect. Reporter Keith Menconi talks with Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Matt Moreles about how ballots will be counted, what voters need to know and why the process locally remains business as usual.

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