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Silicon Valley Business Alliance calls for halt to gas-appliance ban

A coalition of South Bay business leaders and anti-regulation advocates is urging Bay Area air regulators to halt...

Mountain View approves 8-story condos after parkland fee dispute

A developer’s plan to build an eight-story condominium complex at a prominent gateway to downtown Mountain View got the greenlight...

Historic San Jose farmhouse seeks funds for renovations

A historic Japanese American farmhouse has found a new home after an eight-mile journey from what were once...

The Biz Beat: San Jose’s Mama Flow Studio rethinks fitness

Cat Gieser transitioned from a high-pressure marketing career to becoming a perinatal movement specialist and certified birth doula....

Santa Clara County could build bike-only park trails

The Bay Area is a paradox – both the birthplace of mountain biking and a well of local...

Santa Clara County budget makes steep cuts to safety net programs

Santa Clara County leaders are recommending a net reduction of 464 jobs across the region’s social safety net...

Latest Opinion

Norwood: Santa Clara County school board trustees get no respect

Norwood: Santa Clara County school board trustees get no respect

Experienced and effective school board members don’t get the respect they’ve earned. The problems they govern don’t even bother to introduce themselves, they just show up on the agenda, the grocery store, nail salon or during public comment. Folks pushing school board term limits do so like it’s the miracle cure for everything wrong in public education. “Fresh ideas!” they say. “New voices!” they say. Yeah, sure, because nothing screams stability like constantly replacing the people who actually know and care about what’s going on. Governing a school district isn’t about the stipend. It’s definitely not like changing your socks....

The Podlight

East San Jose reckons with Cesar Chavez’s legacy

New allegations about Cesar Chavez are prompting difficult conversations in East San Jose, where he lived and began his organizing career. Reporter Keith Menconi explores how community leaders are grappling with the revelations, the tension between legacy and accountability, and what it means for a city he once called home.