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The Biz Beat: San Jose’s Charlie Rose Baseball hits a home run

Nearly 70 years ago, Charlie Rose started repairing baseball gloves in his spare time at home as a...

More South County homeless receive health care

Local officials are reporting a sharp uptick in homeless people seeking health services in South County – a...

San Jose housing commissioners against mobile home rent increase

The San Jose Housing and Community Development Commission is recommending not to raise rents for residents living in...

San Jose Viet Museum’s future unclear

Patience is wearing thin amid a battle for control of a museum honoring San Jose’s Vietnamese community —...

San Jose to study reforming historic preservation rules

San Jose has taken the first step in a likely lengthy process to revamp the city’s approach to...

San Jose Vietnamese shops sue over alleged mismanagement

At San Jose’s Vietnam Town, struggling merchants find it hard to recognize their signature commercial center. Instead, they...

Latest Opinion

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Kou: Rishi Kumar offers a forward-looking vision for residents

Public trust in government isn’t maintained through slogans or longevity or staying in an echo chamber — it depends on results. The Democratic Party can only remain strong when it listens to fearless voices — and one such voice is Rishi Kumar. Kumar — a C-suite technologist, former executive board member of the California Democratic Party who served three terms and two-term Saratoga councilmember, with deep experience in technology turnarounds — sees the Assessor’s Office as an opportunity to restore public confidence and make the office work for the people. Santa Clara County should not function like a feudal system....

The Podlight

The cost of cutting SNAP: Families on the brink in Silicon Valley

With federal SNAP benefits stalling, food insecurity is rising sharply across Silicon Valley. In this episode, we sit down with Leslie Bacho, CEO of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, to talk about the growing demand for food assistance, the human toll of federal funding cuts and what can be done to ensure no one in our community goes hungry.