Darrell Cortez retired more than a decade ago from the San Jose Police Department, so he isn’t fighting crime in the streets anymore. But he is working on preventing crime before it starts — by investing in children’s education. Since 2007, Cortez and his wife, Alicia, have operated the Shop...
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Funk: Our broken public education state funding model
All the reports I have read since the release of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget point to his education budget as being good for public education. There is some truth to that statement. His proposed budget is great for early learning education and for increasing funding in special education in...
February 17, 2020February 18, 2020
by Carina Woudenberg
by Carina WoudenbergEast San Jose school district OKs $23 million budget cut, staff layoffs
Citing a severe lack of funding, the East Side Union High School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously in a...
February 17, 2020February 18, 2020
by Bob Staedler
by Bob StaedlerThe Podlight: Urban Catalyst’s Erik Hayden talks Opportunity Zones
The Podlight, a new podcast collaboration by San José Spotlight and Silicon Valley Synergy, is back. Late last year, we...
February 17, 2020February 18, 2020
by Katie Lauer
by Katie LauerMatt Mahan would bring a data-driven approach to San Jose City Hall
Matt Mahan says he’s knocked on more than 7,500 doors and hosted more than 500 people at house parties in...
February 16, 2020February 18, 2020
by Lorraine Gabbert
by Lorraine GabbertSan Jose: Jim Zito faces Sylvia Arenas in heated forum after losing support
Hours after San Jose City Council candidate Jim Zito lost a slew of powerful endorsements amid widespread criticism over his...
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