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Los Gatos community helps struggling residents pay rent

Los Gatos resident Shelly never thought she would struggle to make rent. But following a series of family tragedies and...

Silicon Valley deluged by health care workers’ labor fights

A wave of labor disputes is hitting Silicon Valley’s overburdened hospitals as health care workers reach their breaking...

Kaiser doctors in Silicon Valley move to unionize

Frontline physicians at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Clara County plan to unionize, and are the last Northern California group...

San Jose police cruise with lowriders on Cinco de Mayo

San Jose police will take a different approach with Cinco de Mayo festivities to mend the relationship between law enforcement...

San Jose bathrooms may soon have sex trafficking signs

A local official wants to put an end to sex trafficking in San Jose. San Jose Councilmember Bien...

Sunnyvale approves history museum expansion

The Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum, which catalogs the city’s history from the first orchards to aerospace companies, has...

The Podlight

A closer look at BART’s extension to Santa Clara

Despite ballooning costs and delays, BART's much-anticipated extension in Silicon Valley is inching forward as pre-construction work begins on the transit agency's Santa Clara stop. Editor Nick Preciado digs into the update with reporter B. Sakura Cannesta, who covers Santa Clara and Sunnyvale.

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The inside of a train station in San Jose

Mallon: Silicon Valley — a transit market ready for growth

Silicon Valley is the heart of innovation and the tech economy. For decades, it’s been a place where people from all over the world come to turn their brightest ideas into successful companies. Silicon Valley boasts a gross domestic product of $382.8 billion and is home to 200 of the 500 largest companies in the world by revenue. Despite this success, the burgeoning potential of public transit is often overlooked. Some see San Jose and Santa Clara County as sleepy suburbs undeserving of transit investment. However, the reality is that Silicon Valley is a major economic powerhouse that continues to grow....