Joseph Geha

Joseph is a senior reporter at San José Spotlight covering San Jose and Santa Clara County.

Joseph was born and raised in Fremont, and has worked in journalism all over the Bay Area. Before joining San José Spotlight, he was most recently a reporter with The Mercury News and East Bay Times, covering large swaths of Alameda County, including Fremont, for nearly six years.

He has also worked in news radio, both as a reporter and host, largely in the South Bay. Joseph has spent many days wandering around the Bay Area in search of delicious foods, including tacos, burritos, pho and dumplings.

He is a graduate of California State University, East Bay (Hayward) and an Oakland Athletics fan.

San Jose housing left out of state environmental reform

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has made a habit of taking big swings on critical policy issues, laid out a proposal earlier this month for reforming the California Environmental Quality Act, aiming to make it easier to build major infrastructure projects. But with California facing a deficit of millions of homes, and officials up and down...

Santa Clara County schools score millions for mental health support

The Santa Clara County Office of Education is set to receive nearly $1 million in federal funding to help train and hire more mental health professionals across high-need schools. The influx of cash, which comes from a national grant program through the U.S. Department of Education, marks the second time the office has received grant money this...