March 12, 2019 Op-Ed: To Effectively Fight Gun Violence, Generations Young and Old Must Work Hand in Hand By Kimberly Coke We cannot continue to exist in a country where gun violence causes over 30,000 deaths each year. Read More 59
March 9, 2019 Op-Ed: Secrecy, Private Influence Threatened Santa Clara County’s Sanborn Park By John Miller Thanks to public opposition, the county stopped the project. But it should also condemn its parks division for conducting business in secret. Read More 27
March 5, 2019 Op-Ed: Consumers Will Benefit From T-Mobile-Sprint Merger By Anna Eshoo Congresswoman Anna Eshoo explains why she supports the controversial merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. Read More 8
March 5, 2019 Op-Ed: Local Clothing Company Raises Money to Fight Poaching By Angelina Lue What started as a Los Altos High School student’s passion project to save elephants from poaching has turned into something much bigger. Read More 2
March 4, 2019 Op-Ed: San Jose’s Proposed Light Tower Leaves Us in the Dark By David Poeschel Will light be cast onto the wildlife-sensitive streams by this San Jose Light Tower? Who’s to say? But it won’t be you or me. Read More 9
March 2, 2019 Op-Ed: A Green Perspective on the ‘Green New Deal’ By Christine Pépin and Nassim Nouri Let’s raise our expectations and demand more. Let’s make the Green New Deal a transformative reality at last. Read More 13
March 1, 2019 Op-Ed: Key Projects Aim to Provide Flood Protection for Thousands of ESSJ Homes By Tony Estremera Valley Water officials say the agency needs continued public support support in order to reduce flood risks along South Bay waterways. Read More 1
February 28, 2019 Op-Ed: San Jose Mayor’s Proposed Gun Rules May Jeopardize Our Safety By Jennifer Imhoff Gun safety is important and something the law-abiding citizens support, which is why South Bay libertarians reject the mayor’s proposed laws. Read More 4
February 20, 2019 Op-Ed: Solving Homelessness Requires Empathy, Collaboration By Stephanie Demos With more than 7,300 homeless people in our county, we need people and organizations to work together to reduce this number. Read More 6
February 18, 2019 Op-Ed: Apathy Towards the Unhoused is Dangerous By Shaunn Cartwright We need to show our unhoused neighbors compassion and protect them when the city, county and others fail to do so. Read More 20
February 11, 2019 Op-Ed: Why Does the San Jose Diocese’s List of Abusive Clergy Members Come Up So Short? By Joey Piscitelli According to newly released documents and testimony from clergy abuse victims, the list appears to be 440 percent short. Read More 6
February 6, 2019 Op-Ed: Raymond Mueller Has Proven Himself as the Best Candidate for ARUSD Board By Paul Escobar and Tanya Freudenberger If Alum Rock Union ever had a clearer choice for their newly vacant trustee seat, it would be now and it would be Ray Mueller. Read More 2
February 1, 2019 Op-Ed: We Need a Cohesive Vision for Silicon Valley’s Airport By Ken Pyle It's time to reimagine the Mineta San Jose International Airport as more than just a place that facilitates the movement of people and goods. Read More 22
January 29, 2019 Op-Ed: Let’s All Protect Coyote Valley So It Can Protect Us By David Poeschel and Terry Trumbull We can’t afford the loss of the ecosystem services—and yes, of the beauty, too—that Coyote Valley provides. Read More 13
January 26, 2019 Op-Ed: The Risk Versus Reward of Essure’s Controversial Contraceptive Implants By Darian Carrow From failing to prevent pregnancy, to impacting the health and safety to patients—Essure devices are under severe scrutiny. Read More 3
January 24, 2019 Santa Clara County DA: ‘No Matter How Long It Takes, We Will Bend the Arc Toward Justice By Silicon Valley Newsroom A transcript of the speech Jeff Rosen delivered at his Jan. 23, 2019, swearing-in to a third term as district attorney. Read More 25