January 31, 2018 Sarah Winchester’s Legacy of Shopping Centers and Cinemas By Dan Pulcrano The ghosts could just as easily be hiding out at Louis Vuitton at Valley Fair or Gucci at Santana Row. Read More 4
January 23, 2018 Op-Ed: Women Going from Homeless to Housed Require a Strong Support System By Eileen Hunter The founder of onRoute22 talks about how to provide an antidote to the isolation experienced by someone who is newly housed. Read More 7
January 19, 2018 Honest and Calm Brendan Byrne Left Rare Legacy as Governor By Dan Pulcrano Brendan Byrne, who died earlier this month at age 93, was one of New Jersey’s last honest governors. Read More 4
January 10, 2018 Op-Ed: School Districts Need More Clearly Defined Metrics to Measure Student Success By Bill Conrad We need to support our school districts in becoming more like sports teams that measure success through well-defined goals and metrics. Read More 75
January 5, 2018 On Seven Years in Silicon Valley By Josh Koehn Seven years ago to the day, San Jose Inside published my first story. It’s now time to file my final report. Read More 48
December 28, 2017 2017 Year in Review: A Record-Setting Year We’d Like to Forget By Silicon Valley Newsroom And we thought 2016 was bad. The last 12 months have been record setting in all the wrong ways. Take a quick look back and then move on. Read More 13
December 14, 2017 Op-Ed: CPUC Quietly Changes Mission Statement to Remove Wording on ‘Reasonable Rates’ By Rita Benton A seemingly subtle chance to the CPUC mission statement does not bode well for ratepayers, according to a local consumer advocacy group. Read More 5
December 1, 2017 Santa Clara County Courts Put Own Interests over the Public’s with No-Photo Policy for Records By Josh Koehn Obtaining court documents in Santa Clara County requires the public to pay 50 cents per page copied—the reason isn’t just money or privacy. Read More 52
September 14, 2017 Op-Ed: Local Interfaith Initiative Aims to Dispel Prejudice By Kate Chance A local nonprofit has launched a know-your-neighbor campaign to encourage people to dispel prejudice and look past their differences. Read More 27
September 6, 2017 Deanna Santana: The South Bay’s Most Prolific Public Mercenary By Josh Koehn Deanna Santana, the South Bay’s most prolific public mercenary, is taking her talents to Santa Clara. Read More 41
August 29, 2017 Op-Ed: San Jose Should Name a Street after Barack Obama By Alex Shoor A petition that has gathered 500-plus signatures is asking city leaders to name a street after President Barack Obama. Read More 61
August 25, 2017 Op-Ed: Telling the Houseless to Wait for Help Is a Death Sentence By Robert Aguirre, Shaunn Cartwright Sandy Perry Houseless people and those of us who advocate for them have been told, “wait for permanent supportive housing.” We have waited and waited. Read More 14
August 16, 2017 Op-Ed: Donald Trump Unmasks Himself as a White Supremacist By Rich Robinson The fraud in the White House failed to come out strong against white supremacists for one simple reason—he is, in fact, their leader. Read More 146
July 17, 2017 Honoring an Educator Who Cared By Joseph DiSalvo Unequivocally, Tom Alessandri was one of those special educators America should hold in the highest esteem. Read More 27
June 14, 2017 Google Deal Is a Key Moment for San Jose to Finally Get It Right By Dan Pulcrano Has San Jose’s moment arrived? The city is negotiating a deal to bring Google to downtown and the timing is ripe. Read More 9
June 13, 2017 Op-Ed: Free Speech Under Attack at Public Meetings in San Jose By Shaunn Cartwright Whether it’s at the City Council or a school board meeting, San Jose is becoming unsafe for fans of free speech. Read More 6