February 27, 2018 Op-Ed: Tell VTA That Proposed Service Cuts are Misguided By Eugene Bradley San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo wants to repeat failed history by slashing VTA service to close a budget deficit. Read More 4
February 16, 2018 Op-Ed: Men Can Stop Rape By San Jose Inside Contrary to the assertion of one San Jose councilman, the #MeToo movement did not ruin Valentine’s Day. Read More 13
February 14, 2018 Op-Ed: Let Santa Clara County’s Academic Olympic Games Begin By Bill Conrad A Santa Clara County educator and data geek reimagines academic performance as an Olympic sport. Read More 25
February 5, 2018 Op-Ed: Google Advisory Group Must Reflect San Jose’s Diversity By Sergio Jimenez San Jose Councilman Sergio Jimenez says the group advising the Google development must reflect a broad cross-section of the community. Read More 15
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