March 13, 2017 San Jose Mayor, Water District Chair Trade Barbs in Letters about Special Meeting on Flood By Josh Koehn San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and John Varela, the local water district chair, are sparring in dueling letters about the San Jose flood disaster. Read More 10
March 3, 2017 Water District Sat on $22 Million for Coyote Creek Flood Control By Josh Koehn The spin cycle on the San Jose flood disaster can be a blur, even for those paying attention. Read More 22
March 1, 2017 San Jose Is Lucky No One Died in Inexcusable Response to Floods By Dan Pulcrano It wasn’t Katrina, but officials failed in every way when it came to notifying San Jose residents of flooding—and it could have been a lot worse. Read More 10
February 3, 2017 How an Anti-Trump Symbol Got Confused for a Swastika By Josh Koehn Neo-Nazi or Bernie Bro? That is the question, and the answer appears to be the latter. But the answer raises a few more questions. Read More 44
January 31, 2017 Op-Ed: Prop. 64 Is No Free-for-All By Jeff Rosen The passage of Proposition 64 may seem like the end of prohibition, but it doesn’t mean anything goes. Read More 25
January 20, 2017 Op-Ed: San Jose ‘Rises Up for Justice’ on Inauguration Day By Rise Up for Justice A coalition of 50 groups will “Rise Up for Justice” on Inauguration Day Friday in downtown San Jose. Read More 8
January 17, 2017 Op-Ed: Homeless Along Creeks Still Need Help after Holidays By Deb Kramer With a concerted effort, Santa Clara County can restore its creeks to their natural state while housing the homeless who set up camp on their shores. Read More 14
January 13, 2017 Op-Ed: City of San Jose Tackles Challenge of Digital Equity By Dolan Beckel San Jose may be the Capital of Silicon Valley, but it is very much a tale of two cities with significant inequality for income and connectedness. Read More 3
January 4, 2017 Year in Preview: 2017 By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Inside published its annual Year in Review list last week. Now we give you our prognostications of what’s to come in 2017. Read More 6
December 19, 2016 My Dad Would Be 60 Today By Josh Koehn My dad would have been sixty today. Read More 8
November 9, 2016 A Guide to Surviving the Next 4 Years under President Trump By Josh Koehn Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States, and right now it’s important we all remain calm. Read More 69
November 2, 2016 A Quick Take on Santa Clara County’s 32 Ballot Measures By Silicon Valley Newsroom We offer our best take on Santa Clara County's 32 ballot measures, from “yes” and “no” to admitted coin flips. Read More 16
November 2, 2016 California’s 17 Statewide Propositions in 50 Words or Less By Silicon Valley Newsroom We’ve tried to simplify the most bloated ballot in California history by breaking down each state proposition to a sentence or two. Read More 0
November 2, 2016 From San Jose to D.C., Women Lead the Way in Election 2016 By Silicon Valley Newsroom To help you make sense of the craziness that is the 2016 election, here’s our guide on how to vote from the nation’s highest office to city hall. Read More 63
October 18, 2016 Op-Ed: California Has a Bloated, Unsustainable Death Penalty By Katherine Dwyer The choice between two death penalty propositions is clear—one will save taxpayers millions of dollars each year, while the other will cost millions. Read More 15
October 13, 2016 Endorsement: ‘Yes’ on Measure F By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose residents need to do one thing to help alleviate a multitude of public safety issues, and that’s vote “yes” on Measure F. Read More 25