Leaders of the regional chamber of commerce refused to name the people responsible and offered little else in the way of context.

It’s a remarkable development for the fundraising powerhouse, which has long served as a political counterweight to South Bay Labor.

A day has come and gone since the chamber of commerce posted—and then promptly removed—the ad. But the fallout is far from over.

Three years after voters approved the $950 million affordable housing bond, the first project funded by the initiative is finally finished.

The need is too urgent and the payoff seems too great not to try it. After all, if it can’t be done in Silicon Valley, where can it?