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Oct 23, 2024
Who’s on the Short List to Replace Omar Torres?
Just about everyone is calling on Omar Torres to resign his city council seat. The two leading business associations in the district he represents,...
Feb 28, 2024
Ex-mayor Ron Gonzales Claims He Was “Vindicated” in New Book
Ex-mayor Ron Gonzales claims he was “vindicated” in new book that details his unfair treatment by colleagues, the press and the justice system.
Jan 17, 2024
Shangri-La and the Incomplete Homeless Housing Projects
Politically-connected developer, Shangri-La, took $170 million in state grants and bank loans, then left homeless housing projects uncompleted.
Mar 15, 2023
SV Bank’s Ethical Lapses Date Back Decades
“We’ll just take your house,” the new account manager threatened with all the swagger he could muster.
We’d been a Silicon Valley Bank customer through...
Feb 15, 2023
Fentanyl Deaths Rise
Vicki Dowell remembers hearing a loud noise on the steps outside her condo, where son Jake, 26, had gone downstairs to help a friend...
Jan 4, 2023
Matt Mahan: The Metro Interview
Matt Mahan became San Jose’s mayor this week, the 66th since California became a state, and the ninth elected directly. Although at 40 he’s...
Oct 13, 2021
The Doobie Brothers at Shoreline Amphitheatre
Once dismissed as pop rockers with a gimmicky name, over their 51-year run, the hard working Doobie Brothers advanced a deep catalog of classics,...
Jul 20, 2016
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
In the run up to the 1980s, New York had the Ramones and New York Dolls, Detroit contributed MC5 and The Stooges, London called...
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