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San Jose falling behind on key climate target

Halfway through the decade and the clock continues to tick down on San Jose’s ambitious climate target of...

New laws affecting Silicon Valley in 2026

California lawmakers approved dozens of new laws in 2025 addressing housing development, wildfire prevention, labor protections and more....

Santa Clara County supervisors show support for allcove funding

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors expressed dedication on Tuesday, Dec. 16, to partially funding allcove Palo...

Santa Clara County committee says ranked choice voting saves money

Santa Clara County’s special assessor race this year has cost the county tens of millions of dollars. A...

2025 in review: Silicon Valley’s state of housing and homelessness

This year was daunting for Silicon Valley leaders and their efforts to confront homelessness. Actions to stem the...

Fligor has large lead in Santa Clara County assessor race

Early results show Los Altos Vice Mayor Neysa Fligor leading by a large margin in Tuesday’s runoff election...

Latest Opinion

People package soup for people in need in San Jose, California

Editorial: Finding purpose in 2026

Purpose — often defined as the reason for doing something — is a powerful word that can determine one’s direction in life. Most people need purpose. It’s the mojo to start a business, raise a family, elevate a career, tilt a person toward political aspirations or public service. In government an individual’s purpose can be an advocation or self serving. The person might fight for justice, equality or overall public good. Or take advantage of the position for personal gain. The same could be said of an entire government, which might lean toward unity or chaos. For now, the federal...

The Podlight

The cost of cutting SNAP: Families on the brink in Silicon Valley

With federal SNAP benefits stalling, food insecurity is rising sharply across Silicon Valley. In this episode, we sit down with Leslie Bacho, CEO of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, to talk about the growing demand for food assistance, the human toll of federal funding cuts and what can be done to ensure no one in our community goes hungry.