Tiny homes, big political problems
Mark Rieser, a 52-year-old civil engineer and San Jose native, carried three placards with him Tuesday afternoon when he spoke to the San Jose City Council about tiny homes for...
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Aerospace veteran becomes Saratoga’s newest apricot picker
In the end, for Jim Pitkin, it’s about the apricots. As a kid, the Santa Clara Valley native was allergic to the fruit. When he went to Clear Lake to...
Who’s that barista? Your congressman
It can be a little dizzying keeping up with the efforts of our political and business leaders to immerse themselves in the real world.A couple of them seem so eager...
Tyree verdict signals shift in views of law enforcement
When a jury convicted three jail guards of second-degree murder Thursday afternoon, a chorus of yells and sobs erupted from the officers’ friends and family members after Judge David Cena...
Trump has revived the country’s flagging interest in politics and newspapers
It’s time for us to talk about naked self-interest for journalists. All right, it doesn’t have to be naked. We can clothe it in high-sounding phrases, like the public’s right...
UC admissions cap: Napolitano’s ruse
Back in the ancient mists of 1998, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors sold a nicely wrapped bill of goods to the voters. They supported a proposal that limited...
You learn that gravity has taken its toll and that fragility is a constant
When I arrived for my 50th high school reunion last weekend at a commanding home in the Tucson foothills, the ex-cheerleader who organized the event was chasing a bunch of...
Why Feinstein should not run again
When I was learning about politics in Tucson in the mid-1960s, our senator was Carl Hayden, an advanced octogenarian and the butt of many jokes. One of the nastiest was...
Adam Schiff: Democratic star with Bay Area ties
The Democrats in Washington, D.C., suddenly have an unlikely breakout star: U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, a veteran legislator who is not as ideological as Bernie Sanders, not as confrontational...
Why recalling Judge Persky is wrong
You do not have to agree with Judge Aaron Persky’s sentence of ex-Stanford swimmer Brock Turner to conclude that recalling the judge is a very bad idea.Led by the formidable...
