Santa Clara County Signal Booster Articles

The LA Times' Mark Z. Barabak tells the tale of Steve Young, mayor of the small North Bay Area city of Benicia, who is in a battle with the Valero Energy Corp.

San Jose Inside reports on Santa Clara County’s herculean efforts to protect the low-lying neighborhood of Alviso. But at what price?

“I’m opening up a new direction and closing the past,” the rapper tells Metroactive reporter Mike Hugenor.

California’s cannabis business is blossoming, but industry experts tell the Sacramento Bee that the state is leaving money on the table.

Sam Quinones, whose last book dealt with the opioid epidemic, talks to the LA Times about his new work on the twin perils of fentanyl and meth.

LA Times staff writer Louis Sahagun reports from the front lines of the battle to preserve California’s most endangered species.

Mercury News reporter Michelle Pitcher talks to the co-creator of RoadKillApp, the taxidermist’s newest tool.

Famed author Jack Keroauc got off the road and stayed with Neal Cassady—a time that son John remembers well.

Three grieving mothers talk to the Gilroy Dispatch about the hazards of street drugs.

In a series of articles, the Los Angeles Times explores the most literal result of global warming: extreme heat.

Metro reporter Christina Waters talks to Bay Area poets on how the pandemic has changed and reinvigorated the art form.

Government meetings can be dull. Or, as the Los Gatan reports, they can be a hive of histrionics, placard waving, and grandstanding.

Palo Alto needs more housing, but neighborhood NIMBYs loathe high density. Two architects say, why not build apartments on parking lots?

Sacramento-based news outlet talks to Jonathan Burgess and L. Dee Slade, both testifying before the Reparations Task Force.

This year, an estimated 60,000 birds have been poisoned by botulism in one of the oldest waterfowl conservation reserves in the state.

Palo Alto Weekly interviews Matt Werner, whose play ‘Burning Man: The Musical’ is available on Broadway On Demand and Streaming Musicals.

After admitting a power line may have started the Dixie Megafire in Butte County, PG&E now says it will place 10,000 miles of power lines underground.

A new report reveals that only 20 counties have complied with a law requiring release of workplace COVID outbreak data.

In fascinating detail, Dan Pulcrano recounted the long, colorful, and varied life of Bob Kieve, a longtime San Jose media exec who died May 24 at 98.

San Jose Spotlight profiles Lila Gemellos, whose murals showcase San Jose’s past.