Here we are. It’s almost election day 2020,but you’d never know that between the refusals to believe women and all the incidents of racism.

If elected officials had the political will, they’d address the issues with the seriousness it deserves rather than platitudes like “we can do better.”

We need to show our unhoused neighbors compassion and protect them when the city, county and others fail to do so.

San Jose, a city with a million residents and 4,000 people living on the streets, no longer has a 24-hour emergency homeless.

An activist and housing rights advocate urges voters to elect Don Rocha as Santa Clara County supervisor.

Silicon Valley needs to protect aging residents from evictions, which can compromise the health and wellbeing of senior citizens.

Whether it’s at the City Council or a school board meeting, San Jose is becoming unsafe for fans of free speech.

Last week, at the first council meeting to address the flood, neither a single council member nor a city official said the word “homeless.”

Unless we change the system that engenders violence by police and against them, we will find ourselves stuck in a bloody cycle that never ends.

Women often feel we should support other women running for office. But a few local female candidates prove the importance of substance over sisterhood.

Actors Max Carver, Danny Glover and Kendrick Sampson spoke at South Bay college campuses Thursday to rally support for Bernie Sanders' campaign.