The exhibit at History San Jose displays a collection of San Jose rock posters from the ’60s and documents the city’s underacknowledged role in birthing the American counterculture.

Given massive changes at the federal level, California will have to develop new strategies to ensure students can still afford to attend and complete college.

The county's decision to expand its health care system, which doubled the public agency’s share of local hospital beds from around 20% to 40%, obviously didn’t anticipate Trump.

This Week in Silicon Valley is highlighted by the San Jose Jazz' Summer Jazz Fest at Plaza de César Chávez featuring world-class talent.

What we’re witnessing is not law enforcement — it’s authoritarianism. What Donald Trump wants most is your fealty. Your silence.

High poverty rates underscore the fact that Californians’ costs for housing, utilities, fuel and other necessities of life are among the nation’s highest.

The honor of surpassing Japan in gross domestic product is tarnished by a jaded reception from the average Californian facing rising housing, health care and food costs.

This strike is no longer about fair wages or working conditions. It’s about pay demands that would force route cuts, fare increases and layoffs.

Today, artificial intelligence infrastructure is dominated by just three companies: Amazon, Google and Microsoft.

Prop 36 increases penalties for repeat offenders, and also provides an option for drug treatment instead of prison time for individuals caught with smaller amounts of illegal substances.

Despite advances in civil rights, the state’s prison system still uses inmates for labor under the pretense of rehabilitation.

The cost of Proposition 47 is just too high.

Behind in the polls, Congressional candidate Evan Low has adopted a novel, new strategy: disparaging seniors. In a July fundraising text, Low urged contributions to his campaign by highlighting his young age, but instead all he ended up highlighting was his deeply troubling perspective, or perhaps lack thereof, on seniors and our concerns. Low said “Congress represents the retired age group that is hardly affected by new policies compared to younger and working generations.” Seriously?

The challenge we face now is how to make sure our voices are still being heard.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said Americans must commit to settling disagreements through tools of democracy rather than violence.

Entropy in democracy is a beautiful thing! It is what every American would like to see. Unfortunately, that has not been the case with the Democratic party.