The 14 best poke bowl spots in the South Bay / San Jose
By a factor of four, California has the largest population of Pacific Islanders on the Continental USA, per the U.S. Census. It's no surprise that poke, a traditional Hawaiian dish which has evolved over generations into something of a Hawaiian-Japanese fusion, is a staple throughout the South Bay.
Large downtown San Jose housing project clears final hurdle
Another piece of downtown San Jose’s revitalization puzzle has gotten the green light. A large, new housing development called ‘Madera @ Downtown West’ hopped over a major hurdle this week when the San Jose Planning Department gave the project final approval.
Apartments for Rent: Zumper vs. Apartment Guide vs. Walk Score vs. PadMapper
All the info that you could ever need about apartments for rent, property management companies and real estate agents. We have data-driven learning from Zumper, Apartment Guide, Craigslist, & Walkscore in San Jose, Santa Clara, Palo Alto, & Mountain View.
'Lots of smiles behind those masks': A look inside the return to campus for some San Jose students
At 8:10 a.m. Monday morning, third- through fifth-grade students were lined up outside San Jose’s Carlton Avenue School for the first time in very nearly a year. They stood attentively six feet apart, snugly fitted masks completing their back-to-school outfits for a “first day of school” that came seven months into the academic year.
The 16 best bánh mì spots in San Jose and the South Bay
Influenced by the French, the Vietnamese created a unique sandwich which has gained a cult-like following in cities around the world. And because the South Bay has one of the largest populations of Vietnamese in the world outside of Vietnam, it's no wonder that the area has many of the best banh mi spots you can find anywhere.
San Jose’s Fairmont Hotel files for bankruptcy, evicts pro hockey team and other guests
Guests at downtown San Jose’s Fairmont Hotel, including the Vegas Golden Knights pro hockey team, found themselves out of a place to stay Friday when the hotel shut down suddenly in the midst of a bankruptcy filing.
After going out of business in 2020, Specialty’s Café and Bakery (and its beloved cookies) return to Mountain View
South Bay fans can again savor Specialty’s Café and Bakery’s legendary cookies (and more), after the company had shuttered all its locations and filed for bankruptcy early in the pandemic.
Prestigious Silicon Valley school faces $2M lawsuit after claiming student photo was ‘blackface’
Two former students of Saint Francis High School and their parents are suing the prestigious, private, Catholic institution in Mountain View for $20 million dollars in what they claim was a case of mistaken racism that cost the teen boys and their families irreparable harm.












