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Kanwal Rekhi: The Silicon Valley Pioneer Who Helped Build the Internet
Anyone that ever swapped out an ethernet card or tried to troubleshoot local area networks has Kanwal Rekhi to thank.
Back in the ’80s, Rekhi cofounded a company, Excelan, to commercialize Ethernet and TCP/IP, a suite of Defense...
Silicon Valley Women Are Rewriting the Rules of Leadership and Art
As the news from Cornell becomes rough to ingest, it can be a form of self-care to elevate the stories of amazing women right here in Silicon Valley.
In a span of just a few hours, this columnist...
W.A.S.P. in San Jose
W.A.S.P. brings the “1984 to Headless” tour to San Jose, revisiting the band’s first four albums with a big stage production.
Everclear in Saratoga
Everclear made some remarkably catchy alt-rock songs out of things most people spend therapy trying to untangle.
Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology for October 14-20, 2026
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Before Aries-born Maya Angelou became a celebrated author, she was San Francisco’s first Black female streetcar conductor, a calypso dancer, a...
San Jose Condo-Style ADUs Open a New Path to Homeownership
San Jose now lets accessory dwelling units be sold as condos. Here's how AB 1033 works, the first $530,000 sale, and what buyers should know.
Coyote dodges a battery: San Jose’s greenbelt remains protected—for now
As warm, dry breezes brush past the hills and fields that make up Coyote Valley, Nick Perry recalls overlooking the landscape with his grandfather, and deciding...
Everclear in Saratoga
Everclear made some remarkably catchy alt-rock songs out of things most people spend therapy trying to untangle.
Miguel Kultura in San Jose
The highlight of the night is a live premiere of “NEGOCIANTE,” Kultura’s latest single and music video challenging the notion of wealth.
Los Vega Son Jarocho at Stanford
Los Vega are renowned as one of Mexico’s leading performers of this traditional music from southern Veracruz.
Eve’s Heaven in Redwood City
Eve’s Heaven is a four-piece queer, feminist folk act that embraces meditative stories while emboldening the sacred within.
Protomartyr in San Jose
Protomartyr has perfected swimming in a sonic wash that is less about rage and more about vibrant expressions combining poetic stories.
Barbara Kingsolver in San Jose
Every year SJSU gives out the John Steinbeck award to writers, artists, thinkers, and activists who successfully capture Steinbeck’s beliefs in their work. It honors those...