The Gig is Up

AB-5 was intended to help independent contractors, but it could be a curtain call for local theater.

February 19, 2020 by David Templeton

Smoke Signals

As cannabis stocks collapse and major players make power moves, skeptics warn of a pot bubble—but is it just business as usual?

February 5, 2020 by Dan Mitchell

The Valley of Youth

In Immortality, Inc., Chip Walters details Silicon Valley’s quest to disrupt death with science, nutrition and artificial intelligence.

January 29, 2020 by Wallace Baine

Winter Arts 2020

January 22, 2020 by Metro Staff

A Printmaker’s Journey

Bay Area artist Tom Killion hones his craft with a Japanese master of hand-cut wood block prints.

January 15, 2020 by Richard von Busack

Turbo Test

Online giants made billions charging Americans for filing services that the IRS was supposed to provide for free.

January 10, 2020 by Dan Pulcrano

Roll, Bounce

After finding meaning in movement, Desheay Jenkins turned his passion for parkour into a business.

December 31, 2019 by Mike Huguenor

2019: A Year in Review

A guide to all the stories you missed, forgot or wanted to forget.

December 24, 2019 by Metro Staff

Y2020

Silicon Valley bids farewell to the decade with dancing, drinks and dining.

December 18, 2019 by Metro Staff

Gravel Reservations

Lobbyists target county supes to push plan for South County mining operation on lands considered sacred by local Native Americans.

November 27, 2019 by Robert Raymond

Gift of Experience

Perfect for Silicon Valley newbies and natives, a new book chronicles the region’s sites, sounds and tastes.

November 20, 2019 by Metro Staff

Original Gangsters

With ‘The Irishman,’ Netflix makes its biggest power play to date—but will it be enough to keep the streaming pioneer on top?

November 6, 2019 by Metro Staff

Alternative Airwaves

Before corporate radio and streaming algorithms, college DJs at Foothill College’s KFJC championed cutting-edge music.

October 23, 2019 by Mike Huguenor

Shakedown Street

Three decades after Loma Prieta, Silicon Valley is still vulnerable.

October 16, 2019 by Metro Staff

Microbe Machines

Harnessing the power of metal-munching bacteria, a San Jose State scientist pioneers a new path to rare-earth recycling.

October 9, 2019 by Wallace Baine

Fallout

Weaponized ticks, media silence and the lyme epidemic.

October 2, 2019 by Chuck Carroll

Meeting People Is Easy

Silicon Valley ‘social intelligence’ experts Jaunty teach introverts to unlock  the extrovert within.

September 25, 2019 by Erika Rasmussen

History Teller

Malcolm Gladwell on the pitfalls of ‘Talking to Strangers,’ taking on controversial subjects and why his new audiobook is a podcast.

September 18, 2019 by Steve Palopoli

Gaming the System

Housing Authority staff can’t vouch for everyone receiving Section 8 benefits.

September 12, 2019 by Jennifer Wadsworth

Listening to the Lizards

Biologist Barry Sinervo’s lizard extinction research provides groundbreaking insights into global climate change.

August 28, 2019 by Lauren Hepler