FOLLOW US
.Columns
Oct 15, 2025
Raising a Cup to Larry Itliong Way
An effort is underway to rename Paseo de San Antonio in downtown San Jose after Larry Itliong, the Filipino American labor organizer.
Oct 8, 2025
Knight Foundation Bets $6M on the Transformation of La Placita
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation plans an investment of over $6 million to support La Placita, a project in East San Jose.
Oct 1, 2025
Revisiting the Djinns of Downtown San Jose
Park Avenue’s ramshackle hodgepodge of San Jose history beckoned me. Ghosts of Leather Masters and the Radiator Doctor returned to life.
Sep 24, 2025
The Jackhammers Are Back on Paseo de San Antonio
When I hear construction noise in an abandoned building that only exists because a hotel was moved down the street, I can only be in San Jose.
Sep 17, 2025
Kepler’s Celebrates 70 Revolutionary Years
When Roy Kepler first opened his place in May 1955, most publishers, and the general public, didn’t consider paperbacks to be “real” books.
Sep 10, 2025
From Bauhaus to Brutalism, Exploring Modernism at SJSU
Nearly 40,000 students are enrolled at SJSU this year. All of them should attend Heather David’s Sept. 20 tour of modernist architecture.
