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San Jose Earthquakes Return to Home MLS Playoffs After 14-Year Wait

New stadiums are supposed to have playoff matches. That’s the whole point, right? Since the San Jose Earthquakes are finally in the MLS playoffs, at home, for the first time since PayPal Park opened 11 years ago, the club will stage yet another monumental rally in San Pedro Square to...

Judi Oyama: The Skateboarding Pioneer Reclaiming Her Story

Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest Opens With The...

Logitech encourages San Jose youth

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Kanwal Rekhi: The Silicon Valley Pioneer Who Helped Build the Internet

Oct 14, 2026

Anyone that ever swapped out an ethernet card or tried to troubleshoot local area networks has Kanwal Rekhi to...

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Silicon Valley Women Are Rewriting the Rules of Leadership and Art

Oct 7, 2026

As the news from Cornell becomes rough to ingest, it can be a form of self-care to elevate the...

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The Ghosts of Santa Clara Street in Downtown San Jose

Sep 30, 2026

The block of Santa Clara Street between First and Second is fermenting on many levels. Always in search of a...

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Kindness in San Jose: Dolly Parton, Aart de Geus and Susan O’Malley

Sep 23, 2026

While certain tech industry CEOs embrace the global far right and advocate inhumanity, inequality and cruelty as policy, it...

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Iconic Andy’s Pet Shop sign hangs again

Sep 16, 2026

As of last weekend, the Andy’s Pet Shop neon sign has returned to life on Bascom Avenue, making San...

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Exploring Aborn and San Felipe: A Uniquely San Jose Experience

Sep 9, 2026

The mammoth intersection of Aborn and San Felipe in San Jose is a rocking bazaar that should be explored...

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San Jose Holiday Lights Tickets

Nov 9, 2026

Enter for a chance to win tickets to San Jose Holiday Lights at Discovery Meadows open November 13 to January 1. Drawing December 2, 2026.

Exploratorium After Dark Tickets

Nov 5, 2026

Enter for a chance to win tickets to the Exploratorium After Dark on Thursday evenings at Pier 15 in San Francisco. Drawing January 25, 2027.

Metro Silicon Valley E-edition

Metro Silicon Valley E-edition

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