On this episode of The Podlight, host Nick Preciado digs into Solutions San Jose, Mayor Sam Liccardo's secretive advocacy group, with Senior Reporter Eli Wolfe who broke a story about its connection to a consulting group linked to a racist ad. Later, reporter Lloyd Alaban hops on to recap Liccardo's new gun control measures -- which are already being challenged.

On this episode of The Podlight, host Nick Preciado chats with San José Spotlight reporter Lloyd Alaban about why the City Council delayed a controversial vote to redevelop the historic San Jose Flea Market. Later, he's joined by reporter Tran Nguyen to break down a new report that reveals racial discrimination and income inequality in Silicon Valley.

On this episode of The Podlight, host Bob Staedler and editor Nick Preciado dig into two major approvals that happened in San Jose this month -- the city's approval of a massive Google development and the county's decision to opt into Laura's Law.

On this episode of The Podlight, host Bob Staedler talks to reporter Vicente Vera about a May 26 mass shooting at VTA's rail yard in downtown San Jose that left ten people dead, including the shooter. Vera was on the ground in the aftermath of the deadly rampage as city leaders, VTA employees and heartbroken families struggled to cope, find answers and honor the victims.

On this episode of The Podlight, host Bob Staedler and editor Nick Preciado explain why San Jose casinos are paying higher taxes under a new voter-approved measure -- but can't increase the number of table games, as the measure promised. Plus: A look at why the San Jose City Council rejected a plan for homeless encampments and how city-owned golf courses thrived during the pandemic.

On this episode of The Podlight, host Bob Staedler and editor Nick Preciado dive into a decision this week by San Jose planning commissioners to greenlight a plan to develop the beloved Berryessa Flea Market -- and how vendors fear it will leave them behind. Plus: A look at Valley Water's rate hikes and a backlog in San Jose's code enforcement division.

On this episode of The Podlight, host Bob Staedler recaps the week's top headlines with San José Spotlight editor Nick Preciado. Learn more about an East San Jose school district's plan to close two middle schools, the downtown airport's decline in passengers and an important vote to remove the controversial Thomas Fallon statue from downtown San Jose.

On this episode of The Podlight, San José Spotlight editor Nick Preciado sits down with reporter Sonya Herrera to delve into Google's massive 80-acre campus proposed for downtown San Jose. The project, more than three years in the making, cleared a major hurdle this week.

In this edition of The Podlight, host Bob Staedler sits down with Derrick Seaver, the new CEO of the Silicon Valley Organization, to dig into how he will rebuild the business group after a racist campaign ad last fall led to widespread fallout and distrust in the community. Seaver outlines plans to rebrand the organization, focus on equity, better support small and medium-sized businesses and revamp campaign strategy.

In this edition of The Podlight, host Bob Staedler delves into an exclusive San José Spotlight investigative report about how a San Jose energy company skirted a natural gas ban after Mayor Sam Liccardo's close friend, Carl Guardino, led a robust lobbying campaign. Staedler also discusses water rake hikes coming this summer.