Minimum wage is going up in Silicon Valley next year, but San Jose still trails some neighboring cities in raising the pay floor. Will it make a difference for those struggling to make ends meet, as cost-of-living continues to soar? Host Nick Preciado sits down with SJSU sociology professor Scott Myers-Lipton to learn more,

Two seats are opening on the San Jose City Council and a fight is brewing over how to fill them. Some want to hold a special election, costing up to $10 million but giving voters the ability to choose their representative -– while others want the council to appoint a successor, a much quicker process. Co-host Joseph Geha talks to both sides.

More than a week after Election Day, host Nick Preciado chats with political expert and commentator Larry Gerston for a post election recap and analysis of San Jose's biggest races, voter turnout and more.

With Election Day just a few days away, host Nick Preciado sits down with two of Silicon Valley's most prominent political experts -- Terry Christensen and Garrick Percival -- to get their predictions and analysis on the consequential races.

Meet the two candidates vying to be Santa Clara County's next sheriff: Former Palo Alto Police Chief Robert “Bob” Jonsen, and Kevin Jensen, a retired captain for the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. The contenders talk to host Nick Preciado about how they'll restore accountability and trust in the embattled office.

Homeless deaths on the streets of Silicon Valley are on the rise -- with 14 people dying in one month alone. Host Nick Preciado digs into the troubling trend with two homeless experts and advocates, Todd Langton and Shaunn Cartwright.

With less than two months before Election Day, the candidates for San Jose mayor joined San José Spotlight CEO Ramona Giwargis for a forum that highlighted their stark differences. SJSU political science professor Garrick Percival provides a post-debate analysis and breaks down how the candidates' answers might sway voters.

Lowriding is back in San Jose after policymakers voted to repeal a decades-old policy that banned cruising. Host Nick Preciado speaks with San Francisco State professor John Ulloa and Councilman Raul Peralez about the city's lowriding roots and what lifting the ban means for the community.

San Jose just released a housing plan that would require building tens of thousands of new homes in the next eight years. Mathew Reed of Silicon Valley at Home and Sandy Perry of the Affordable Housing Network of Silicon Valley join host Nick Preciado to discuss how the city might change its housing approach.

For decades, advocates have fought to close Reid-Hillview Airport in East San Jose while aviation experts argue it serves a critical purpose. Hear from both sides of the debate: Walt Gyger of the Community and Airport Partnership for Safe Operation, and Huascar Castro from Working Partnerships USA join host Nick Preciado to break it down.