Downtown San Jose faces a host of challenges, from homelessness to vacant storefronts and shuttered businesses. Will it ever bounce back? Two experts -- Councilmember Raul Peralez and San Jose Downtown Association CEO Scott Knies -- weigh in on the state of downtown.

Host Nick Preciado welcomes Will Chea, a longtime Silicon Valley realtor and president-elect of the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors, to dig into the region's housing market. Is this the right time to buy? What is driving $9,000 monthly mortgages? And is the market cooling off amid forecasts of a recession?

Santa Clara County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg joins host Nick Preciado to dig into the county's mental health crisis, how leaders are looking for solutions and new efforts to balance the need for a new jail with mental health facilities.

Host Nick Preciado chats with Michael Borja, a spokesman for the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, to answer common questions about voting processes and election security ahead of Tuesday's primary election.

With Election Day less than three weeks 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 key races and measures.

Host Nick Preciado is joined by San Jose Assemblymember Ash Kalra and transit leader Rod Diridon, Sr. to reflect on the legacy of the iconic Norm Mineta -- a trailblazing San Jose mayor, hometown hero and national leader.

Host Nick Preciado sits down with San Jose's Economic Development Director Nanci Klein to dig into the biggest land deal in San Jose's history -- the massive Google campus in downtown. Klein dishes on what's next, plans to prevent displacement and how the city is mitigating traffic and parking concerns.

On this episode of The Podlight, host Nick Preciado chats with three members of San Jose's Charter Review Commission about a series of recommendations that could change city policies -- including a plan to switch to ranked choice voting and expand council districts.

This week, host Nick Preciado chats with reporter Tran Nguyen about a new plan to combat rising traffic deaths in San Jose. Then Senior Reporter Eli Wolfe hops on to talk about how the city hopes to reduce theft of catalytic converters.

This week, host Nick Preciado chats with reporter Tran Nguyen about COVID-19 entering the endemic phase in Santa Clara County and San Jose City Hall reporter Jana Kadah explains the barriers to affordable housing in San Jose.