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San José Spotlight

The Podlight is produced by San José Spotlight, the city's award-winning nonprofit news organization dedicated to independent political and business reporting. Hosted by reporter Keith Menconi, our show features in-depth conversations with South Bay leaders, lawmakers and influencers about policy, politics and government, delving into critical issues such as housing, technology, business, homelessness, education and development.

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  1. Making sense of this year’s election 15:37
  2. Who gets a say in Silicon Valley’s tech future? 21:14
  3. Two big questions for Silicon Valley 46:24
  4. Can San Jose handle more data centers? 33:26
  5. Breaking down the primary election 25:22
  6. Matt Mahan’s longshot governor bid 19:54
  7. East San Jose reckons with Cesar Chavez’s legacy 10:38
  8. Inside San Jose's budget shortfall 21:49
  9. How San Jose is betting on big games 14:23
  10. The cost of cutting SNAP: Families on the brink in Silicon Valley 10:55
  11. County top boss on Measure A and the future of public health 26:03
  12. New downtown San Jose councilman hits the ground running 19:28
  13. Inside VTA's historic strike and lessons learned 24:20
  14. Who will be San Jose's next downtown councilmember? 18:56
  15. How a new Santa Clara County supervisor is making her mark 17:51
  16. Meet Silicon Valley's first Vietnamese-American county supervisor 24:39
  17. Homelessness in the West Valley 6:50
  18. Milpitas election analysis 21:21
  19. What's next for Sunnyvale? 23:11
  20. West Valley election analysis 13:07
  21. Sunnyvale & Santa Clara election analysis 27:01
  22. General election 2024: Predictions 36:52
  23. Meet Los Gatos' new leader 12:06
  24. Kamala Harris woos Silicon Valley, but is it enough? 13:41
  25. The dysfunctional Santa Clara City Council 11:05
  26. The future of the beloved Pruneyard Cinemas 6:04
  27. A closer look at BART's extension to Santa Clara 8:08
  28. Inside Cupertino's move to misallocate housing funds 5:53
  29. Primary election 2024: Predictions 36:27
  30. How a San Jose-inspired bill could uncover public records 13:23
  31. Rep. Anna Eshoo reflects on retirement; race to replace her heats up 24:54
  32. Why San Jose office workers aren't coming back 19:37
  33. San Jose broke transparency laws. What's next? 28:49
  34. San Jose looks to ban homeless camps near schools 27:54
  35. The state of the county: Mental health 36:56
  36. San Jose's gun safety debate 21:07
  37. PolitiBeat 2023: A deep dive 29:10
  38. San Jose's fight over affordable housing funds 16:48
  39. San Jose's Cinco de Mayo debacle 11:07
  40. How Silicon Valley is tackling homelessness 25:31
  41. The drug smuggler inside San Jose's police union 42:58
  42. The fight for a Buddhist temple in San Jose 20:51
  43. Massive inequality: A snapshot of Silicon Valley's economy 45:43
  44. Meet San Jose's new District 10 councilmember 14:25
  45. Meet San Jose's new District 8 councilmember 19:44
  46. Rain, floods and drought: A closer look 16:27
  47. Silicon Valley's minimum wage increase: Is it enough? 28:22
  48. To appoint or to elect? San Jose bitterly divided 28:49
  49. 'People wanted change': Silicon Valley's post election analysis 12:30
  50. Election 2022: General predictions & analysis 30:11