Keep up a nearly 30-year correspondence with anyone and you'll get to know a lot about them. But for investigative journalist and Palo Alto-based author Geri Spieler, who traded letters for 28 years with would-be presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore, she also discovered the ways in which Moore was unknowable, by her own design — as well as the things she couldn't hide about herself.
Read MoreDespite the passage of Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, cities and counties statewide continue to waffle over the cannabis question. Silicon Valley is no exception.
Read MoreEach year, Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a regional nonprofit think tank, publishes its Silicon Valley Index, a report chock-full of data points attempting to paint a point-in-time portrait of the region. This year's data points confirmed a lot of what I'd observed anecdotally in my own circles: Essentials like housing, transportation, food and child care feel more expensive than ever.
Read MoreMany of the targets of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ fiery viral speeches lie squarely in Silicon Valley, from the billionaires he wants taxed to the tech giants he wants to break up. Sanders will be in Silicon Valley March 4 for the only Northern California appearance scheduled to talk about his new book, "It's OK to be Angry About Capitalism," hosted by Kepler’s Literary Foundation at San Jose’s California Theatre.
Read MoreHere are five of the most unique approaches that residents and politicians in Peninsula communities have taken to push back against adding new homes within city limits.
Read MoreBeach pollution on the San Francisco Peninsula has worsened for years, perplexing local surfers, scientists and officials.
Read MoreEast Palo Alto City Councilman on his new poetry book, "Gentefication."
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