Opinion: Frank Taylor leaves mixed legacy for downtown San Jose
Longtime redevelopment director aspired to build a dense, walkable center for a city that loved its sprawl.
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Herhold: Retiring after 40 years
The last four decades have been an exercise in slowly dawning humility.
Herhold: An accused arsonist’s remark in court
At the very least, Coy’s bail should not be reduced from its current $800,000.
Stockton’s big idea: Name its airport after San Francisco
Stockton airport director Harry Mavrogenes contends renaming the airport is part of an effort to promote Stockton’s image.
Herhold: Jerry Ducote, master storyteller
The 17 burglaries that formed the background of his conviction were a harbinger of the infamous Watergate burglary of 1972.
Herhold: Elements of the Steinle trial
As we try to sort this one out, it helps to take it piece by piece: The gun, the victim, the shooter and the politics.
Herhold: The Gaydar machine at Stanford
The reaction in the LGBT community has been critical -- although not completely so.
Herhold: The furor over Bellarmine football
The optimist in me wants to believe that this is a teachable moment.
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Herhold: Goodbye Columbus, Hello, Quetz
Largely ignored for years, the sculpture of Quetzalcoatl in downtown San Jose is back in the news these days,
What’s behind Ro Khanna’s call for Feinstein to leave
You might be forgiven for thinking of Khanna as a whippersnapper made giddy by his success at dethroning a veteran. But more than simple rebellion is at play here.