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{{Short description|Weekly newspaper in California, US}}
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| name = Metro Silicon Valley
| name = Metro Silicon Valley
| image = Metro Silicon Valley issue of July 11, 2012.jpg
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| type = [[Alternative weekly]]
| type = [[Alternative weekly]]
| format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]]
| format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]]
| foundation = 1985
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1985}}
| owners = [[Metro Newspapers]]
| owners = [[Weeklys]]
| ceo/executiveeditor = Dan Pulcrano
| chiefeditor = Dan Pulcrano
| circulation = 50,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A47 |title=Metro Silicon Valley |accessdate=2007-02-23 |publisher=[[Association of Alternative Newsweeklies]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217210343/http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A47 |archivedate=2007-02-17 |df= }}</ref>
| circulation = 50,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A47 |title=Metro Silicon Valley |access-date=2007-02-23 |publisher=[[Association of Alternative Newsweeklies]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217210343/http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A47 |archive-date=2007-02-17 }}</ref>
| headquarters = 380 South First Street<br>[[San Jose, California]] 95113<br>{{USA}}
| headquarters = 380 South First Street<br>[[San Jose, California]], United States
| sister newspapers = [[Santa Cruz Weekly]], [[North Bay Bohemian]]
| sister newspapers = ''[[Good Times (newspaper)|Good Times]]'', ''[[North Bay Bohemian]]'', ''Pacific Sun''
| ISSN = 0882-4290
| ISSN = 0882-4290
| oclc = 11831028
| oclc = 11831028
| website = {{url|metroactive.com}}
| website = {{URL|metrosiliconvalley.com}}
}}
}}


'''''Metro''''', also known as '''''Metro Silicon Valley''''', is a free weekly newspaper published by the [[San Jose, California]]-based [[Weeklys]] media group for four decades, a period during which its readership area became known as [[Silicon Valley]].
'''''Metro''''' is a free weekly newspaper published by the [[San Jose, California]], based [[Metro Newspapers]]. Also known as '''''Metro Silicon Valley''''', the paper serves the greater [[Silicon Valley]] area. In addition to print form, ''Metro'' can be downloaded in [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] format for free from the publisher's website.<ref>[http://aan.org/gyrobase/Aan/ViewArticle?oid=oid%3A129978 Metro Silicon Valley Launches PDF Download Edition], September 29, 2003, Metro Newspapers.</ref> ''Metro'' also keeps tabs on local politics and the "chattering" class of San Jose through its weekly column, The Fly.


Metro was one of the earliest publishers to enter the digital media revolution, adding voice messaging to its classified advertising in the 1980s and free online access in 1993. It was the first newspaper to offer a downloadable [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] edition, with the launch of MetroPDF.com in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aan.org/aan/metro-silicon-valley-launches-pdf-download-edition/|title=Metro Silicon Valley Launches PDF Download Edition|publisher=AAN | quote=Metro was the first weekly to combine voice messaging technology with classified advertising in the mid 1980s and, in 1993, launched the pioneering free online service, LiveWire, which combined newspaper content with message boards, live chats and email.}}</ref>
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The newspaper has been published since 1985 and is one of the remaining owner-operated publications in the alternative press. Its principal distribution area encompasses the cities of San Jose, [[Los Gatos, CA|Los Gatos]], [[Campbell, CA|Campbell]], [[Saratoga, CA|Saratoga]], [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]], [[Sunnyvale, CA|Sunnyvale]], [[Cupertino, CA|Cupertino]], [[Milpitas, CA|Milpitas]], [[Mountain View, CA|Mountain View]], [[Los Altos, CA|Los Altos]] and [[Palo Alto, CA|Palo Alto]].
<ref>[http://aan.org/gyrobase/Aan/ViewArticle?oid=oid%3A129978 Metro Silicon Valley Launches PDF Download Edition], September 29, 2003, Metro Newspapers.</ref>

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The newspaper has been published since 1985 and is one of the last remaining founder-operated publications in the alternative press. Its principal distribution area encompasses the cities of San Jose, [[Los Gatos, CA|Los Gatos]], [[Campbell, CA|Campbell]], [[Saratoga, CA|Saratoga]], [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]], [[Sunnyvale, CA|Sunnyvale]], [[Cupertino, CA|Cupertino]], [[Milpitas, CA|Milpitas]], [[Mountain View, CA|Mountain View]], [[Los Altos, CA|Los Altos]] and [[Palo Alto, CA|Palo Alto]].

The publication’s investigative journalism is responsible for the [[Santa Clara County]]’s only felony political corruption conviction.
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/3_6_13_george_shirakawa_jr_investigation_metro/|title=The Unraveling of George Shirakawa Jr.|publisher=San Jose Inside|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref> Its reporting also contributed to the defeat of eight-term incumbent congressman [[Mike Honda]] by [[Ro Khanna]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/report-substantial-reason-to-believe-congressman-mike-honda-staff-broke-house-rules/|title=Mike Honda Report: ‘Substantial Reason to Believe’ Congressman Mike Honda, Staff Broke House Rules|publisher=San Jose Inside|date=September 3, 2015|access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/khanna-defeats-eight-term-incumbent-honda-for-congress/101365/ |title=Khanna Defeats Eight-Term Incumbent Honda For Congress|publisher=Associated Press|date=November 9, 2016|access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref>
and a gun permit scandal that led to the removal of Silicon Valley sheriff Laurie Smith.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/06/da-to-reveal-results-of-sheriff-corruption-probe-into-concealed-gun-permits/ |title=Four indicted in Santa Clara County Sheriff concealed gun permit scandal
|last=Salonga |first=Robert |date=2020-08-29 |website=mercurynews.com |publisher=Mercury News |access-date=2024-09-11|quote=Rosen said his office began investigating Nielsen’s donation after an inquiry by the Metro Silicon Valley weekly newspaper. }}</ref>


==Entertainment and investigative journalism==
==Entertainment and investigative journalism==
''Metro'' is largely read for its coverage of the San Jose region's culture and entertainment scene. It publishes an exhaustive arts section, which includes calendar listings, music reviews, critical coverage of the performing and visual arts, as well as movie reviews and information. The newspaper has employed well-regarded film critic [[Richard von Busack]] since 1985. [[Steve Palopoli]] edited the publication from March 2005 until December 2008 and currently edits [[Good Times (newspaper)|''Good Times'']].
''Metro'' is largely read for its coverage of the San Jose region's culture and entertainment scene. It publishes an exhaustive arts section, which includes calendar listings, music reviews, critical coverage of the performing and visual arts, as well as movie reviews and information. The newspaper employed well-regarded film critic Richard von Busack from 1985 until the pandemic. [[Steve Palopoli]] edited the publication from March 2005 until December 2008.


In 1986, Metro published the last interview with [[Don Hoefler]], the man credited with naming Silicon Valley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/03.09.05/20th-0510.html|title=Metro's 20th Anniversary|publisher= Metro, Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper|date= 2005-03-09|accessdate=2016-02-29}}</ref> ''Metro'' has scooped the daily press on a number of major stories, including the office romance<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/09.07.00/public-eye-0036.html |title=Metroactive News & Issues &#124; Public Eye |publisher=Metroactive.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-07}}</ref> of San Jose Mayor [[Ron Gonzales]] in 2000<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/09.07.00/public-eye-0036.html Office Romance? No Comment.], ''Metro, Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper'', September 7–13, 2000.</ref> and the Santa Clara County Grand Jury's plans to indict Gonzales in June 2006.
In 1986, Metro published the last interview with [[Don Hoefler]], the man credited with naming Silicon Valley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/03.09.05/20th-0510.html|title=Metro's 20th Anniversary|publisher= Metro, Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper|date= 2005-03-09|access-date=2016-02-29}}</ref> ''Metro'' has scooped the daily press on a number of major stories, including the office romance<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/09.07.00/public-eye-0036.html |title=Metroactive News & Issues &#124; Public Eye |publisher=Metroactive.com |access-date=2012-01-07}}</ref> of San Jose Mayor [[Ron Gonzales]] in 2000<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/09.07.00/public-eye-0036.html Office Romance? No Comment.], ''Metro, Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper'', September 7–13, 2000.</ref> and the Santa Clara County Grand Jury's plans to indict Gonzales in June 2006.


In 1996, Metro’s “Public Eye” column scooped Apple’s December 20 announcement of a deal between [[Steve Jobs]]’ [[NeXT]] Inc. and [[Apple|Apple_Inc.]] that led to Jobs’ return to Apple.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/12.19.96/public-eye-9651.html|title=Accidental Billionaire|publisher=Metro Silicon Valley|date=December 19, 1996|accessdate=2018-03-26}}</ref>
In 1996, Metro's "Public Eye" column scooped Apple's December 20 announcement of a deal between [[Steve Jobs]]' [[NeXT]] Inc. and [[Apple Inc.]] that led to Jobs' return to Apple.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/12.19.96/public-eye-9651.html|title=Accidental Billionaire|publisher=Metro Silicon Valley|date=December 19, 1996|access-date=2018-03-26}}</ref>


In 2007, ''Metro'' and its sister publication [[North Bay Bohemian]] prompted Sen. [[Dianne Feinstein]]’s resignation from the U.S. Senate’s Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee after the two papers published an exposé by Peter Byrne documenting Feinstein’s conflicts of interest related to husband Richard C. Blum's ownership interest in two major defense contractors, firms that received billions of dollars in contracts for military construction projects that were approved during Feinstein’s tenure on the subcommittee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/metro/03.21.07/dianne-feinstein-resigns-0712.html|title=Feinstein Resigns—Senator exits MILCON following Metro exposé, vet-care scandal|last=Byrne|first=Peter|publisher=Metroactive.com |date=21 March 2007|accessdate=2016-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2007/04/14/feinstein-under-fire-over-defense-ties/|title=Feinstein under fire over defense ties|first=Michael|last=Doyle|date=14 April 2007|publisher=San Jose Mercury News|accessdate=2016-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sfppc.blogspot.com/search/label/San%20Jose%20Metro|date=19 April 2007| title=McClatchy picks up DiFi story |publisher= San Francisco Peninsula Press Club|accessdate=2016-12-18}}</ref>
In 2007, ''Metro'' and its sister publication [[North Bay Bohemian]] prompted Sen. [[Dianne Feinstein]]'s resignation from the U.S. Senate's Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee after the two papers published an exposé by Peter Byrne documenting Feinstein's conflicts of interest related to husband Richard C. Blum's ownership interest in two major defense contractors, firms that received billions of dollars in contracts for military construction projects that were approved during Feinstein's tenure on the subcommittee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/metro/03.21.07/dianne-feinstein-resigns-0712.html|title=Feinstein Resigns—Senator exits MILCON following Metro exposé, vet-care scandal|last=Byrne|first=Peter|publisher=Metroactive.com |date=21 March 2007|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2007/04/14/feinstein-under-fire-over-defense-ties/|title=Feinstein under fire over defense ties|first=Michael|last=Doyle|date=14 April 2007|work=San Jose Mercury News|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sfppc.blogspot.com/search/label/San%20Jose%20Metro|date=19 April 2007| title=McClatchy picks up DiFi story |publisher= San Francisco Peninsula Press Club|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref>


In 2012, ''Metro'' published a series of articles on Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors chair George Shirakawa, Jr., who had failed to file legally required campaign disclosure statements and had not turned in receipts for 175 taxpayer-underwritten meal charges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/features/George-Shirakawa-campaign-secrets.html |title=King George | publisher=San Jose Inside |date= 2012-09-26|accessdate=2013-09-08 }}</ref> The disclosures resulted in an investigation by the Fair Political Practices Commission and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office. Shirakawa pleaded guilty on March 1, 2013 to five felonies and seven misdemeanors and resigned his office. Assistant District Attorney Karyn Sinunu Towery credited ''Metro''’s reports with prompting the criminal investigation at the press conference announcing the plea and resignation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/entries/3_1_13_george_shirakawa_county_sueprvisor_resigns/ |title=Supervisor George Shirakawa Resigns |publisher=San Jose Inside |date= 2013-03-01|accessdate=2013-09-08 }}</ref> The House Committee on Ethics investigated Rep. [[Mike Honda]] following revelations in Metro that contributors were receiving favors from the congressman’s office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/ethics-panel-weighs-full-probe-of-house-democrat-mike-honda-120376|title=Ethics panel weighs full probe of House Democrat Honda|author=Lauren French|publisher=Politico|date=2015-07-20|accessdate=2016-02-29 }}</ref>
In 2012, ''Metro'' published a series of articles on Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors chair George Shirakawa, Jr., who had failed to file legally required campaign disclosure statements and had not turned in receipts for 175 taxpayer-underwritten meal charges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/features/George-Shirakawa-campaign-secrets.html |title=King George | publisher=San Jose Inside |date= 2012-09-26|access-date=2013-09-08 }}</ref> The disclosures resulted in an investigation by the Fair Political Practices Commission and the Santa Clara County District Attorney's office. Shirakawa pleaded guilty on March 1, 2013, to five felonies and seven misdemeanors and resigned his office. Assistant District Attorney Karyn Sinunu Towery credited ''Metro''{{'s}} reports with prompting the criminal investigation at the press conference announcing the plea and resignation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/entries/3_1_13_george_shirakawa_county_sueprvisor_resigns/ |title=Supervisor George Shirakawa Resigns |publisher=San Jose Inside |date= 2013-03-01|access-date=2013-09-08 }}</ref> The House Committee on Ethics investigated Rep. [[Mike Honda]] following revelations in Metro that contributors were receiving favors from the congressman's office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/ethics-panel-weighs-full-probe-of-house-democrat-mike-honda-120376|title=Ethics panel weighs full probe of House Democrat Honda|first=Lauren|last=French|work=Politico|date=2015-07-20|access-date=2016-02-29 }}</ref>


==Notable Alumni==
==Notable alumni==
The newspaper has helped launch the careers of several notable writers, including British television sensation [[Louis Theroux]], conspiracy authors [[Jonathan Vankin]] and [[John Whalen]], Vice news director Michael Learmonth <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cision.com/us/2016/08/changes-at-vice-news/|title=Changes at Vice News|publisher=Cision Media Research|date=August 19, 2016|accessdate=2018-03-26 }}</ref>
The newspaper has helped launch the careers of several notable writers, including British television journalist [[Louis Theroux]], author [[Jonathan Vankin]], author and educator [[Gordon Young (Journalist)]], Vietnamese-American author [[Andrew Pham]], Obama administration education advisor [[Hal Plotkin]], News Director of Vice News Michael Learmonth, and film producer [[Zack Stentz]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/metro/09.13.06/blogher-0637.html|title=Too Weird: Dreaming of vampires, waking to nanobugs, writer Zack Stentz gets his first big-screen credit in 'Agent Cody Banks' |publisher=Metroactive | first=David | last=Templeton |date= 2003-03-13|access-date=2017-12-01 }}</ref> It also published the early writings of New York Times editorial board member [[Michelle Goldberg]], as well as six-word memoirist [[Larry Smith (editor)|Larry Smith]] and [[Dave Eggers]] before they became published authors. It was also one of the first newspapers to publish [[Matt Groening]]'s ''[[Life in Hell]]'' long before he created [[The Simpsons]].<ref>Richard von Busack, "Groening Pull," ''Metro Silicon Valley'', July 4, 2012.</ref>
, food writer Stett Holbrook, [[Newsday]] film critic Rafer Guzman <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyfcc.com/membership/rafer-guzman/|title=Rafer Guzman |publisher=New York Film Critics Circle|accessdate=2018-03-26 }}</ref>, music writer Gina Arnold. Vietnamese-American author [[Andrew Pham]], author Jim Rendon, marketing consultant Vrinda Normand, Obama administration education advisor [[Hal Plotkin]], film producer [[Zack Stentz]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/metro/09.13.06/blogher-0637.html|title=Too Weird: Dreaming of vampires, waking to nanobugs, writer Zack Stentz gets his first big-screen credit in 'Agent Cody Banks' |publisher=Metroactive | author=David Templeton |date= 2003-03-13|accessdate=2017-12-01 }}</ref> and BlogHer CEO Lisa Stone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/metro/09.13.06/blogher-0637.html |title=The Hand That Blogs The Cradle |publisher=Metro |date= 2006-09-13|accessdate=2016-02-16 }}</ref> It also published the writings of [[Michelle Goldberg]], six-word memoirist [[Larry Smith (editor)|Larry Smith]] and [[Dave Eggers]] before they became published authors. It was also one of the first newspapers to publish [[Matt Groening]]'s ''[[Life in Hell]]'' long before he created [[The Simpsons]].<ref>Richard von Busack, "Groening Pull," ''Metro Silicon Valley'', July 4, 2012.</ref>


==Community Involvement==
==Community involvement==


In 1986, ''Metro'' executive editor [[Dan Pulcrano]] co-founded with Ray Rodriguez the San Jose Downtown Association <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_19572604 |title=The legacy of a generation of young Turks downtown |author=Scott Herhold |newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |date=2011-12-18 |accessdate=2013-09-08}}</ref> and led the effort to start Music in the Park, a free public music festival that lasted until 2011 and staged performances by such groups as Neon Trees, Camper, Billy Preston, the BoDeans, Tower of Power and the Tubes.
In 1986, ''Metro'' executive editor [[Dan Pulcrano]] co-founded with Ray Rodriguez the San Jose Downtown Association <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_19572604 |title=The legacy of a generation of young Turks downtown |first=Scott |last=Herhold |newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |date=2011-12-18 |access-date=2013-09-08}}</ref> and led the effort to start Music in the Park, a public music festival that was free in its early days and has staged performances by such groups as the Beach Boys, Maroon 5, Billy Preston, Cuco and Tower of Power.
<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/07/28/review-the-beach-boys-still-going-strong-60-years-after-monumental-1964/ |title=TReview: The Beach Boys still going strong 60 years after monumental 1964
|first=Jim |last=Harrington |newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |date=2024-07-28 |access-date=2024-09-11|quote=Music in the Park, which has completely bounced back from its COVID-era lull and has taken its place among the top summertime outdoor concert series in the Bay Area.}}</ref>


The San Jose Jazz Society was started by ''Metro'' jazz writer Sammy Cohen and headquartered in Metro’s office. The outgrowth was the annual San Jose Jazz Festival.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.metroactive.com/metro/09.10.08/fly-0837.html |title=Sammy Cohen, Metro columnist and Jazz Society founder | author=Dan Pulcrano | date=2009-08-30 | publisher=Metro Silicon Valley |accessdate=2009-10-08 }}</ref>
The San Jose Jazz Society was started by ''Metro'' jazz writer Sammy Cohen and headquartered in Metro's office. The outgrowth was the annual San Jose Jazz Festival.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.metroactive.com/metro/09.10.08/fly-0837.html |title=Sammy Cohen, Metro columnist and Jazz Society founder | first=Dan | last=Pulcrano | date=2009-08-30 | publisher=Metro Silicon Valley |access-date=2009-10-08 }}</ref>


During the 1990s, ''Metro'' purchased community newspapers from companies such as the Tribune Company and established Silicon Valley Community Newspapers, which it sold in 2001.
During the 1990s, ''Metro'' purchased community newspapers from companies such as the Tribune Company and established Silicon Valley Community Newspapers, which it sold in 2001.


''Metro'' was the first to call for a Sunshine Ordinance during the 1998 mayor’s race. An ordinance was passed in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/06.27.02/gonzales2-0226.html|title=Reinventing Ron--A Checklist |author=Dan Pulcrano|date=2002-06-27|publisher=Metro Silicon Valley|accessdate=2009-10-09}}</ref>
''Metro'' was the first to call for a Sunshine Ordinance during the 1998 mayor's race. An ordinance was passed in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/06.27.02/gonzales2-0226.html|title=Reinventing Ron--A Checklist |first=Dan|last=Pulcrano|date=2002-06-27|publisher=Metro Silicon Valley|access-date=2009-10-09}}</ref>


In explaining the newspaper’s mission on its 20th anniversary, executive editor Pulcrano said, “We have championed independent businesses and small theaters in an effort to help the valley establish its own cultural identity. We have pushed for preservation of historic buildings and agricultural lands that represent the valley’s heritage and soul. And we have promoted sensible, pedestrian-oriented development that gets people out of their cars so they can get to know one another. A newspaper at its best should be a community-builder.” <ref>{{cite web| url=http://aan.org/aan/metro-silicon-valley-turns-20/|date=14 March 2005|title=Metro Silicon Valley Turns 20|publisher=Association of Alternative Newsmedia|accessdate=2016-12-18 }}</ref>
In explaining the newspaper's mission on its 20th anniversary, executive editor Pulcrano said, "We have championed independent businesses and small theaters in an effort to help the valley establish its own cultural identity. We have pushed for preservation of historic buildings and agricultural lands that represent the valley's heritage and soul. And we have promoted sensible, pedestrian-oriented development that gets people out of their cars so they can get to know one another. A newspaper at its best should be a community-builder."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://aan.org/aan/metro-silicon-valley-turns-20/|date=14 March 2005|title=Metro Silicon Valley Turns 20|publisher=Association of Alternative Newsmedia|access-date=2016-12-18 }}</ref>


In 2012, ''Metro'' sponsored the Silicon Valley Sound Experience, a multi-venue music festival, which led to the establishment of Creative Convergence Silicon Valley, or [[C2SV]], the following year. The 2013 event included performances by Iggy and The Stooges and a three-day technology conference with appearances by [[Steve Wozniak]], [[Nolan Bushnell]] and [[John McAfee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/08/21/organizers-finalize-plans-for-c2sv.html?page=all | title=Silicon Valley's answer to SXSW: Iggy Pop, Big Data, self-driving cars | publisher=Silicon Valley Business Journal | date=2013-08-21|accessdate=2013-09-08 }}</ref> The 2015 C2SV brought camera phone inventor [[Philippe Kahn]] and Oculus VR co-inventor [[Jack McCauley]] to the stage of the California Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/10/08/oculus-vr-co-founder-jack-mccauley-on-ar-vr-and.html|title=Oculus VR co-founder Jack McCauley on VR, AR and his creative new project|author=Angela Swartz|date=October 8, 2015|publisher=Silicon Valley Business Journal}}</ref>
In 2012, ''Metro'' sponsored the Silicon Valley Sound Experience, a multi-venue music festival, which led to the establishment of Creative Convergence Silicon Valley, or [[C2SV]], the following year. The 2013 event included performances by Iggy and The Stooges and a three-day technology conference with appearances by [[Steve Wozniak]], [[Nolan Bushnell]] and [[John McAfee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/08/21/organizers-finalize-plans-for-c2sv.html?page=all | title=Silicon Valley's answer to SXSW: Iggy Pop, Big Data, self-driving cars | publisher=Silicon Valley Business Journal | date=2013-08-21|access-date=2013-09-08 }}</ref> The 2015 C2SV brought camera phone inventor [[Philippe Kahn]] to the stage of the California Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/10/08/oculus-vr-co-founder-jack-mccauley-on-ar-vr-and.html|title=Oculus VR co-founder Jack McCauley on VR, AR and his creative new project|first=Angela|last=Swartz|date=October 8, 2015|publisher=Silicon Valley Business Journal}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
''Metro'' has received several awards<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/awards/ Awards], Metroactive's web awards, Metro Publishing Inc. Maintained by Boulevards New Media.</ref> for its work, including:
''Metro'' has received several awards<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/awards/ Awards], Metroactive's web awards, Metro Publishing Inc. Maintained by Boulevards New Media.</ref> for its work, including:
* Three papers in the Metro Newspapers group won at the [[National Newspaper Association]]'s 1995 contest, announced September 1996.
* Three papers in the Metro Newspapers group won at the [[National Newspaper Association]]'s 1995 contest, announced September 1996.
* ''Metro'' won two awards, for editorial cartooning and writing, at the [[California Newspaper Publishers Association]] Better Newspapers Awards, July 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.safero.org/articles/1996CaliforniaPubAwards.html |title=MetroActive &#124; California Publishers Awards |publisher=Safero.org |date= |accessdate=2012-01-07}}</ref>
* ''Metro'' won two awards, for editorial cartooning and writing, at the [[California Newspaper Publishers Association]] Better Newspapers Awards, July 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.safero.org/articles/1996CaliforniaPubAwards.html |title=MetroActive &#124; California Publishers Awards |publisher=Safero.org |access-date=2012-01-07}}</ref>
* Six papers in the Metro Newspapers group were honored for writing, editing and design at the [[California Newspaper Publishers Association]] Better Newspapers Awards, July 1997.
* Six papers in the Metro Newspapers group were honored for writing, editing and design at the [[California Newspaper Publishers Association]] Better Newspapers Awards, July 1997.
* Metro staff writer J. Douglas Allen-Taylor received first place in the Peninsula Press Club’s 1997 Professional Journalism Awards Competition for specialty story detailing how the malt liquor industry, after achieving success marketing to black communities, set its sights on the Latino youth market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.24.97/cover/latino-liquor-9730.html|title=Liquid Trouble|date=July 24, 1997|first=J. Douglas|last=Allen-Taylor|publisher=Metro Silicon Valley|accessdate=2016-12-18}}</ref>
* Metro staff writer J. Douglas Allen-Taylor received first place in the Peninsula Press Club's 1997 Professional Journalism Awards Competition for specialty story detailing how the malt liquor industry, after achieving success marketing to black communities, set its sights on the Latino youth market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.24.97/cover/latino-liquor-9730.html|title=Liquid Trouble|date=July 24, 1997|first=J. Douglas|last=Allen-Taylor|publisher=Metro Silicon Valley|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref>
* Metro staff writer Will Harper received an honorable mention in the Peninsula Press Club’s 1997 Professional Journalism Awards Competition for feature story, weeklies ("The New Jesus").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/archives/awards/metro-pen97.html|title=Metro and Metro Santa Cruz Win Local Awards|date=17 April 1998|publisher=Metroactive|accessdate=2016-12-18}}</ref>
* Metro staff writer Will Harper received an honorable mention in the Peninsula Press Club's 1997 Professional Journalism Awards Competition for feature story, weeklies ("The New Jesus").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/archives/awards/metro-pen97.html|title=Metro and Metro Santa Cruz Win Local Awards|date=17 April 1998|publisher=Metroactive|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref>
* ''Metro Silicon Valley'' won two awards, in lifestyle coverage and freedom of information, at the [[California Newspaper Publishers Association]] Better Newspapers Awards, July 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.21.04/fly-0430.html |title=Metroactive News & Issues &#124; The Fly |publisher=Metroactive.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-07}}</ref>
* Metro Special Sections Editor Gordon Young received First Place in the Peninsula Press Club's 1994 Professional Journalism Awards Competition for light feature story, weeklies ("Pop Culture Princess").
* ''Metro Silicon Valley'' won two awards, in lifestyle coverage and freedom of information, at the [[California Newspaper Publishers Association]] Better Newspapers Awards, July 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.21.04/fly-0430.html |title=Metroactive News & Issues &#124; The Fly |publisher=Metroactive.com |access-date=2012-01-07}}</ref>
* ''Metro Silicon Valley'' won two awards at the [[California Newspaper Publishers Association]] Better Newspapers Awards, October 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aan.org/gyrobase/Aan/NewsByMember?Member=oid%3A47 |title=AltWeeklies.com |publisher=Aan.org |date=2011-12-29 |accessdate=2012-01-07}}</ref>
* ''Metro Silicon Valley'' won two awards at the [[California Newspaper Publishers Association]] Better Newspapers Awards, October 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aan.org/gyrobase/Aan/NewsByMember?Member=oid%3A47 |title=AltWeeklies.com |publisher=Aan.org |date=2011-12-29 |access-date=2012-01-07}}</ref>
* ''Metro Silicon Valley''’s Nick Veronin won SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award: Arts & Culture at the Society of Professional Journalists, NorCal Chapter in October 2016 for his “Radius Clause” feature, which revealed how the music industry’s anticompetitive practices put a damper on Silicon Valley nightlife.<ref>{{cite web|url=
* ''Metro Silicon Valley''{{'s}} Nick Veronin won SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award: Arts & Culture at the Society of Professional Journalists, NorCal Chapter in October 2016 for his "Radius Clause" feature, which revealed how the music industry's anticompetitive practices put a damper on Silicon Valley nightlife.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spjnorcal.org/new/2016/10/24/spj-norcal-honors-2016-excellence-in-journalism-award-winners/|date=24 October 2016|title=SPJ Norcal Honors 2016 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners|first=Lila |last=LaHood|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref>
http://www.spjnorcal.org/new/2016/10/24/spj-norcal-honors-2016-excellence-in-journalism-award-winners/|date=24 October 2016|title=SPJ Norcal Honors 2016 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners|first=Lila |last=LaHood|accessdate=2016-12-18}}</ref>
* ''Metro'' Freelancer John Flynn won a Society of Professional Journalists Norcal award for "Lost in Translation," an investigation into the scarcity of interpreters in Santa Clara County's justice system and how that shortage impacts the rights of non-English speakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spjnorcal.org/new/2016/10/24/spj-norcal-honors-2016-excellence-in-journalism-award-winners/|date=24 October 2016|title=SPJ Norcal Honors 2016 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners|first=Lila |last=LaHood|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref>
During the pandemic, Metro won 25 awards in the 2020 California Journalism Awards, including seven first-place awards, as part of the [[Weeklys]] media group’s total of 47. Its first place awards included the COVID-19 Pandemic-Health Reporting, Writing, Coverage of Local Government, Wildfire Feature Coverage, Breaking News, Enterprise News Story or Series and Public Service Journalism categories, in addition to a second-place award for Investigative Journalism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/metro-sv-and-san-jose-inside-win-25-california-journalism-awards/|date=19 May 2021|title=Metro SV and SJI Win 25 California Journalism Awards|access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref>
* ''Metro'' Freelancer John Flynn won a Society of Professional Journalists Norcal award for “Lost in Translation,” an investigation into the scarcity of interpreters in Santa Clara County’s justice system and how that shortage impacts the rights of non-English speakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=
http://www.spjnorcal.org/new/2016/10/24/spj-norcal-honors-2016-excellence-in-journalism-award-winners/|date=24 October 2016|title=SPJ Norcal Honors 2016 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners|first=Lila |last=LaHood|accessdate=2016-12-18}}</ref>


==Early online player==
==Early online player==
''Metro'' was an early participant in the online publishing revolution, launching the Livewire online service in 1993, one of the first online efforts by a non-daily newspaper publisher. The service offered free email accounts, online commerce, chats, posting forums and online articles.
''Metro'' was an early participant in the online publishing revolution, launching the Livewire online service in 1993, one of the first online efforts by a non-daily newspaper publisher. The service offered free email accounts, online commerce, chats, posting forums and online articles.


[[Virtual Valley]], a similar service with an emphasis on covering Silicon Valley communities, was launched the following year and helped put the city governments of San Jose, Milpitas and Los Gatos online. Also in 1994, Metro established [[Boulevards]], a network of city guides that pre-dated [[Citysearch]] and Microsoft's short-lived "Sidewalk" service.
[[Virtual Valley]], a similar service with an emphasis on covering Silicon Valley communities, was launched the following year and helped put the city governments of San Jose, Milpitas and Los Gatos online. Also in 1994, Metro established Boulevards, a network of city guides that pre-dated [[Citysearch]] and Microsoft's short-lived "Sidewalk" service.


In 1995, ''Metro'' launched the online version of the newspaper on the Web under the brand Metroactive.
In 1995, ''Metro'' launched the online version of the newspaper under the brand Metroactive.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.05.95/ |title=October 5 to October 11, 1995 |last= |first= |date=|website=MetroSiliconValley.com |publisher= Metro Silicon Valley|access-date=2024-09-11 |quote=}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metroactive.com/|title=MetroActive: News, Arts and Entertainment Around the San Francisco Bay Area|date=1996-11-10|website=Archive.org|publisher=Boulevards|access-date=2024-09-11|quote=|archive-date=1996-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961111004730/http://metroactive.com/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Metro Silicon Valley
The July 11, 2012 issue of Metro
TypeAlternative weekly
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Weeklys
Editor-in-chiefDan Pulcrano
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Headquarters380 South First Street
San Jose, California, United States
Circulation50,000[1]
Sister newspapersGood Times, North Bay Bohemian, Pacific Sun
ISSN0882-4290
OCLC number11831028
Websitemetrosiliconvalley.com

Metro, also known as Metro Silicon Valley, is a free weekly newspaper published by the San Jose, California-based Weeklys media group for four decades, a period during which its readership area became known as Silicon Valley.

Metro was one of the earliest publishers to enter the digital media revolution, adding voice messaging to its classified advertising in the 1980s and free online access in 1993. It was the first newspaper to offer a downloadable PDF edition, with the launch of MetroPDF.com in 2003.[2] [3]

The newspaper has been published since 1985 and is one of the last remaining founder-operated publications in the alternative press. Its principal distribution area encompasses the cities of San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell, Saratoga, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Milpitas, Mountain View, Los Altos and Palo Alto.

The publication’s investigative journalism is responsible for the Santa Clara County’s only felony political corruption conviction. [4] Its reporting also contributed to the defeat of eight-term incumbent congressman Mike Honda by Ro Khanna[5][6] and a gun permit scandal that led to the removal of Silicon Valley sheriff Laurie Smith.[7]

Entertainment and investigative journalism

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Metro is largely read for its coverage of the San Jose region's culture and entertainment scene. It publishes an exhaustive arts section, which includes calendar listings, music reviews, critical coverage of the performing and visual arts, as well as movie reviews and information. The newspaper employed well-regarded film critic Richard von Busack from 1985 until the pandemic. Steve Palopoli edited the publication from March 2005 until December 2008.

In 1986, Metro published the last interview with Don Hoefler, the man credited with naming Silicon Valley.[8] Metro has scooped the daily press on a number of major stories, including the office romance[9] of San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales in 2000[10] and the Santa Clara County Grand Jury's plans to indict Gonzales in June 2006.

In 1996, Metro's "Public Eye" column scooped Apple's December 20 announcement of a deal between Steve Jobs' NeXT Inc. and Apple Inc. that led to Jobs' return to Apple.[11]

In 2007, Metro and its sister publication North Bay Bohemian prompted Sen. Dianne Feinstein's resignation from the U.S. Senate's Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee after the two papers published an exposé by Peter Byrne documenting Feinstein's conflicts of interest related to husband Richard C. Blum's ownership interest in two major defense contractors, firms that received billions of dollars in contracts for military construction projects that were approved during Feinstein's tenure on the subcommittee.[12][13][14]

In 2012, Metro published a series of articles on Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors chair George Shirakawa, Jr., who had failed to file legally required campaign disclosure statements and had not turned in receipts for 175 taxpayer-underwritten meal charges.[15] The disclosures resulted in an investigation by the Fair Political Practices Commission and the Santa Clara County District Attorney's office. Shirakawa pleaded guilty on March 1, 2013, to five felonies and seven misdemeanors and resigned his office. Assistant District Attorney Karyn Sinunu Towery credited Metro's reports with prompting the criminal investigation at the press conference announcing the plea and resignation.[16] The House Committee on Ethics investigated Rep. Mike Honda following revelations in Metro that contributors were receiving favors from the congressman's office.[17]

Notable alumni

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The newspaper has helped launch the careers of several notable writers, including British television journalist Louis Theroux, author Jonathan Vankin, author and educator Gordon Young (Journalist), Vietnamese-American author Andrew Pham, Obama administration education advisor Hal Plotkin, News Director of Vice News Michael Learmonth, and film producer Zack Stentz[18] It also published the early writings of New York Times editorial board member Michelle Goldberg, as well as six-word memoirist Larry Smith and Dave Eggers before they became published authors. It was also one of the first newspapers to publish Matt Groening's Life in Hell long before he created The Simpsons.[19]

Community involvement

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In 1986, Metro executive editor Dan Pulcrano co-founded with Ray Rodriguez the San Jose Downtown Association [20] and led the effort to start Music in the Park, a public music festival that was free in its early days and has staged performances by such groups as the Beach Boys, Maroon 5, Billy Preston, Cuco and Tower of Power. [21]

The San Jose Jazz Society was started by Metro jazz writer Sammy Cohen and headquartered in Metro's office. The outgrowth was the annual San Jose Jazz Festival.[22]

During the 1990s, Metro purchased community newspapers from companies such as the Tribune Company and established Silicon Valley Community Newspapers, which it sold in 2001.

Metro was the first to call for a Sunshine Ordinance during the 1998 mayor's race. An ordinance was passed in 2009.[23]

In explaining the newspaper's mission on its 20th anniversary, executive editor Pulcrano said, "We have championed independent businesses and small theaters in an effort to help the valley establish its own cultural identity. We have pushed for preservation of historic buildings and agricultural lands that represent the valley's heritage and soul. And we have promoted sensible, pedestrian-oriented development that gets people out of their cars so they can get to know one another. A newspaper at its best should be a community-builder."[24]

In 2012, Metro sponsored the Silicon Valley Sound Experience, a multi-venue music festival, which led to the establishment of Creative Convergence Silicon Valley, or C2SV, the following year. The 2013 event included performances by Iggy and The Stooges and a three-day technology conference with appearances by Steve Wozniak, Nolan Bushnell and John McAfee.[25] The 2015 C2SV brought camera phone inventor Philippe Kahn to the stage of the California Theatre.[26]

Awards

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Metro has received several awards[27] for its work, including:

  • Three papers in the Metro Newspapers group won at the National Newspaper Association's 1995 contest, announced September 1996.
  • Metro won two awards, for editorial cartooning and writing, at the California Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspapers Awards, July 1996[28]
  • Six papers in the Metro Newspapers group were honored for writing, editing and design at the California Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspapers Awards, July 1997.
  • Metro staff writer J. Douglas Allen-Taylor received first place in the Peninsula Press Club's 1997 Professional Journalism Awards Competition for specialty story detailing how the malt liquor industry, after achieving success marketing to black communities, set its sights on the Latino youth market.[29]
  • Metro staff writer Will Harper received an honorable mention in the Peninsula Press Club's 1997 Professional Journalism Awards Competition for feature story, weeklies ("The New Jesus").[30]
  • Metro Special Sections Editor Gordon Young received First Place in the Peninsula Press Club's 1994 Professional Journalism Awards Competition for light feature story, weeklies ("Pop Culture Princess").
  • Metro Silicon Valley won two awards, in lifestyle coverage and freedom of information, at the California Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspapers Awards, July 2004.[31]
  • Metro Silicon Valley won two awards at the California Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspapers Awards, October 2008.[32]
  • Metro Silicon Valley's Nick Veronin won SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award: Arts & Culture at the Society of Professional Journalists, NorCal Chapter in October 2016 for his "Radius Clause" feature, which revealed how the music industry's anticompetitive practices put a damper on Silicon Valley nightlife.[33]
  • Metro Freelancer John Flynn won a Society of Professional Journalists Norcal award for "Lost in Translation," an investigation into the scarcity of interpreters in Santa Clara County's justice system and how that shortage impacts the rights of non-English speakers.[34]

During the pandemic, Metro won 25 awards in the 2020 California Journalism Awards, including seven first-place awards, as part of the Weeklys media group’s total of 47. Its first place awards included the COVID-19 Pandemic-Health Reporting, Writing, Coverage of Local Government, Wildfire Feature Coverage, Breaking News, Enterprise News Story or Series and Public Service Journalism categories, in addition to a second-place award for Investigative Journalism.[35]

Early online player

[edit]

Metro was an early participant in the online publishing revolution, launching the Livewire online service in 1993, one of the first online efforts by a non-daily newspaper publisher. The service offered free email accounts, online commerce, chats, posting forums and online articles.

Virtual Valley, a similar service with an emphasis on covering Silicon Valley communities, was launched the following year and helped put the city governments of San Jose, Milpitas and Los Gatos online. Also in 1994, Metro established Boulevards, a network of city guides that pre-dated Citysearch and Microsoft's short-lived "Sidewalk" service.

In 1995, Metro launched the online version of the newspaper under the brand Metroactive.[36] [37]

References

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  1. ^ "Metro Silicon Valley". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Archived from the original on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2007-02-23.
  2. ^ "Metro Silicon Valley Launches PDF Download Edition". AAN. Metro was the first weekly to combine voice messaging technology with classified advertising in the mid 1980s and, in 1993, launched the pioneering free online service, LiveWire, which combined newspaper content with message boards, live chats and email.
  3. ^ Metro Silicon Valley Launches PDF Download Edition, September 29, 2003, Metro Newspapers.
  4. ^ "The Unraveling of George Shirakawa Jr". San Jose Inside. March 6, 2013. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  5. ^ "Mike Honda Report: 'Substantial Reason to Believe' Congressman Mike Honda, Staff Broke House Rules". San Jose Inside. September 3, 2015. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  6. ^ "Khanna Defeats Eight-Term Incumbent Honda For Congress". Associated Press. November 9, 2016. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  7. ^ Salonga, Robert (2020-08-29). "Four indicted in Santa Clara County Sheriff concealed gun permit scandal". mercurynews.com. Mercury News. Retrieved 2024-09-11. Rosen said his office began investigating Nielsen's donation after an inquiry by the Metro Silicon Valley weekly newspaper.
  8. ^ "Metro's 20th Anniversary". Metro, Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper. 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  9. ^ "Metroactive News & Issues | Public Eye". Metroactive.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  10. ^ Office Romance? No Comment., Metro, Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper, September 7–13, 2000.
  11. ^ "Accidental Billionaire". Metro Silicon Valley. December 19, 1996. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  12. ^ Byrne, Peter (21 March 2007). "Feinstein Resigns—Senator exits MILCON following Metro exposé, vet-care scandal". Metroactive.com. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  13. ^ Doyle, Michael (14 April 2007). "Feinstein under fire over defense ties". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  14. ^ "McClatchy picks up DiFi story". San Francisco Peninsula Press Club. 19 April 2007. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  15. ^ "King George". San Jose Inside. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  16. ^ "Supervisor George Shirakawa Resigns". San Jose Inside. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  17. ^ French, Lauren (2015-07-20). "Ethics panel weighs full probe of House Democrat Honda". Politico. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  18. ^ Templeton, David (2003-03-13). "Too Weird: Dreaming of vampires, waking to nanobugs, writer Zack Stentz gets his first big-screen credit in 'Agent Cody Banks'". Metroactive. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  19. ^ Richard von Busack, "Groening Pull," Metro Silicon Valley, July 4, 2012.
  20. ^ Herhold, Scott (2011-12-18). "The legacy of a generation of young Turks downtown". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  21. ^ Harrington, Jim (2024-07-28). "TReview: The Beach Boys still going strong 60 years after monumental 1964". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2024-09-11. Music in the Park, which has completely bounced back from its COVID-era lull and has taken its place among the top summertime outdoor concert series in the Bay Area.
  22. ^ Pulcrano, Dan (2009-08-30). "Sammy Cohen, Metro columnist and Jazz Society founder". Metro Silicon Valley. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  23. ^ Pulcrano, Dan (2002-06-27). "Reinventing Ron--A Checklist". Metro Silicon Valley. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  24. ^ "Metro Silicon Valley Turns 20". Association of Alternative Newsmedia. 14 March 2005. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  25. ^ "Silicon Valley's answer to SXSW: Iggy Pop, Big Data, self-driving cars". Silicon Valley Business Journal. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  26. ^ Swartz, Angela (October 8, 2015). "Oculus VR co-founder Jack McCauley on VR, AR and his creative new project". Silicon Valley Business Journal.
  27. ^ Awards, Metroactive's web awards, Metro Publishing Inc. Maintained by Boulevards New Media.
  28. ^ "MetroActive | California Publishers Awards". Safero.org. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  29. ^ Allen-Taylor, J. Douglas (July 24, 1997). "Liquid Trouble". Metro Silicon Valley. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  30. ^ "Metro and Metro Santa Cruz Win Local Awards". Metroactive. 17 April 1998. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  31. ^ "Metroactive News & Issues | The Fly". Metroactive.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  32. ^ "AltWeeklies.com". Aan.org. 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  33. ^ LaHood, Lila (24 October 2016). "SPJ Norcal Honors 2016 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners". Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  34. ^ LaHood, Lila (24 October 2016). "SPJ Norcal Honors 2016 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners". Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  35. ^ "Metro SV and SJI Win 25 California Journalism Awards". 19 May 2021. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  36. ^ "October 5 to October 11, 1995". MetroSiliconValley.com. Metro Silicon Valley. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  37. ^ "MetroActive: News, Arts and Entertainment Around the San Francisco Bay Area". Archive.org. Boulevards. 1996-11-10. Archived from the original on 1996-11-11. Retrieved 2024-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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