Metro, Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper
The July 11, 2012 issue of Metro
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| Type | Alternative weekly |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Metro Newspapers |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | 380 South First Street San Jose, California 95113  United States
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| Circulation | 50,000 |
| Sister newspapers | Santa Cruz Weekly, North Bay Bohemian |
| ISSN | 0882-4290 |
| OCLC number | 11831028 |
| Website | metroactive |
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 PDF format for free from the publisher's website.Metro also keeps tabs on local politics and the "chattering" class of San Jose through its weekly column, The Fly.
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, Campbell, Saratoga, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Milpitas, Mountain View, Los Altos and Palo Alto.
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.
In 1986, Metro published the last interview with Don Hoefler, the man credited with naming Silicon Valley.Metro has scooped the daily press on a number of major stories, including the office romance of San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales in 2000 and the Santa Clara County Grand Jury's plans to indict Gonzales in June 2006.
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