Metro Silicon Valley
The July 11, 2012 issue of Metro | |
| Type | Alternative weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Weeklys |
| Editor-in-chief | Dan Pulcrano |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | 380 South First Street San Jose, California, United States |
| Circulation | 50,000 |
| Sister newspapers | Good Times, North Bay Bohemian, Pacific Sun |
| ISSN | 0882-4290 |
| OCLC number | 11831028 |
| Website | metrosiliconvalley |
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.
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. Its reporting also contributed to the defeat of eight-term incumbent congressman Mike Honda by Ro Khanna and a gun permit scandal that led to the removal of Silicon Valley sheriff Laurie Smith.