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Gregg Aronica

City Editor

Gregg is based in San Jose, CA, and is a former radio broadcaster with nearly 20 years on-air. A proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, he volunteers with nonprofits around the South Bay. You can often find him in coffee shops, bookstores, and thumbing through new and used video games.

A woman in a blue sweater and white pants performs a stretching maneuver low to the ground.
Culture
Meet the San Jose breaker vying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
Vicki Chang, also known as “La Vix,” is a professional breakdancer + member of Team USA — and hails from the great 408.
February 26, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
Two Park SJ meters in downtown.
City
How to deal with parking tickets in San Jose
Resolving parking citations in the great 408 will always be a bummer, but hopefully our guide makes it less confusing.
February 21, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
One car travels down four-lane street in San Jose, California that is lined by buildings. A construction crane is in the distance.
Live
The unwritten rules of San Jose
Tell us you’re from San Jose without telling us you’re from San Jose.
February 19, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
A Lunar New Year celebration with a large crowd of people gathered around costumed lion dancers.
Culture
Local Lunar New Year celebrations around San Jose, CA
Ring in the Year of the Dragon.
February 15, 2024
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Alyson Chuyang
Streetview of a 6 story mixed-use residential and retail space on a sunny day, with cars parked along the street.
Development
February housing development updates for San Jose
From mixed-use spaces to affordable units for students and teachers, we’re rounding up new developments coming soon to the great 408.
February 15, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
Raging Waters' reflection in Lake Cunningham.
City
Raging Waters set to reopen as soon as summer 2024
San Jose City Council is set to approve new management for the recently defunct Raging Waters theme park in east San Jose.
February 15, 2024
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Alyson Chuyang
Beneath a tree, an outdoor patio set, complete with fireplace and ottoman, overlooks the South Bay hills.
Play
Unique places to stay in San Jose
From hideaway casitas to the Hayes Mansion, San Jose is full of special places to stay that offer guests a break from traditional motels and hotels.
February 14, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
At the Santana Row arch, two people clink red wine glasses.
Restaurants
Answered: What is the most romantic restaurant in San Jose?
We asked, you answered — these swoon-worthy restaurants are sure to spark something between you and your companion.
February 13, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
In a dimly lit bar, a bright orange cocktail with a chili pepper, a straw, and a green plant stand in the foreground.
Bars
Where to find the heaviest pours in San Jose
When you want to celebrate — responsibly — you go big or you go home.
February 12, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
A skyline overlooking downtown San Jose, with light blue map markers dotted with dark blue hearts.
Our readers’ San Jose love stories
Romance is alive and well in San Jose. From hotel meet cutes to coffee dates, here are your local love stories.
February 9, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
The Google "G" logo sits on top of a skyline view of downtown San Jose from I-280.
Development
Google says its downtown San Jose development will proceed
A brief history on Google’s Downtown West Project, and a rundown on the latest update.
February 9, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
A large group of people wearing mostly red in a dimly lit event space cheer on the 49ers game playing on a large screen projector.
Culture
Where to watch the Super Bowl in the San Jose
From bars to markets to mini golf, here’s 15+ places to stay faithful to the Bay with Super Bowl watch parties in San Jose.
February 7, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
An overhead map of the BART extension project, showing the Berryessa/North San Jose Station, connected with a line to 28th Street/Little Portugal Station, which is connected by a line to Downtown San Jose Station, which connects to Diridon Station, which connects to Santa Clara Station.
Answered: What our readers think of the downtown BART extension
Phase II of the BART extension would connect the Berryessa Station to downtown, looping through neighborhoods, and end service in Santa Clara.
February 7, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
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Play
30+ great brunch places to try in San Jose
Check out these brunch restaurants, cafes, and diners in San Jose, serving a variety of egg dishes, mimosas, bloody marys, and more.
February 5, 2024
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Alyson Chuyang
A small car and a police car are parked on a rainy, wet street as hail bombards the road.
City
How to prep for storms in San Jose
Make sure you have everything you need.
February 5, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
A BART train at the Berryessa train station.
Development
What is happening with BART’s expansion into San Jose?
The project’s second phase would extend BART from Berryessa into downtown San Jose, ending service in Santa Clara.
February 1, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
A graphic of a blue birthday cake and a No. 2 candle with the words "happy birthday SJtoday" on it. There's two heads, City Editors Alyson + Gregg, juxtaposed on sparklers on the cake.
Culture
Happy 2nd birthday to SJtoday
And to our readers + followers, two of the biggest high-fives (high ten?) for being there with us the entire way.
January 31, 2024
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Alyson Chuyang
A group of sweaty people point to a sign being held up by a single person. The sign says "Barry's Baddie Monique, HIITS 100."
Live
Get your sweat on at gyms around San Jose
From lifting weights, indoor rock climbing, personal training, dance fitness, boxing classes, and martial arts programs — we’ve rounded up 40+ gyms and fitness offerings around San Jose.
January 30, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
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Culture
Where to make friends in San Jose
Here’s your guide to social clubs, public events, and more local ways to make pals in the great 408.
January 26, 2024
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Nicole Calande
Two people crossing axes
Culture
Our readers’ local love stories
Help us put our city on the map by submitting your love stories.
January 26, 2024
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
On top of a wooden table sits a laptop, a latte with a frankly upsetting amount of cinnamon, and an extremely saucy breakfast sandwich on milk toast.
Culture
Public work spots with WiFi in San Jose, CA
From local cafes to public hotspots, catch up on your to-do list at these work spots in San Jose with WiFi.
January 24, 2024
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Alyson Chuyang
A view from I-880 northbound, with a wet roadway + potholes which cars are swerving to avoid.
City
#Asked: Why are these roadways always wet?
Even if it isn’t raining, these roadways continue to spray water onto frustrated motorists.
January 24, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
Three photos on a grid: water lanterns in dark water, a wine glass overlooking the South Bay, and lowriders at City Hall. A text overlay: "2023's Picture of the Year Finalists"
Culture
See the winner of our 2023 Picture of the Year contest
See your favorite 2023 photos submitted by fellow readers.
January 22, 2024
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Emily Shea-Owen
Side-by-side comparison of two breakfast burritos: one bisected and showing off a smorgasboard of cheese, meat, eggs, and dripping sauce, and the other jam-packed with chorizo, salsa, and hash browns.
Food
Answered: San Jose’s favorite breakfast burritos
We asked, and you answered — here are some of our readers’ favorite spots to get breakfast burritos in San Jose.
January 18, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
The 30-foot tall statue of Chuck E Cheese sitting on a purple block, seen from ground level, with a man looking impressed in the bottom corner of the screen. The man is wearing a hat with the NASA symbol.
City
Honest reviews of San Jose’s iconic statues
From historical events, to creative interpretations of cultural creatures, San Jose’s statue game is on point.
January 18, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
A white dog with black markings sits happily on a sunny patch of grass near a trail, tongue out.
Play
Dog-friendly businesses + places guide for San Jose
Explore these dog-friendly businesses and places in San Jose that span from places to eat, drink, shop, exercise, and stay the night.
January 16, 2024
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Ashlea Hearn
Two red cars driving down the street in the background, with a "Speed Limit: 25" sign in the foreground.
Government
Answered: Your thoughts on San Jose’s speeding cameras
From those in favor to those opposed, here’s what you had to say about the new speeding camera pilot program in San Jose.
January 12, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
Rendering of a building in San Jose, with people walking nearby.
Development
Housing developments coming to San Jose in 2024
New year, new you, new housing coming soon. Builders and designers are hard at work to bring these developments to San Jose in 2024.
January 10, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
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Culture
Asked: Your 2024 San Jose predictions
Peer into the future and use your knowledge of our city to predict what will happen in 2024.
January 9, 2024
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Gregg Aronica
A group of men work on the first broadcast radio — Charles Herrold can be seen in the doorway.
History
The world’s first ever radio show was in San Jose
From the turn of the 20th century to modern news, weather, and traffic, a San Jose radio inventor pioneered the way we enjoy entertainment over the airwaves.
January 8, 2024
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