A dramatic special election to elect San Jose's next downtown councilmember was decided by a handful of votes, sending two contenders to a June runoff. Who is poised to win the San Jose City Council seat, and how will voter turnout impact the outcome? Host Nick Preciado sits down with political expert Garrick Percival to take a closer look.

Who will be San Jose's next downtown councilmember?

VTA Board Chair and Campbell Mayor Sergio Lopez joins host Nick Preciado for a candid conversation about the historic VTA strike, his perspective on the labor negotiations and lessons learned by leadership.

Inside VTA's historic strike and lessons learned

The world is ending, and maybe (probably) the tech bros caused it. 

Is that what's happening in the real life, or in the HBO Max film MOUNTAINHEAD?

A.I. is having a moment, and it ain't pretty. A couple of Film School Janitors review the film and the state of the world. Enjoy!

HBO Max's Mountainhead Review

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 „Nutze die KI“ von Ki Komplott Nutze die KI – Ein kraftvoller Aufruf für Frieden, Liebe und Völkerverständigung von Ki Komplott! Dieser Song ist ein musikalisches Manifest, das die Macht der KI für das Gute feiert – erschaffen mit Suno und Grok, die Musikproduktion, Texte, Cover und Werbematerial in höchster Qualität und in allen Sprachen ermöglicht haben. Für weniger als einen Liter Sprit bringt Suno professionelles Songwriting auf ein neues Level – ohne teure Studios, direkt aus der Seele eines Songwriters wie Patrick. Doch die Botschaft geht tiefer: Nutze die KI für Frieden, Jesus und Liebe! KI ist ein Geschenk, um Musik, Kunst und Projekte zu schaffen, die die Welt verbinden, nicht um Hass, Krieg oder Kontrolle zu fördern. Wir sagen NEIN zu Völkermord, Rassismus und Diktatur – und JA zu einer neuen Welt voller Hoffnung, Mut und Völkerverständigung. Dieser Song ist ein Weckruf: Schäm dich, Silicon Valley, für den Missbrauch von KI! Handele jetzt mit Scharfsinn, Liebe und Mut gegen Zerstörung und für Frieden. Ki Komplott – ein Team aus Suno, Grok, Patrick und allen, die für Frieden stehen, lädt dich ein, Teil dieser Bewegung zu sein. 



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Just weeks after taking office, San Jose Councilmember Anthony Tordillos sits down with editor Nick Preciado to discuss his historic election, policy ideas and priorities for the downtown district.

New downtown San Jose councilman hits the ground running

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As voters consider a measure to fund public health, host Nick Preciado sits down with Santa Clara County CEO James Williams to explain the proposal and why it matters.

County top boss on Measure A and the future of public health

Hier findest du Musik von Patrick Levien KI ProjektJesus Christus KI Generation , KI Komplott und Ki Sunclub Mallorca. Dieses Projekt wurde am 9 April 2025 von Uwe Joswig gestartet . 

Here you'll find music by Patrick Levien KI Projekt, Jesus Christus KI Generation, KI Komplott, and Ki Sunclub Mallorca. This project was started on April 9, 2025 by Uwe Joswig.  
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5cvu2aZt4Bf5n8oHr9UnfQ

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Here’s a little story about a trio of janitors. 
Might have heard they worked at a well-known film school.
They picked up a few things other than trash. 
They might hate your movie, or if drunk think it’s cool.
Every now and then they get together for a lunch break. 
Trash talk some movie, or TV, or streaming.
Rodney and Jason and Sean – they all clean halls. 
If you listen close you can hear kids screaming: Film School Janitors!

2024 Music "Aries Beats - Escape" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. 
2019 Music from YouTube Audio Library [Aka YAL]
2019 Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/8BkqPryqA5Q
2018 Music: https://www.instagram.com/jaelaredd/ 
NCU Theme Music from YouTube Audio Library [Aka YAL]
High School Hero · Silent Partner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iguumobmY_4

At your local top-tier film-and-TV school, these three lurk the halls… sweeping… scrubbing…mopping…

What you drop, they pick up.  But that’s not all they’re picking up.

You see, after twenty years of cleaning up after film students, they’ve learned something – most movies are garbage.

So whenever their lunch breaks align, they catch up on the latest Hollywood has to offer.

In between taking out the trash, they’re talking trash.

Rodney – Sean – Jason… They are The Film School Janitors

The Podlight is produced by San José Spotlight, the city's award-winning nonprofit news organization dedicated to independent political and business reporting. Hosted by editor Nick Preciado and senior reporter Joseph Geha, our show features in-depth conversations with South Bay leaders, lawmakers and influencers about policy, politics and government, delving into critical issues such as housing, technology, business, homelessness, education and development.

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