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The paper serves the greater Silicon Valley area, encompassing the cities of San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell, Saratoga, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Milpitas, Mountain View, Los Altos and Palo Alto. It distributes free copies throughout the valley in business districts, universities such as Stanford and at well-known Silicon Valley companies.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1985, Metro brings a unique voice to the region\u2019s political, cultural, arts and entertainment scene. Its exhaustive arts section includes calendar listings, music stories, critical coverage of the performing and visual arts, as well as reviews and information. The newspaper also publishes an award-winning dining section and keeps tabs on local politics.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper is operated by co-founder and CEO Dan Pulcrano, and is one of the few remaining owner-operated publications in the Bay Area and the alternative press.<\/p>\n<p>A pioneer in online media, Metro was one of the first weekly publishers to go online, launching the LiveWire service in 1993 and Virtual Valley Community Network the following year. Today, Metro\u2019s award-winning content can be found on SanJose.com, a resource for locals and visitors, MetroSiliconValley.com and SanJoseInside.com, a leading source of political news and commentary.<\/p>\n<p>Metro and its sister newspapers have won numerous state and national awards for excellence in such categories as investigative journalism, writing, design, arts criticism, food writing, business coverage, typography, community service, editorial cartoons, opinion pages, features, general news and columns. Metro\u2019s arts and entertainment coverage has been chosen four times as the best in California.<\/p>\n<p>Metro Newspapers supports hundreds of community-based, nonprofit organizations through a donated advertising space program that benefits film festivals, small theater companies, free concerts and community-based, business improvement efforts. In addition, Metro established The Metro Foundation, now a donor-advised fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, funded by Metro employees and readers, to make annual grants to groups working to alleviate hunger, homelessness, domestic violence, AIDS and age-based social problems in the Silicon Valley area.<\/p>\n<p>Metro also played key roles in establishing the San Jose Downtown Association and the downtown business improvement district, the San Jose Jazz Festival, the C2SV music and technology festival, Silicon Valley Restaurant Week, Silicon Valley Beer Week and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mitpsj.com\">Music in the Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Address:<\/strong><br \/>\n380 S. 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