The Tri-City Beat

This blog is connected to The Argus newspaper, but it’s not just a bunch of posts that we can’t fit into the newspaper. The TCB is where we often break news during the day, which won’t be on our web site until later in the evening or in the paper until the following day. It also has tidbits, observations and opinions that are sometimes written in a more irreverent style than what is printed in the paper. In some ways, the blog is like a bonus edition of the paper with more up-to-the-minute news, background and community insight. It’s a place where folks can discuss their towns, and where Argus reporters can communicate with readers in their own voices.

Matt Artz

Matt Artz is a fan of the World Champion New York Yankees, the National Collegiate Basketball Champion North Carolina Tar Heels and the three-time Super Bowl Champion New York Giants. He’s also a fan of Fremont even though it has nothing to root for other than Centerville’s rebirth and a decline in Mission High’s test scores. He likes driving/walking along Second Street in Niles, Ellsworth Street in Mission San Jose and those other few streets around town where homes are old, yards are funky, and garages are nowhere to be found.

Ben Aguirre

For the last four and a half years, Ben has covered crime, courts and fire issues for The Argus. But in August, he also was assigned to cover the City of Newark. Ben grew up in the South Bay but as a teenager spent some time in Newark. His father lived on Mahogany Place for about five years in the mid to late 1990s, and on the weekends, Ben and his friends spent much time fishing in the sloughs and pools along Thornton Avenue near Don Edwards Wildlife Reserve, as well as at the Dumbarton Pier. He is a graduate of San Jose State University, and a proud (but not obnoxious) Red Sox fan.