VTA light rail was the main rail connection in the area. Since its closure, the closest VTA light rail station is Ohlone/Chynoweth station (VTA) on the VTA blue line. Media Almaden Times, is a weekly newspaper, owned by Times Media, and has been serving Almaden Valley since 1986. Almaden Resident, is a weekly newspaper, owned by Metro Newspapers, and has been serving Almaden Valley since 2004 Popular culture Angle of Repose, a 1971 novel that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1972, had New Almaden as one of the key locations the story was set in Aparajita Tumi, a 2012 Indian Bengali-language drama film set in Almaden Valley, directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, an adaptation of the novel Dui Nari Hathe Tarbari by famous Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay. The movie won several awards at the Indian Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards. The Tillman Story, a 2010 documentary on the life of Pat Tillman, who grew up in Almaden Valley, a defensive back with the Arizona Cardinals. Tillman decided to walk away from a multimillion-dollar contract to go to Afghanistan in 2002, where he was killed. The documentary was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It was named 2010 Best Documentary by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association, and the Florida Film Critics Circle. Notable residents Following are some of the notable past or present residents of the Almaden Valley: Alan Chang — Pianist and songwriter. Brent Jones – Former American football player and Pro Bowl tight end for the San Francisco 49ers. Count Five — 1960s rock band. Dave Hoffmann - Professional football player and All-American college football player for the Washington Huskies Dave Righetti — Professional baseball player and coach. David E. Osborne — Author, Reinventing Government and The Coming. Senior White House advisor, Clinton administration. 2018 Spur Award Winner, Historical Novel. Evan Low – California State Assembly member, and former Mayor of Campbell, California. Jason Hardtke – Former professional baseball player Jerry Hsu – Professional skateboarder. Joe Murray – Creator of TV animated series Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo. Kevin Pollak — Actor, impressionist, game show host, and comedian. Kim Yubin – Singer, actress, and former member of Wonder Girls Matt Mahan - Mayor of City of San Jose (2023-) Pat Tillman – Former American football player, notable for turning down a multimillion-dollar