So help me God: Back home and out of work, beloved San Jose reverend faces uphill climb

JUST ONE YEAR after leaving San Jose, a beloved civil rights leader is back — but he finds himself separated from family, ousted from a job where he reported inappropriate conduct and is now struggling to find work.

The story of struggle is not unique to Rev. Jeff Moore II, the former leader of Silicon Valley’s NAACP chapter. But it paints a somber picture of how tough it is to leave America’s 10th largest city — and even tougher to come back.