Question: Tiran Porter was a member of what American rock band from San Jose, California?

Context articles: Eric Kretz
Johnny Khamis
Toulouse Street
San Jose Earthquakes
Tiran Porter
Brotherhood (The Doobie Brothers album)
San Jose Lasers
The Doobie Brothers
Berryessa, San Jose, California
Cindy Chavez

Eric Kretz (born June 7, 1966) is an American musician and producer, best known as the drummer for the rock band Stone Temple Pilots.
 He is of German descent.
 He has also played for Talk Show and Spiralarms.
 Eric, who was born in San Jose, California, attended and graduated from Willow Glen High School in San Jose in 1984.
 He currently owns and operates Bomb Shelter Studios in Los Angeles.
 While in STP, Kretz has kept somewhat of a low profile but still contributed to the band's songwriting, most notably writing the music to the band's 1996 hit "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart."
 Along with lead vocalist Scott Weiland, Kretz also wrote the lyrics to the Grammy Award-winning hit "Plush" off STP's 1992 debut "Core".
 Kretz has worked with several notable artists, particularly engineering and mixing the live recordings for The Henry Rollins Show of songs by artists such as Thom Yorke, Ben Harper, Damian Marley, Slayer, Jurassic 5, Death Cab for Cutie, and more.
Johnny Khamis is an American politician from San Jose, California and a current member of the San Jose City Council, representing District 10.
 He is a member of the Republican Party, although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California law.
 With his swearing-in on December 31, 2012, he became the first Arab-American to take office for the city of San Jose.
Toulouse Street is the second studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music).
 It was their first album with new bassist Tiran Porter and second drummer Michael Hossack to augment existing drummer John Hartman, so it meant that they now had their trademark twin-drummer sound.
 Toulouse Street is the name of a street in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
 The cover and inside centerfold photos were taken at a former brothel on Toulouse Street.
The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California, United States, that competes as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS).
 The franchise began play in 1996, (originally as the San Jose Clash), as one of the charter clubs of the league.
 The Earthquakes took part in the first game in MLS history, defeating D.C. United 1–0.
 The Earthquakes have won two MLS Cup titles, in 2001 and 2003, and two Supporters' Shields in 2005 and 2012.
 In 2002, the team played in its first CONCACAF Champions Cup (now called the CONCACAF Champions League), making it to the quarterfinals.
Tiran Porter (born September 26, 1948) is an American bass and guitar player, vocalist and composer, best known as a member of The Doobie Brothers from 1972 to 1980 and 1987 to 1992.
Brotherhood is the eleventh studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).
 It was their second and final album for Capitol.
 It also marked the final appearances on a Doobie Brothers album by bassist Tiran Porter and original drummer John Hartman.
The San Jose Lasers were a women's professional basketball team in San Jose, California.
 It was a member of the American Basketball League.
 Their home games were primarily held at the San Jose State Event Center with an occasional game being played at the San Jose Arena.
 The head coach of the Lasers for their first season was Jan Lowrey, who was fired after an 18-22 season.
 For the second and partial 3rd season, the head coach was Angela Beck, who gave up her position as the University of Nebraska women's basketball coach, to head the Lasers.
The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band from San Jose, California.
 The group has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide throughout its career.
 The band has been active for five decades, with their biggest success occurring in the 1970s.
The Berryessa District or North Valley in San Jose, California is located in the northeast portion of the city, between Coyote Creek and the Diablo Range foothills.
 The neighborhood borders Milpitas along Landess Avenue to the north and the Alum Rock neighborhood of East San Jose along Mabury Road to the south.
 The name comes from a member of the prominent Basque–Spanish Berreyesa family: Nicolas Berreyesa, a Californio settler who was granted Rancho Milpitas in 1834.
 The residential neighborhood is part of the Fourth City Council District, along with Alviso, and was represented by Chuck Reed prior to his election as Mayor of San Jose.
 The district representative is now Lan Diep.
Cindy Chavez (born April 7, 1964) is an organized labor executive and American politician who served as vice mayor of San Jose, California.
 While a member of the San Jose City Council, she represented Council District Three (which includes the downtown area).
 Following an unsuccessful run for mayor of San Jose, Chavez worked as a consultant, and then returned to the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council, where she served as political director prior to her election to city council, as Executive Officer.