(Sacramento, CA) Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) named her leadership team today, a few days before the first session of the new legislature that was elected earlier this month. Speaker Atkins appointed Assemblymember-elect Evan Low (D-San Jose) as Assistant Majority Whip.  “I am honored and excited to assume the role of Assistant Majority Whip under Speaker Atkins’ leadership,” said Assemblymember-elect Low.

California’s ballot measures can be as opaque as they are varied, which is why we waded through the morass to make your decision easier.

Seven years ago to the day, San Jose Inside published my first story. It’s now time to file my final report.

An audit of RMC, a consultant for Silicon Valley’s public water agency, was intentionally limited in scope to avoid looking into claims of illegal activity. Additionally concerning, the district is now using public money to try and discredit past media reports.

John Lindner, a Franklin-McKinley School District trustee, has been charged with grand theft, perjury and violating state election law.

Obtaining court documents in Santa Clara County requires the public to pay 50 cents per page copied—the reason isn’t just money or privacy.

Still just 23 years old, Tomas Hertl of the San Jose Sharks already considers himself a grizzled vet staring down a make-or-break season.

Real estate billionaire Carl Berg and deep-pocketed developer Chop Keenan are squaring off with San Jose on a senior housing development.

Deanna Santana, the South Bay’s most prolific public mercenary, is taking her talents to Santa Clara.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo took part in Metro’s SV411 podcast to discuss everything from Donald Trump and Google to pension reform.

A pilot program to report illegal fireworks in San Jose has blown up in the city’s face.

A national search for a new Santa Clara Valley Water District chief netted an empty catch, so the agency will stick with a familiar face.

There’s a bit of a light fight in San Jose. Not everyone is on the same page about new LED streetlights and potential surveillance.

Low-level policy aides in San Jose have greater requirements for economic transparency than the president of the United States.

Records show that a handful of Sunnyvale’s city directors have benefited from loans that are nearly impossible to find on the open market.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and John Varela, the local water district chair, are sparring in dueling letters about the San Jose flood disaster.