Sources say Milpitas elected officials are close to selecting the next city manager from a field of 30 applicants.

Mayor Sam Liccardo beat his own record for the opening campaign fundraising period of his 2018 re-election bid.

The Mercury News lost a slew of longtime journalists in 2017, and the year ended with word of yet another notable departure.

Anti-homeless sentiment in south San Jose has led to a new organization and recall campaign to unseat Councilman Sergio Jimenez.

Santa Clara County Board of Education trustee who offended colleagues with an angry outburst, sent his wife to apologize on his behalf.

Last month’s retirement by longtime Mercury News columnist Scott Herhold marked yet another departure for the daily paper of record.

Susan Bassi, a local court watchdog who says she got her hand broken by a bailiff last month, had another unfortunate run-in with officials.

Mayor Lisa Gillmor admits she was wrong to block a reporter on Twitter after an unflattering report, but still claims the article is full of errors.

Scott Knies, executive director of the San Jose Downtown Association, has quite a few initiatives—none bigger than his quest to stop Diridonification.

Before everyone goes back to ignoring the mess that is the county Office of Education, here’s one last detail on Jon Gundry’s ill-fated reign.

Jon Gundry walked away from his post as county schools chief with $151,000 in severance pay and benefits through July 2018.

Fly reached out to the 49ers to see how bad things have gotten. But everything is apparently all sunny at Levi's—and not just the sunbaked east side.

The Golden Spigot has lost yet another high-ranking executive—Chief Administrative Officer Susan Stanton—barely 10 months after her hire.

The future of longtime yoga studio in San Jose has suddenly been thrown into doubt, prompting its owner to ask the city for help.

A political consultant who posted a topless photo of his ex on Twitter has failed to follow through on bogus libel accusations.

Rep. Ro Khanna called Sen. Dianne Feinstein an out-of-touch establishment candidate who should retire from public office.