Former Congressman Mike Honda is reportedly considering running against San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo in his 2018 bid for re-election.

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

In the first City Council meeting of 2018, officials will consider extending the grace period for landlords to comply with a new business tax.

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

There’s no telling the future, but here we give you some cursory predictions about a handful of local issues.

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

With Republicans poised to rewrite the tax code, local governments have been trying to figure out how to brace for the fallout.

The Republican-led FCC voted this morning to revoke net neutrality, a decision that will apparently face some legal challenges ahead.

Bay Area political leaders are mourning the loss of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who suffered an apparent heart attack early Tuesday.

After public backlash quashed plans earlier this year to build tiny cabins for the homeless in San Jose, city officials are giving it another shot.

China’s crackdown on imported scraps is about to shake up the global market and will likely bring major changes to local waste management.

San Jose officials will discuss how to finance public amenities in its future urban villages, pockets of dense mixed-use development.

San Jose officials announced Wednesday that Christopher Columbus will likely spend one last holiday season at City Hall.

A study up for review by the San Jose City Council affirms that revenue from two new tax measures is being eaten up by pension costs.

San Jose city leaders again rejected a proposal to link rent hikes to inflation, which advocates hoped would offer relief to cash-strapped tenants.

San Jose’s 16 licensed pot shops can sell non-medicinal cannabis to anyone over the age of 21 starting Jan. 1.