May 18, 2016 San Jose Approves $600 Million Downtown Development By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose gave the green light to the largest development investment in downtown history, which will anchor the city's nascent Diridon district. Read More 30
May 16, 2016 San Jose Talks Amnesty for $6.8 Million in Past-Due Library Fees By Jennifer Wadsworth The City Council on Tuesday will discuss a month-long amnesty and other ways to recover some of the $6.8 million in library fees. Read More 3
May 13, 2016 Measure C Author Urges Voters to Oppose His Pot Club Proposal By Jennifer Wadsworth The author of Measure C, a ballot initiative that would replace San Jose’s medical marijuana laws, announced today that he opposes his own campaign. Read More 58
May 11, 2016 San Jose Cop Apologizes for Controversial Tweets By Jennifer Wadsworth A San Jose policeman fired for unleashing an ostensibly anti-Black Lives Matter tirade on Twitter in 2014 has issued a public apology. Read More 20
May 10, 2016 Here’s a Schedule of San Jose’s Community Budget Meetings By Silicon Valley Newsroom Last month, San Jose released a schedule of community budget meetings. Residents are invited to sound off on what they want prioritized. Read More 2
May 9, 2016 San Jose City Council Considers Temporary Freeze on Rent Hikes By Jennifer Wadsworth City leaders will consider whether to impose a temporary freeze on rent hikes or enact its new 5 percent annual rent cap sooner than planned. Read More 30
May 6, 2016 June Election: Breaking Down All 5 San Jose City Council Races By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose voters have some big decisions to make this summer. Here is a breakdown of all five City Council seats up for grabs. Read More 27
May 2, 2016 SJPD Launched Fewer Officer Misconduct Probes in 2015 By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose police launched fewer internal probes against officers in 2015, mirroring a decline in the number of citizen complaints about police misconduct. Read More 7
April 26, 2016 Measure B Returns Yet Again: Labor, Business Unite to Back 1/4-Cent Sales Tax Measure By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo joined labor leaders to tout the measure as a fix for the city’s short-staffed police force. Read More 8
April 25, 2016 Audit: Recycled Water Program Needs More Financial Oversight By Jennifer Wadsworth A new report says South Bay Water Recycling, which provides reclaimed water to San Jose, needs to get a better handle on its accounting. Read More 10
April 20, 2016 San Jose City Council Lowers Rent Control Cap to 5 Percent By Jennifer Wadsworth In a split decision that closed out a marathon meeting, San Jose’s City Council lowered a cap on rent hikes for the first time in four decades. Read More 8
April 19, 2016 Ex-SJ Mayor Chuck Reed to Join Forces with Pot Clubs on 4/20 By Jennifer Wadsworth Chuck Reed spent half his tenure as mayor of San Jose battling pot clubs. Now he’s joining forces with collectives for 4/20. Read More 68
April 18, 2016 Rent Control Proposals Come to San Jose City Council for Vote By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose's City Council will decide this week whether to cut allowable annual rent increases for one-third of the city’s apartments. Read More 24
April 4, 2016 San Jose Council Weighs How to Regulate Massage Parlors By Jennifer Wadsworth Armed with greater oversight, San Jose is figuring out how to rein in prostitution while protecting the rights of legitimate massage therapists. Read More 12
March 30, 2016 Leadership Group Releases Poll of San Jose Council Candidates By Silicon Valley Newsroom A new survey asks San Jose City Council candidates to weigh in on four issues: transportation, housing, education and the environment. Read More 5
March 28, 2016 San Jose Considers Forming New Division of Marijuana Control By Jennifer Wadsworth Two years after enacting citywide cannabis regulations, San Jose may create a Division of Marijuana Control to take over enforcement. Read More 24