Councilman Manh Nguyen lost his lead to two-time challenger Lan Diep, who surpassed the District 4 incumbent by a 12-vote margin Friday.

Santa Clara County this week hired a developer to oversee construction of a 55-acre civic center in San Jose.

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.

Chuck Reed spent half his tenure as mayor of San Jose battling pot clubs. Now he’s joining forces with collectives for 4/20.

The word of the day this past Saturday Overfelt High, where Mayor Sam Liccardo delivered his second State of The City speech, was “opportunity.”

Something fishy is going on in the D4 Council office. Since Manh Nguyen took over the seat, he’s taken an unusual approach to filling out his staff.

A sweeping package of bills signed by Gov. Jerry Brown will transform California’s billion-dollar medical marijuana sector.

Local hoops fans got a little taste of life at the top, posing for photos with the Golden State Warriors’ championship trophy at San Jose's City Hall.

The Golden State Warriors will swing by San Jose’s City Hall on Monday for a photo-op with their 2015 NBA Championship trophy.

San Jose’s Ethics Commission has launched an investigation into dozens of elected leaders and candidates who flouted local election law.

Why did Mayor Sam Liccardo get rid of his new spokesperson after just 10 weeks?

San Jose will create a group tasked with planning a police memorial to commemorate officers killed in the line of duty.

The third U.S. Social Forum will be held today through Sunday in the Washington United Youth Center in San Jose.

San Jose has reached multi-year agreements with all but one of its 11 employee unions, the city announced at the end of last week.

Since Officer Michael Johnson's death, the community has responded by organizing vigils, memorials and fundraisers.

In 2012, a city audit found that San Jose police working off-duty security jobs lacked accountability and, in some cases, abused the system. Three years after the audit called for "urgent reform and a cultural change," more than 80 percent of those recommendations have yet to be implemented.