Thang Do, of Saratoga, was CEO of Aedis Architects and founder of SoFA Market and The Fountainhead Bar in downtown San Jose.

San Jose's venerable Fairmont has been reinvented as Signia, a new modern luxury concept hotel.

Ivan Galicia Palalia, of San Jose, allegedly followed the woman and her friends as they left the city's downtown entertainment area. He is expected to enter a plea May 3,

The VTA had said in February that it would not update its anticipated cost and schedule for the project until it awards four major contracts, including one for tunneling and trackwork slated to be finalized this summer.

Police Chief Anthony Mata said officers saw a man with a handgun pointed at other people. He said officers repeatedly asked the man to drop the gun before one officer fired shots that hit the man, who was taken to a local hospital with non-lethal injuries.

The San Jose Downtown Association is undertaking a nationwide search to replace longtime executive director Scott Knies, who was promoted to chief executive officer last week. Knies will step down Nov. 1, 2022, after 34 years with the organization, as part of a planned succession anticipated in its August 2020 strategic plan.

The venerable Café Stritch will be reinvented as a new venue in the coming months as the keys are turned over to the jazz bar’s former general manager, Andrew Saman. The establishment will be known as Mama Kin, Saman says, and will continue to book jazz shows while expanding with other types of music.

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has opened an online open house that will run through mid-February.

The new 28-story mixed-use residential project will eventually have an estimated 1,000 residents in 630 units, one of a number of new buildings praised by the San Jose Downtown Association at its annual meeting as contributing to a new “really distinct skyline” for San Jose.

The Academic Cafe, located at 499 S. 2nd St., won $20,000 to put towards composting, recycling and reusing its coffee cups, bags and grounds

San Jose’s commitment to activating the city’s public spaces gets tested at civic plaza.

The bill, SB 7, will take effect immediately, as it was approved as a so-called emergency statute.

San Jose’s newest venue, The Break Room, is located in San Jose Jazz's downtown office at 310 S First St. in the SoFA District.

Dine Downtown 2.0, organized by SJDA, promises delicious and budget-friendly deals on food and drinks from the 20 restaurants—so far.

The program is still essential for participating businesses, even as Santa Clara County moves into the less-restrictive orange tier.

Prosecutors say Alena Jenkins physically attacked two fast-food employees while calling them “stupid” and “f*cking Mexicans.”