The merger combines 62 attorneys from Hopkins Carley, a leading San Jose law firm,with Lathrop GPM’s 300 lawyers, into a single coast-to-coast firm under the Lathrop GPM name with approximate annual revenues of $250 million.

One of the South Bay’s most buttoned-up law firms has started working with clients from the budding cannabis industry.

San Jose adopted new rules this week that require lobbyists to file reports more often, but with fewer accountability measures in place.

San Jose will consider an ordinance to allow mobile home park owners to evict residents and close parks without redeveloping them.

A proposal to bring a two-story nightclub to downtown San Jose comes back for consideration at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.