San Jose's City Council will decide this week whether to cut allowable annual rent increases for one-third of the city’s apartments.

San Jose faces nearly 300 open audit recommendations that could save the city millions of dollars if resolved.

San Jose is poised to spend the next six months converting the shuttered Plaza Hotel into a temporary shelter for homeless people.

One of San Jose Councilman Manh Nguyen’s ex-staffers made some bold allegations last week, accusing the District 4 rep of pulling a Mike Honda.

San Jose’s District 4 councilman will face a familiar opponent in his bid for re-election: Lan Diep, who lost by a slim margin in last year's race.

Two San Jose City Council members have called for an unbiased review of a citywide tax measure that was filed last week and is angling for the 2016 ballot.

San Jose’s Ethics Commission dismissed charges against 20 candidates and City Council members who unwittingly broke local election laws.

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.

The City Council will debate whether to commission a study on charging an affordable housing fee for commercial development.

San Jose’s top marijuana official has been accused of threatening collectives at a meeting earlier this month. The city disputes the claim.

San Jose is expected to nix a voluntary spending cap and change several other local election laws to match state requirements.

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.

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

San Jose’s City Clerk barely squeaked by with her job after coming under fire for misguiding candidates about local election law.

The U.S. ambassador to Vietnam paid a visit to San Jose’s City Hall this summer, and since that time pretty much all hell has broken loose.

As housing costs soar and incomes remain relatively stagnant, San Jose aims to pass a new rent control ordinance by the start of 2016.