Super Tuesday got off to a strong start in Santa Clara County with more than 8,000 voters casting their ballots by noon.

The San Jose City Council meets at 1:30pm Tuesday inside the council chambers at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St.

The City Council meets at 1:30pm Tuesday inside the council chambers at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St.

With an 8-0-2 approval from the City Council on Tuesday, officials now plan on drafting a proposed ballot question.

HomeFirst, a non-profit that provides homelessness services in Santa Clara County, will continue to run the nightly shelters.

Scott Knies’ words about how some council members invoked the “issue of race” prompted outrage from at least two local electeds.

Scott Knies delivered an impassioned address to a packed room of business owners and elected officials at First United Methodist Church.

The San Jose City Council will discuss the new local rules when it meets for this week’s regularly scheduled Tuesday session.

The finalized policy will make its way to the council this winter after running through various city commissions.

The seven-member land-use commission has become a flashpoint in a politically charged conversation about equity in local government.

Piecemeal policies and fragmented oversight has led to concerning transactions by San Jose’s credit card-holding employees.

Some have lost faith in the program, which was hailed as an innovative short-term fix for the growing number of car-dwelling families.

A recent spate of ideologically motivated massacres have prompted local lawmakers to think of ways to keep hate crimes in check.

The City Council voted 9-2 on Tuesday to expand rules designed to prevent worker exploitation on publicly subsidized projects.

As news broke on Sunday that a gunman had open fired on a crowd at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, local officials poured out words of support.

Five councilors stressed the need for more resources in immigrant communities, where family violence is often unreported.