Sam Liccardo said he suggested reining in city travel only after unsuccessfully trying to talk his colleagues out of jetting to Japan this week.

Decades-old claims of sexual harassment and abuse of power have come back to haunt Sheriff Laurie Smith.

The long-awaited BART extension to San Jose’s urban core will involve one tunnel instead of two—a big win for downtown businesses.

San Jose Water Co.’s latest pitch to raise rates comes before the CPUC Thursday, and irate customers are gearing up for a showdown.

A new poll shows that San Jose voters largely favor Google’s plans to build a massive new headquarters in downtown.

Bay Area News Group—the chain that includes the Merc and South Bay community newspapers—went through another downsizing.

It was another hard week for local journalists, as several Bay Area News Group employees accepted buyouts in exchange for leaving their jobs.

San Jose saw a sharp increase in violent crimes in 2017, according to preliminary data that the city expects to finalize later this month.

Last month’s retirement by longtime Mercury News columnist Scott Herhold marked yet another departure for the daily paper of record.

The man convicted of killing Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The presiding judge of the Sixth District Court of Appeal in San Jose stepped down this week amid allegations of sexual harassment.

Mayor Lisa Gillmor admits she was wrong to block a reporter on Twitter after an unflattering report, but still claims the article is full of errors.

With housing costs growing far faster than wages, San Jose officials are considering whether to link rent control to the rate of inflation.

A political consultant who posted a topless photo of his ex on Twitter has failed to follow through on bogus libel accusations.

A local community leader wants San Jose to explore ways to limit rent increases for struggling mom-and-pop businesses.

San Jose may have agreed to remove a Columbus statue from City Hall, but on Monday the building will go dark in honor of the Italian explorer.