Less than a month after a key measure to change San Jose’s election dates failed to make it to the ballot, Ben Field has resigned.

After a marathon two days of deliberation, the City Council voted 6-5 to place the controversial measure on the November 2020 ballot.

A proposed ballot measure to expand the San Jose mayor’s power has garnered varied opinions from more than half the City Council.

An economy-crippling pandemic and historic civil unrest has made this one of the most consequential budget years for local governments.

Councilman Lan Diep, who represents the project area, said extending Charcot Avenue over I-880 is essential for the city’s growth.

Dozens of community members phoned in to express their anger with city leaders and demand that they slash funding to SJPD.

The council also wants to hear from the top brass about whether the city could simply ban the use of rubber bullets and beanbag rounds.

The council voted 10-1 to lift the curfew in a few days, with District 6 rep Dev Davis the sole dissenter.

SJPD Officer Jared Yuen’s apparently antagonistic behavior emerged in tens of thousands of posts on social media since Friday’s protest.

The next meeting of the Greater Downtown San Jose Economic Recovery Task Force takes place from 1 to 2:30pm on Wednesday.

The nonprofit gallery, which set so many on a creative course in life, faces a roadblock on its own path—and it couldn’t come at a worse time.

After suspending some “sunshine laws” to fast-track proposals related to the coronavirus outbreak, the city now wants to bring them back.

Council members Raul Peralez and Magdalena Carrasco opted to withdraw their proposal to instead pursue a citywide rent freeze.

The city wants to create a new land use designation for mobile home parks and apply it to two of them: Westwinds and Mountain Springs.

The city also decided to launch its first Vision Zero Task Force, which will bring together city and county leaders and safety advocates.

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