The debate comes in response to rising vacancy and landlords who say rent control is keeping them from renting empty homes.

If we want to truly create an affordable city, we must first reject the naive notion that developers and real estate speculators want affordability.

California’s ballot measures can be as opaque as they are varied, which is why we waded through the morass to make your decision easier.

The San Jose City Council meets at 11am Tuesday inside the council chambers at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. in San Jose. 

The first-term councilwoman, who represents the city’s affluent and politically active Willow Glen district, says she welcomes the challenge.

City Attorney Rick Doyle said he plans to re-evaluate his interpretation of Fair Political Practices Commission rules regarding recusal.

A slate of proposals could add hundreds of below-market-rate residential units to San Jose’s intractably deficient housing stock.  

A lawsuit by a group of tenants echoes some of the same privacy concerns property owners raised about the city’s rent database.

San Jose leaders will consider key changes to the city’s rent laws, including some that empower landlords and others that favor tenants.

An anonymous complaint accuses a landlord organization of trying to influence public policy in San Jose without registering as a lobbyist.

San Jose city leaders again rejected a proposal to link rent hikes to inflation, which advocates hoped would offer relief to cash-strapped tenants.

Advocates for the elderly say the housing crisis imperils the health of seniors, who are harder hit than most tenants when faced with eviction.

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

The City Council on Tuesday will vote on whether to extend the interim rent control cap, which sunsets Dec. 31.

On Tuesday, the San Jose City Council will decide whether to walk back a gift limit increase by keeping the $50 cap set in 2004.

Two elected officials in San Jose want to earmark an extra $150,000 to expand mediation services for tenants and landlords.