San Jose will create a group tasked with planning a police memorial to commemorate officers killed in the line of duty.

San Jose may join dozens of other California cities in outlawing distribution of free or low-cost tobacco products.

Taking a cue from Santa Clara County, San Jose is considering adopting a wage theft ordinance.

Councilman Raul Peralez wants the city to conduct a thorough review of the police department's glitchy mobile communications network.

To encourage entrepreneurship and bring businesses into compliance, the city of San Jose may suspend permitting fees for all street vendors.

Councilman Don Rocha is calling for a management review that could reveal more details about more information about recent dysfunction in the city manager's office.

San Jose will consider creating its own immigration office to support residents who may qualify for deportation relief under President Obama's newly expanded immigration policy.

In one of his first decrees as San Jose mayor, Sam Liccardo announced that he wants to expand the size of each City Council committee. But Councilman Don Rocha argues that while it's a good idea in theory, the move could have disastrous consequences.

In a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, an aviation expert calls San Jose’s airport curfew insulting, and wonders why city leaders can’t get residents to put up with the noise, like they do in Oakland and San Francisco.

When the next big earthquake strikes, hundreds of buildings in Silicon Valley are prone to collapse. Yet unlike other major Bay Area cities that have adopted policies to incentivize seismic retrofitting—namely Oakland, San Francisco, Berkeley and Fremont—San Jose has done nothing to fix the problem. A group of City Council officials want to create a program, similar to those in Oakland and San Francisco, encouraging property owners to make their buildings sturdier.

San Jose may try to settle a spat with Santa Clara County to free up some $20 million-a-year that could pay for affordable housing and homeless shelters.

San Jose should move forward with plans to enact a developer fee that would pay for much-needed affordable housing, Councilman Don Rocha urges.

Given the overwhelming focus on crime statistics and dearth of sworn officers, a San Jose councilman wants the city to take a deeper look at the state of the San Jose Police Department.

A rowdy dive bar in downtown San Jose may lose its license unless it cleans up its act.

Civil rights groups castigated San Jose city leaders for approving a drone purchase without public debate over privacy concerns. They're now asking the city to reform procedures for acquiring surveillance technology to make the process more transparent.

A handful of city leaders want to hike up penalties for illegal fireworks, given that complaints and injuries are becoming increasingly common. Also on Wednesday's Rules Committee agenda, the city's federal lobbyists will submit a mid-year report. San Jose Inside will be meeting with the lobbyists Thursday morning, and readers are invited to submit questions in the comments section.