The initiative would empower the IPA, expand the Planning Commission and provide a flexible redistricting timeline if census results are late.

The cardroom tax, which comes to voters on the fall ballot, would generate about $15 million annually for city services.

With the pandemic shifting learning from classroom to computer, San Jose has expedited efforts to close the so-called digital divide.

In 2022, the next mayor could be elected for either a two-year or six-year term depending on what the charter review commission decides.

Police say a blood sample taken at the scene showed that Higgins Bradanini had a Schedule IV controlled substance in her system.

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.

The San Jose City Council wanted footage from the protests to be released. But the San Jose Police Department doesn't plan on publishing it any time soon.

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

That reopening framework will be a departure from the sector-specific plan that’s been used over the last few months.

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

The news comes weeks after the killing of George Floyd ignited nationwide protests and prompted calls to scale back funding for local police.

Gateway Tower has been controversial because it will demolish two century-old buildings in the low-slung SoFA arts neighborhood.

Under the plan unveiled today, the mayor wouldn’t get to hire and fire department chiefs until 2023—when Sam Liccardo terms out.

The 259 Meridian proposal is one of the first developments that would fit into the city’s West San Carlos Urban Village plan.

For decades, San Jose’s mayor has lacked the powers afforded to big-city counterparts across the country. But that could change this fall.

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