In the wake of statewide legalization, San Jose cannabis users and patients will soon be able to have pot delivered to their door.
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Puff, Puff Passed: How Legal Weed Will Work in California
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Ex-SJ Mayor Chuck Reed to Join Forces with Pot Clubs on 4/20
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San Jose’s Top Marijuana Official Denies Threatening Collectives
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Activists Revive Effort to Overturn San Jose’s Pot Laws
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San Jose Taxi Company Beefs Up on Lobbyists to Fight Uber, Lyft
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Casino M8trix in the Crosshairs
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Casino M8trix, City Officials Back at Each Other’s Throats
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Casino M8trix Calls off Lawsuit against City
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The nearly two-year standoff between the city of San Jose and owners of Casino M8trix may finally be coming to an end. On Monday, owners of the Tetris-adorned tower and card club filed papers to pull their lawsuit over several disputes—mainly the city’s rejection of gaming on the top/eighth floor. Sean Kali-Rai, a lobbyist for the card club, said he met City Manager Ed Shikada last week for coffee and had his “first meaningful interaction” with a city official in six months.
Read More 0City to Revisit Softball Complex Discussion
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Two minutes shy of deadline to place it on the Nov. 19 City Council agenda, Councilmember Pierluigi Oliverio logged a request for the city to revisit the discussion about where to place a softball complex paid for by the remaining balance of a $228 million pool of bond funds. That and more at Wednesday’s Rules and Open Government Committee.
Read More 4Millions at Stake in Fight over Fire Safety Requirements for High Rise Buildings
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For the last several months, a fight with multi-million dollar implications has quietly been waged over fire safety requirements in San Jose’s tallest buildings. The clash—featuring a tangled array of alliances between elected officials, developers, lobbyists, a monopolistic breathing device manufacturer, a union spurned and an ambivalent fire department—will come to a head Thursday afternoon, when the Public Safety, Finance & Strategic Support Committee meets to discuss the city’s tri-annual review of its fire and building codes.
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