A new audit found that San Jose’s tenant protections have been undermined by compromise as well as a lack of staffing and oversight.

San Jose’s police overtime costs have tripled in the past seven years to $36 million as staffing vacancies reached all-time highs.

An audit of the City Clerk's Office found lapses in statutory obligations and issued 20 recommendations on how to get things back in order.

A new report says South Bay Water Recycling, which provides reclaimed water to San Jose, needs to get a better handle on its accounting.

San Jose faces nearly 300 open audit recommendations that could save the city millions of dollars if resolved.

As departures continue to outpace new hires, a new audit directs the SJPD to expand its recruiting unit and broaden the pool of applicants.

A developer's petition to rezone an industrial property for housing has elicited full-throated opposition from city officials worried about San Jose's jobs-to-housing imbalance.

In 2012, a city audit found that San Jose police working off-duty security jobs lacked accountability and, in some cases, abused the system. Three years after the audit called for "urgent reform and a cultural change," more than 80 percent of those recommendations have yet to be implemented.

San Jose residents feel less safe despite falling crime rates, according to an annual state-of-the-city audit.

An annual audit of the city of San Jose’s procurement cards (P-cards) unearthed a litany of violations—alcohol purchases, personal car rentals and way too much money spent on food.

City leaders are demanding a public hearing on airport security after two widely publicized security breaches called into question the safety of the San Jose airport.

Lax oversight has allowed people to take advantage of the city’s home loan help programs, according to an internal audit up for discussion at the City Council this week.

The city seeks to endorse a legislative proposal that would ensure people get adequate mental health and addiction treatment.

San Jose can cut the cost of extending library hours with a few simple adjustments to its staffing model, according to a new city audit.

Regulating alcohol sales, electric car plug-ins and cannabis clubs are among the city’s top priorities this coming year, according to a memo up for discussion at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Other items on the meeting agenda include a development deal that could land the city a new park and an audit that finds the monitoring of consultants needs to be much improved.

City officials admit that San Jose’s IT department tails behind other Silicon Valley municipalities, and to change that they want a new department head. In questions geared toward candidates applying for the role of chief information officer, the City Council asks how the applicants plan to make San Jose more competitive and how to improve data access to the public. Other items on Tuesday’s San Jose City Council agenda include a $10 million airport taxiway proposal, a resolution supporting a ban of flavored tobacco sales in San Jose and a possible bump in fees for developers.