Note: This new assessment prompted San Jose Inside to take a fresh look at two years of compensation for employees in California cities.

The $501,457 that City Manager Deanna Santana made in 2019 tops that of her counterparts in much larger municipalities.

Hundreds packed into the Santa Clara Convention Center to hear from politicos and business leaders Friday.

Progressive activist Kimberly Ellis made a mad dash to San Jose to administer the oath of office at the Monday evening ceremony.

Santa Clara County is sitting on a small fortune of unclaimed cash, but it needs the public’s help to return the stash to its rightful owners.

California’s political elite, including Gov. Jerry Brown, turned out in mass Wednesday at the State Capitol to honor the late former State Sen. John Vasconcellos. “John always believed people were born good,” Brown said. “I have a darker view.”

Tuesday's primary election told us a number of things: Ro Khanna has more than an uphill fight against Mike Honda, spoilers altered the San Jose mayor's race and libertarians in Silicon Valley have disappeared.

The campaign to hold a statewide constitutional convention fizzled out last February. That’s when Repair California, the bi-partisan organization behind the bid, ran out of funds and announced their efforts would have to be put on hold.

This Saturday, statewide leaders from both sides of the aisle will be coming together at San Jose State University to discuss fixing California’s broken government. Titled “Reviving California Community Summit,” the public event will focus on re-building momentum for comprehensive reform.