The San Jose City Council will discuss the new local rules when it meets for this week’s regularly scheduled Tuesday session.

Locally, however, the only controversy over the treaty involved how, exactly, to divvy up the money once it starts pouring into city coffers.

The seven-member land-use commission has become a flashpoint in a politically charged conversation about equity in local government.

Developers scrambling to finance high-rise apartments in San Jose will get a break on taxes for at least a few more years.

D3 Councilor Raul Peralez called it “more than disappointing” that a feasibility study on the fee faces yet another several-month delay.

Union bosses are pushing back on the subsidy in a way that their business counterparts are calling a politically motivated attack.

Piecemeal policies and fragmented oversight has led to concerning transactions by San Jose’s credit card-holding employees.

The environmentally friendly standards will become a part of the city’s building codes if state regulators give them the green light.

San Jose Councilwoman Magdalena Carrasco wants to prohibit sales of e-cigs and flavored tobacco that haven’t been approve by the FDA.

If the council approves the plan, San Jose will join nearly 1,000 local governments across 18 countries that have issued similar declarations.