Magdalena Carrasco

Five folks running for the Cambrian council seat aired their views Monday in a forum hosted by the Santa Clara County Democratic Club.

Laurie Smith won two key union endorsements, making the bid to unseat her that much more of an uphill battle.

The deadline to jump in the San Jose mayor’s race closed Friday with no realistic challengers for Sam Liccardo.

Incumbents in the San Jose mayoral and council races reported significant fundraising leads, according to campaign filings posted this week.

The San Jose City Council on Tuesday will discuss controversial June ballot initiative to build senior homes in the east hills.

With Republicans poised to rewrite the tax code, local governments have been trying to figure out how to brace for the fallout.

Bay Area political leaders are mourning the loss of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who suffered an apparent heart attack early Tuesday.

After public backlash quashed plans earlier this year to build tiny cabins for the homeless in San Jose, city officials are giving it another shot.

San Jose officials will discuss how to finance public amenities in its future urban villages, pockets of dense mixed-use development.

San Jose city leaders again rejected a proposal to link rent hikes to inflation, which advocates hoped would offer relief to cash-strapped tenants.