Lobbyists target county supes to push plan for mining operation on lands considered sacred by local Native Americans.

The San Jose City Council meets at 11am Tuesday inside the council chambers at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. in San Jose. 

Housing, civil rights and safety net services emerged as key issues at the panel hosted by the Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee.

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

The battle lines have officially been drawn in the 2020 race to replace San Jose’s Almaden Valley Councilman Johnny Khamis. 

The San Jose councilman says he’s been caught in the crossfires of an apparent political hit that aims to cast him in a bad light. 

A local coalition of union-aligned advocacy groups hope to upend what they call a pay-to-play environment in San Jose politics.

Though there was no ruling Thursday afternoon, the plaintiffs held a presser, addressing a crowd gathered on the outskirts of St. James Park.

The City Council on Tuesday will debate a policy requiring contractors to hire locally and pay prevailing wages on subsidized projects.

As San Jose’s elected leaders quibble about equity in the city’s budget, another test of their fidelity to the principle is on the horizon.