The latest supervisor district map creates a "majority-minority" Asian-Pacific Islander district in District 3, maintains a high Latino influence district in District 2 and removes Los Gatos and Almaden Valley from District 1 and places them in District 5.

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced it will provide the funds over a five-year period and work with the San Jose Downtown Association to build a downtown that is “innovative, vibrant, equitable and inclusive.”

The teacher's union and the district are in the middle of negotiating a three-year contract for the 2021/22-2023/24 school years. 

At San Jose State University, roughly 13 percent or more than 4,000 students experience homelessness within a year, according to a 2019 California State University report.

At an Oct. 25 rally, nurses accused the hospital of violating state-mandated nurse-to-patient rules, putting patients at risk and overworking nurses to the point of burn out.

The ban on flavored tobacco aligns with state and federal regulations so retailers that sell hookah or hookah related products would be exempt from the ban. but more than 650 San Jose tobacco retailers will have to make the shift.

San Jose Polce released a video of the car involved in the tragic hit-and-run death of wheelchair-bound mother of five more than four months ago, on eve of noon rally today at City Hall.

The proposal by San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo would apply to all staff as well as attendees at events at the SAP Center, the Center for Performing Arts and McEnery Convention Center with more than 50 people.

Santa Clara city and county officials cheer the “Agrihood” plan for affordable housing begun 15 years ago, in groundbreaking ceremonies at the North Winchester Boulevard site. at the boundary of San Jose and Santa Clara.

The coalition of students, parents and teachers wants San Jose schools to move toward mental health counseling and less-punitive responses for troubled students.

Misuse of property, outbursts of temper, warnings from co-workers show no “formal discipline for threatening behavior” by VTA employee who killed nine, then himself, on May 26.

In April, the coalition of mayors of the state’s 13 largest cities, led by San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, asked for a $20 billion, five-year investment to curb homelessness—half of the state's surplus.