We’ve poked fun at his modeling gigs, but Don Rocha has proven to be more than just a pretty face on the San Jose City Council.

It’s a shame this isn’t a re-election endorsement, because Magdalena Carrasco deserved to win San Jose's District 5 City Council seat four years ago.

Don Gagliardi is a longtime neighborhood organizer and champion of parks and soccer fields. He reflects downtown’s idiosyncratic nature just fine and knows the city blocks well.

Madison Nguyen has been battle-tested and shown the courage that leadership requires. San Jose’s next mayor will need to make tough decisions, and we believe Nguyen would continue to bring common sense and balance to the dais.

South Bay’s last standing roller rink, San Jose Skate, will close by the end of the month, leaving a club of derby girls without a place to skate. The site in question is the same place that Councilmember Johnny Khamis tried to lease before coming under suspicion for conflicts of interest.

The San Jose Police Department dispatch logs for May 1-7 include door-breaking burglars, masked bandits and gang busts.

Ex-City Manager Debra Figone, who fought for years to cut the sick leave payout employees claimed upon retiring, cashed out $109,166 in unused hours when she left last December.

Three of the four white students accused of hate crimes against their black roommate have been expelled by San Jose State University, according to reports.

The San Jose Police Department blotter for April 22-30 includes a pistol-whipping on Oakland Road, a kidnapping at gunpoint and a meth bust in downtown.

A judge this morning signed off on an agreement that prevents the city from reducing employee pay to offset rising pension costs until at least 2015.

San Jose's mayoral contenders will share their views on the city's educational needs at a forum next week.

Google has directed its fleet of driverless cars from the freeway to the city to master the chaos.

The city will start holding its annual community budget meetings this week. Here's a look at the upcoming budget calendar.

The Sunnyvale City Council on Tuesday will vote on whether to hire a controversial ex-Oakland official as its new city manager.

The San Jose Police Department blotter for April 15- 20 includes several stabbings, gang sweeps and someone who allegedly pretended to have a gun to scare some people into handing over their belongings.

Some 1,060 Silicon Valley residents have more than a tax refund to look forward to this spring.