It's legal for Assemblyman Rob Bonta's nonprofit to give to his wife's employer. But an author of state political ethics law says it shouldn't be.

Nonprofits set up by legislators test campaign finance laws even as they underwrite good works by elected officials.

For the first time, every registered California voter got a mail-in ballot, which more than 80 percent of South Bay voters are expected to use.

Former Mayor Pat Mahan is asking a state watchdog agency to investigate whether the city put taxpayer money to political use.

The state’s top elections official showed up in Mission City today to denounce an effort to shrink the number of council districts.

Jake Tonkel, Marshall Woodmansee and Ruben Navarro are challenging District 6 incumbent Dev Davis in the March 3 primary.

Yet their campaign has been met with resistance while two trustees apparently flipped on the issue, angering proponents of a two-term cap.

AB-5 was meant to help independent contractors get a fair shake, but the new state law has had some unintended consequences.

Business-aligned Lan Diep is defending his seat from school trustee David Cohen and attorneys Huy Tran and Jamal Khan.

For several months now, residents have reported widespread lapses in postal service, from delivery delays to missing mail.

The agency asserted, without providing proof, that “there were no illegal activities or circumvented processes” that put key contracts at risk.

The iconic South Bay eatery will be the first anchoring commercial client to commit to move into the downtown San Jose development.

Blunders in creating the West Coast’s biggest transportation hub suggest that local agencies had better step up their game.

The city also decided to launch its first Vision Zero Task Force, which will bring together city and county leaders and safety advocates.

The D8 challenger’s sudden loss of endorsements follows an online attack paid for by the San Jose Police Officers’ Association PAC.

To combat childhood hunger, Supervisor Susan Ellenberg wants the county to allocate $8 million to feed 12,000 kids over four years.