Santa Clara County announced that it "released" John Vartanian from his position of director of the Department of Child Support Services.

An op-ed by a former San Jose police cadet touched off a debate about whether the head of the Police Officers Association committed an ethical violation by encouraging recruits to drop out. Jim Unland, president of the police union, has denied the allegations.

San Jose may update its procurement card policies to keep employees in check, after a recent audit found several examples of overspending.

A report about the cost of living in Silicon Valley goes before the Board of Supervisors next week. Also on the agenda: a "living wage" ordinance, pro bono legal help for migrant children and a digital security program proposed by Supervisor Joe Simitian.

Closing time has come and gone for about 30 pot clubs in San Jose since the city passed a sweeping regulatory program over the summer. Judging by a database of permit applications from the city, at least a couple-dozen more will fall under the axe in the coming months.

Just weeks after the Santa Clara Registrar of Voters re-printed a slew of sample ballots missing entire races and candidate info, the agency has to deal with another batch of faulty election literature.

Two new polls show candidates are neck-and-neck in both the San Jose mayor's race and the battle for Silicon Valley's 17th Congressional District seat. But, as expected, not everyone agrees on the numbers.

Columbus Day has been called “the strangest of American holidays,” the least-liked and least-respected, a commemoration of an egomaniac who wouldn’t ask for directions and launched a centuries-long era of cultural genocide. So, why do we still celebrate it in San Jose?

Through some misguided accounting, a health nonprofit has funneled Santa Clara County taxpayer money to subsidize a clinic in another jurisdiction.

Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio's former chief of staff filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexually harassing her and calling her vulgar names.

Sam Liccardo’s mayoral campaign sent an email blast Thursday announcing it had filed another ethics complaint against opponent Dave Cortese. There could be a couple issues with the new complaint, though.

Against the backdrop of an impotent state legislature and a growing awareness of the predatory nature of payday lenders, local governments have had to pick up the slack and adopt laws to stifle the industry.

Independent Police Auditor LaDoris Cordell is raising money for her teen leadership council by selling a calendar of her original art work.

Skaters, stoners, drinkers, shutterbugs, cyclists, Crossfitters, loiterers and horny teenagers—these are the people who are driving Communications Hill residents nuts.

San Jose will consider opening up labor talks to give the public more oversight of public employee contracts, which take up half of the general fund budget. Other issues before the City Council on Tuesday include health and wellness coaching for firefighters and a fancy new fence.

Silicon Valley Congressman Mike Honda faces challenger Ro Khanna at 6:30pm tonight in their first and only debate before Election Day. The event will be televised on NBC affiliate KNTV and live-streamed on NBC Bay Area's website.