Shortly after returning from a holiday lunch party Thursday, City Manager Ed Shikada removed Alex Gurza as head of the Office of Employee Relations. But on Monday, Gurza surprised many by returning to work—just at a far lower rung on the totem pole.

The City Council is divided on how to make an interim appointment to fill the seat vacated by Kansen Chu, who was elected to the state Assembly.

Chuck Reed’s about to sunset his final term as mayor of San Jose, and he’s inviting the public to a farewell celebration. What’s that? You have plans? Oh, come on.

Free speech doesn't mean that speech is free from consequences. A San Jose police officer is learning that lesson now, as the department investigates threatening comments he made online against people protesting the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police.

The Senate's report on the CIA's use of torture is worse than previously imagined. Yet the response from the Bay Area's elected representatives has been mostly silent.

San Jose's public employee unions will have a fresh face to spar with behind closed doors in the coming weeks. City spokesperson Lenka Wright confirmed to San Jose Inside on Friday that Alex Gurza will no longer serve as the city's lead negotiator on labor contracts.

Silicon Valley residents have taken to social media to share photos of the fallout from the storm dubbed "Pineapple Express." Photos online show massive flooding, and Twitter and Facebook users are spreading warnings to other drivers while also debating the best hashtag to use.

San Jose's City Council will consider appointing an interim council member for District 4 at next Tuesday's meeting, and a casting call is open to anyone who meets a few rudimentary qualifications. Critical thinking doesn't have to be one of them.

San Jose police are planning another gun buyback to take illegal firearms off the streets—no questions asked. Two key organizers have formed an unlikely alliance.

Reports of a gunman prompted an evacuation Monday afternoon at San Jose State. But police re-opened the campus after determining there was no threat.

San Jose may start taxing people who rent their pads through Airbnb and other home-sharing services.

The San Jose Police Department received praise last week for 12 officers volunteering to wear body cameras as part of a pilot program. What several reports failed to mention, however, is that internal politics has temporarily derailed the program.

As of today, the homeless are no longer allowed in "The Jungle," a 68-acre shantytown that's been called the largest homeless camp in the nation.

A computer security consultant is sparring with the city over records related to the San Jose Police Department’s use of a cellphone spying technology.

Sam Liccardo's victory in the San Jose mayoral contest was confirmed Tuesday, putting to rest suspicions that there were errors in the vote count.

The San Jose Police Department will take the next step in getting public input on deploying the drone it acquired from the Department of Homeland Security. On Saturday, a public outreach meeting will be held from 10am-12pm at City Hall.