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City Hall insiders are left questioning why Omar Torres stepped down from his role in Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco's office

The announcement of the business advocacy organization's name change immediately shifts focus of ‘The Chamber’ back to the City of San Jose where it started.

A gas line ruptured by a private contractor near Race Street and Eugene Avenue forced the evacuation Wednesday afternoon of approximately 325 homes in a neighborhood west of San Jose Diridon Station.

The authors of a Harvard University study said they found evidence linking smoke from wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington in 2020 to rising COVID cases and deaths.

Ceremonies Aug. 21 renamed the 4,300-foot boulevard at the confluence of the SAP Center, Google's upcoming Downtown West development and the soon-to-be expanded Diridon Station.

Mayor Sam Liccardo said the mandate will reduce risk of “super spreader” events at major city venues.

Manish Lachwani, CEO of Headspin until 2020, overstated revenue when he sought money from investors, the U.S. Attorney said.

The petition, which was filed with a nationwide coalition of community groups, follows a study commissioned by Santa Clara County that found aviation gasoline emissions increase blood lead levels in children.

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority began to run trains along selected test routes in preparation for restoring passenger service as early as the end of the week.

The semester that began Aug.19 is offering a mix of in person, hybrid and fully online classes. San Jose officials are calling this a “a transition semester.” 

Today's decision will set off a cascade of vaccine requirements by hospitals, colleges, corporations and other organizations.

The Small Business Grant Program for COVID-19 Protective Measures will issue grants of up to $5,000 to businesses seeking to offset the costs of providing paid time off for employees to get vaccinated or tested, building outdoor dining and service areas and upgrading air filtration systems.

The 10-year employee was a paint-and-body worker at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority rail yard, scene of the May 26 attack by a fellow worker who shot and killed nine VTA colleagues before turning a gun on himself.

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.