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Opponents argue that the 2-cents-per-square-foot tax would add too much to property tax bills.

Last November, county officials  and proponents of Measure A estimated that the sales tax boost would generate about $330 million per year to help offset an estimated $1 billion annual shortfall caused by aid cuts in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who was still polling at single digits last week, was spared most of the vitriol, but didn’t hesitate to criticize each of the other candidates at every opportunity.
His favorite debate target was Democratic frontrunner Xavier Becerra.

Primary ballots are in the mail to nearly 23 million registered California voters and the most recent statewide poll shows that 27 percent of the electorate are still undecided.

The Steyer brothers' relationship makes some advocates optimistic. Lawmakers and advocates for tech regulations said they expect Jim Steyer not to be shy about his policy views with his brother, candidate Tom Steyer.

California State University’s $17 million contract with ChatGPT’s maker OpenAI is up for renewal. Some students and faculty say equal access to AI is important for preparing students for the workforce. Others the implementation of AI tools has been confusing and opens the door to cheating.

Gustavo Rodriguez, 46, was arrested on a warrant that identified him as the primary suspect in the March 12 fatal double homicide in the 700 block of E. Santa Clara Street.

Small retailers — facing higher costs, uncertainty from tariffs and now rising fuel and shipping prices — wonder how long they can survive.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, the face of the party in California, is not interested in elevating a successor. Even former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won't intervene in the gubernatorial primary.

There are two options to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in San Jose on May 3: a parade and community festival in East San Jose beginning at 10am and a downtown Cinco de Mayo festival at Plaza de Cesar Chavez beginning at 11 am.

The statewide debate was more rough-and-tumble than last Wednesday’s event in San Francisco, but again, no governor candidate broke away from the scrum, and the playing field just got muddier.

The first major poll since last Wednesday’s Inside California Politics governor’s debate released today showed the April 22 debate had little impact on the public’s assessment of the top candidates.

One cybersecurity firm reported that an Islamic cyber attack group claimed responsibility for the massive eBay outages that began at noon Sunday and continued into Monday evening. San Jose-based eBay described the outages as ‘intermittent technical issues.’

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan – still polling in single digits – has approximately $8.9 million on hand to spend in the gubernatorial primary campaign's home stretch, more than double any other candidate.

Scorecards for the two Republican and four Democratic candidates each showed a few strikes, some hits, but no home runs.