San Jose Inside

With the measure heading toward the ballot box, the council voted 9-2 to approve a spending plan authored by Mayor Sam Liccardo.

Liccardo’s leadership on climate advocacy makes him a key endorsement for Bloomberg’s sustainability-focused campaign.

The hearing takes place at 6pm in the Board of Supervisors chambers at the County Government Center in San Jose.

Enacted by the state in 2002, the law gives counties the ability to mandate treatment for the severely mentally ill.

The Garlic Festival Association in a statement declined to say whether it implemented the DHS guide cited in the Nov. 12 lawsuit.

The conservative Prager University plans to continue its fight in California’s 6th District Court of Appeals. 

Sam Liccardo announced this week that he’s garnered support for the idea from 114 elected leaders in 58 cities and 10 counties. 

The council voted 4-1 to bring the issue back in January and examine the role of the mayor and vice mayor before making any changes.

If voters pass the measure, it would take effect on July 1, 2020, and generate up to $70 million a year for the city general fund.

It took an eternity, but San Jose’s stone age website has finally evolved into the modern era.

Thanks to a new drug, 90 percent of cystic fibrosis patients have a treatment that targets the root cause of the disease.

A pair of reports recently presented to county officials underscore some of the difficulties in tackling modern-day slavery in Silicon Valley.

After more than a year of design work by four local agencies, preliminary plans for a re-envisioned Diridon Station have been unveiled.

Orchard School’s PTA president urges the D4 councilor to oppose a planned freeway overpass to protect the safety of cyclists and pedestrians.

Anyone hoping to run for office in the March 2020 primary election has until 5pm Friday to make up their mind about jumping into the fray.