San Jose Inside

Despite opposition from law enforcement, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law last month that protects voting rights for felons in county jails.

San Jose’s District 2 and the broader city face many of the same challenges my family faced years ago. We can only solve them by getting to work.

David Wolfsmith, a former Morgan Hill gym owner accused of sexually assault, is trying to open a new gym in San Jose.

How can you help your city succeed? The Knight Cities Challenge is now open and calling on innovators of all types to answer this question.

Poet and political columnist Jason Laclerc offers a list of five alternative observances that can be paired with celebrations of Columbus’ legacy.

The second day of C2SV took an introspective look at Silicon Valley, a land of immigrants, innovators and self-absorbed noobs.

Only a month out from Election Day, there’s still a critical need for volunteers to staff the polls at hundreds of sites in the South Bay.

The collective message of C2SV’s first day was one of optimism, despite despite a variety of systematic obstacles to be overcome.

Once a year, Creative Convergence Silicon Valley (C2SV) hosts discussions about the rapid march of technology and related subjects, such as privacy, diversity, gender and economic inclusion.

A series of forums aims to dismantle stereotypes by introducing the community to people of different races, religions, professions and other spheres.

A look back at a city of San Jose study in 2008 finds that the path to a career in the arts here remains nearly impossible.

Santa Clara enacted a new lobbyist rule this year, and the first suspected violation has apparently created additional conflicts of interest.

A fresh round of campaign finance data triggered two unrelated claims about “dark money” influence in Silicon Valley politics.

A San Jose man pleaded guilty to torturing and killing more than 20 cats he stole from the Cambrian Park neighborhood last year.

A new law spurred by the Brock Turner case mandates state prison time for those convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious victim.