San Jose Inside

San Jose made a bold move to help the homeless by implementing California's “shelter crisis” code. By most accounts, it appears to be working.

Milpitas’ former city attorney has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the city for what he calls a wrongful, retaliatory termination.

A week after Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews’ abrupt resignation, the City Council appointed his successor: Lisa Gillmor.

Rep. Mike Honda’s campaign spent $101,000 to defend against a House ethics investigation. And he may have manipulated the timing of certain bills.

It wasn’t until December, under mounting public pressure, that the Sheriff's Office disclosed its jail use-of-force and cell extraction policies.

Santa Clara County has opened the state’s first pharmacy dedicated to collecting and dispensing unused medication.

A San Jose woman was convicted this week of scamming more than $200,000 from people who sublet rooms to her because they thought she needed a hand up.

A local activist says he’ll divvy up 10,000 pounds of free weed to people who support legalization in California.

Santa Clara needs to come to terms with its new identity as a big city and update the way it does business.

Rather than fight a disciplinary action stemming from a client complaint, attorney-turned-Councilman Tam Nguyen resigned from the state bar.

Sean Parker plunked down $250,000 and recruited other techies to fund a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in California.

In the South Bay—the actual Super Bowl City—it was “don't ask don't tell” when it came to the issue of homelessness.

Santa Clara Mayor Jamie L. Matthews announced his retirement—only a day after his city played host to Super Bowl 50.

San Jose has released its wish list of projects for a 30-year half-cent sales tax measure slated for the fall ballot.

Santa Clara County wants to strengthen oversight of Sourcewise, the nonprofit that administers the region's senior nutrition programs.