San Jose Inside

George Shirakawa Jr. shuffled out of office in disgrace two and a half years ago, but the former county supervisor’s egregious misuse of taxpayer funds created a financial odyssey so twisted that it continues to bedevil staff to this day.

Today is Labor Day. Have a great holiday and we’ll be back Tuesday.

Documents released Thursday suggest Rep. Mike Honda's office viewed official business as a commodity to be sold in exchange for campaign support. We combed through the documents to pull out the biggest findings.

The House Committee on Ethics will continue to investigate Rep. Mike Honda over allegations that he misused official resources on a pay-to-play scheme with campaign donors.

Three Santa Clara County jail guards have been accused of homicide in connection to an inmate’s death last week.

Three Santa Clara County correctional officers were placed on leave after an inmate’s death, raising concern about excessive use of force behind bars.

The U.S. ambassador to Vietnam paid a visit to San Jose’s City Hall this summer, and since that time pretty much all hell has broken loose.

Mike Honda has spent tens of thousands of campaign dollars to defend himself from a House ethics probe. No later than Thursday we'll learn if he’ll need to keep throwing cash at the problem.

The county released video of an explosion to highlight safety lapses by the contractor hired to seismically retrofit Valley Medical Center.

Under an amnesty program that starts Oct. 1, drivers struggling to pay off traffic fines will have a chance to settle for a fraction of what they owe.

As housing costs soar and incomes remain relatively stagnant, San Jose aims to pass a new rent control ordinance by the start of 2016.

Yerba Buena High School's Charles Fowler is one of the most decorated teachers in Silicon Valley.

Santa Clara County proposes an equal pay ordinance, while Gov. Jerry Brown pledges to sign bill meant to close the state’s pay gap between men and women.

A human touch in the operating room will eventually become as rare as a hand-delivered message. But the increased use of surgical robots presents a complicated future we don’t yet fully understand.

A Santa Clara County grand jury indicted ex-San Francisco 49ers player Ray McDonald on one count of raping an intoxicated woman.