San Jose Inside

San Jose's mayor and City Council members flouted state open meeting laws at least three times this year, according to city officials.

SJSU President Mohammad Qayoumi will leave the school next month for a high-ranking government job in Afghanistan.

Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio's former chief of staff dropped his name from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed last fall.

Santa Clara County's largest employee union, SEIU Local 521, voted against a tentative agreement reached a week earlier.

Mounting legal troubles have longtime Lupin Lodge members worried about the future of the historic naturist resort.

New internal emails from the Santa Clara County Office of Education show that the chief of schools and his communications director followed the same playbook when it came to hiding contracts.

Santa Clara Valley Water District CEO Beau Goldie failed to disclose conflicts of interest regarding a $4 million consulting contract with RMC, the beneficiary of more than $18 million from the water district in the last decade.

Milpitas fast-tracked the firing of City Attorney Mike Ogaz, laying the groundwork to completely outsource legal counsel.

Santa Clara County has appointed a new director of its Social Services Agency.

A group of South Bay residents plan to rally against a proposed refinery expansion that would route oil trains directly through San Jose.

Each house of the California legislature recently produced a bill that calls for our state to get 50 percent of its energy from renewable resources by the end of 2030. It’s a goal that many of us on the side of progress can support wholeheartedly. But, as usual, there's a twist.

You may have a barbecue planned or a pool in which to swim and soak yourself to prune-pleteness. But maybe, just maybe, you haven't figured out plans for the Fourth of July, the most sacred of national holidays. We've got you covered.

Last week was amazing. The Supreme Court delivered two major victories to move our country forward, the President exhibited strength and eloquence in the aftermath of a tragedy, and a young woman of unparalleled courage graced us with her presence.

More than 6,500 of California’s 130,000 inmates committed crimes under the age of 18. Efforts are now underway to change the mass incarceration policies of teens created in preceding decades.

No rest for the weary: Congressman Mike Honda spent his birthday weekend hopping from one fundraiser to the next.