San Jose Inside

City officials are poised to approve a three-year lease that would breathe new life into Hammer Theatre Center, a.k.a. The San Jose Rep, which went dark a year ago due to bankruptcy.

Parents of a mentally unstable teenager shot and killed by a San Jose police officer say a report clearing the officer ignores evidence that the encounter unnecessarily turned deadly.

With California slogging through its fourth year of an apocalyptic dry spell—the worst in 106 years—a new market has emerged for drought-tolerant landscapes.

A race that’s still a year away has created a wedge between two longtime political allies. Sources tell Fly that county Supervisor Cindy Chavez and Assemblymember Nora Campos (D-San Jose) have not been on the closest of terms of late.

Jon Gundry, Santa Clara County’s chief education official, has a math problem. And he hasn’t been showing his work.

Taxpayers, by way of the Fair Political Practices Commission, are on the hook for $106,000 to cover former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed's legal fees.

Questions about a San Jose City Council candidate’s marital status have prompted an erstwhile acquaintance to file an ethics complaint.

San Jose Police Chief Larry Esquivel drafted a memo laying out the timeline for the department's body camera program. There have been frequent delays in getting to this point, but Esquivel suggests the program should begin a full rollout by June 30, 2016.

Local leaders in transportation, education, housing and equity convened last week in Mountain View’s Computer History Museum for the 2015 Silicon Valley Regional Economic Forum.

San Jose may join dozens of other California cities in outlawing distribution of free or low-cost tobacco products.

Ro Khanna announced Saturday his intention to rematch longstanding Democratic Rep. Mike Honda for California's District 17 congressional seat. Honda didn't wait long to go on the attack.

A decade after acquiring a slice of a former agricultural research site at 90 N. Winchester Boulevard from the state, the city of Santa Clara has revived plans to redevelop it.

Milpitas City Hall, for the life of it, can’t seem to hang on to its top-tier employees. Human Resources Director Carmen Valdez became the latest in a long line of department heads to abruptly leave.

San Jose may strengthen civilian oversight of its police force by allowing the Independent Police Auditor to review internal investigations.

Family and friends of a man shot dead by San Jose State University police have spoken out against a decision not to charge the officer.