San Jose Inside

San Jose's nastiest political battle is no more. On Wednesday, the city reached a pension reform settlement agreement with its police union, ending a three-year court battle after voters passed Measure B in June 2012.

For the last several months, the Office of Congressional Ethics has been reviewing alleged improper coordination between Mike Honda’s campaign and his official House staff.

Two major political adversaries nearly hooked up last week, threatening to disrupt a rivalry in local politics.

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.