San Jose Inside

Good Karma Bikes is part of a growing number of groups in Silicon Valley to merge cycling and social justice, or treat them as though they were always connected.

The District 4 council race in San Jose has been whittled to two candidates, Tim Orozco and Manh Nguyen, and the latter has quite a life story—as well as some Gatsbyish intrigue.

The longstanding perception that San Jose police disproportionately target certain racial minorities was confirmed last week. While African Americans and Latinos make up about a third of the city, they account for two-thirds of traffic stops.

As San Jose's burgeoning rents price out longtime residents, force some into homelessness and others to double-up with parents in multi-generational households, city officials are talking about how to bolster local regulations to help tenants.

San Jose will remain home base for the Sharks, putting to rest rumors that the hockey club could up and move to another city.

The Santa Clara County Office of Education on Tuesday announced the appointment of Rosemary Kamei to fill a vacant board seat.

City officials will consider reducing local speed limits and ramping up enforcement to curb traffic fatalities, which rival the annual number of homicides in San Jose.

Santa Clara County won’t get the secret cell phone spying technology Sheriff Laurie Smith has been pushing the last year.

I implore you to take an extra moment this week and reach out to thank a teacher for the extraordinary work they do each and every day.

A rare conviction of an East San Jose woman who admitted to illegal animal trafficking highlights the challenges in stopping the illicit wildlife trade.

Almost a month has passed since the anonymous political links blog The Daily Fetch went silent. But the site announced Tuesday it will return this week. The timing coincides neatly with the Santa Clara Valley Water District's hiring of Kerry Hillis, the blog's reported buyer.

Just last weekend, a bystander recorded a group of San Jose police officers wailing on a 22-year-old man in San Jose’s East Side. While the circumstances of the arrest are under review, the video has gone viral.

Norbert Dueñas has spent the past 30 years working for the city of San Jose, steadily moving up the ladder until becoming the city's top employee in December. On Tuesday, a decision was announced that he will remain in his role as city manager, minus the "interim" tag.

A state lawmaker thinks there should be a warning label for potentially unconstitutional citizen initiatives, like the infamous "kill the gays" bill.

Going to the city attorney or county counsel for outside legal advice is like going to a proctologist for a head injury. Yes, they are doctors—but they are not the right kind of doctor. Moreover, government attorneys do not represent individuals, they represent the government entity and their advice on legal matters pertaining to political questions is often wrong.