San Jose Inside

Santa Clara's most vocal NIMBYist, Deborah Bress, has changed her focus to running for mayor and accusing city officials of killing her dog.

San Jose Inside takes a look at several programs designed to reduce homelessness in Silicon Valley. The different approaches show there is no easy solution.

Rep. Mike Honda may finally have agreed to a debate date—it’s just he didn’t consult his opponent, Ro Khanna, on the details.

Mike Wasserman’s special brand of milquetoast conservatism has made him the Ray Romano of local politics. He’s beloved for his affable nature, frequent banquet and ribbon-cutting attendance and unwavering commitment to ensuring no boat is rocked unless steady to sleep.

August 26 marks a turning point in the history of the struggle for equal treatment of women and women’s rights, and it’s appropriate to ask this week: How far have we really come?

The 2014-15 school year has just begun and rapid change is the new constant. The mantra of "wait a few years and the pendulum will swing back" no longer holds true.

In the second installment of an interview with San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, we discuss his administration's legacy, mistakes that were made along the way and the battle over pension reform.

San Jose may enact water-rationing measures to cope with the state’s dogged drought.

An ordinance banning cannabis collectives from unincorporated Santa Clara County goes into effect Sept. 25.

Santa Clara County's Office of Human Relations is inviting public testimony about the cost of living in Silicon Valley.

Code for San Jose—a collective of civic-minded programmers—has set out to take mountains of inchoate public data and form meaningful projects.

Back in 1999, the San Jose Police Department led the charge in collecting racial data about the people it stops and arrests. But it's been five years since the the agency has analyzed any of that information.

Congressman Mike Honda is no stranger to falling asleep in meetings and missing votes. But it appears that absenteeism has carried over to his re-election campaign.

A handful of city leaders want to hike up penalties for illegal fireworks, given that complaints and injuries are becoming increasingly common. Also on Wednesday's Rules Committee agenda, the city's federal lobbyists will submit a mid-year report. San Jose Inside will be meeting with the lobbyists Thursday morning, and readers are invited to submit questions in the comments section.

I recently had the good fortune to observe a conference on collaborative international partnerships for higher education in Afghanistan. The restoration of higher education is key to rebuilding the war-ravaged nation.