San Jose Inside

Silicon Valley is observing Memorial Day with somber speeches, ceremonies and flag planting at cemeteries.

The San Jose Police Department dispatch logs for May 10-20 include a 9mm-wielding meth courier, a mysteriously sparked fire and a machete attack.

The San Jose City Council has finally realized that staff keeps bringing back the same old thing on medical marijuana: a ban in the guise of regulations. Here's a sensible plan that will actually work.

Santa Clara County filed a joint lawsuit with Orange County against the world’s five largest drug manufacturers, accusing the companies of waging a “campaign of deception” directly responsible for a national prescription drug epidemic.

Magdalena Carrasco’s campaign on Thursday accused San Jose Councilman Xavier Campos of hiring a private investigator to follow her and her children. Campos' office had no comment.

There are currently at least three efforts to change the landscape and ambiance of St. James Park.

Sam Liccardo held a press conference Wednesday calling on the South Bay Labor Council and San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce to return political contributions received from the city's two casinos. But a source tells San Jose Inside that the chamber has received far more money from one particular card club than Liccardo noted.

Casino M8trix owners are accused of operating a $119 million shell game to hide profits. While the key players have clammed up, there is an election at hand and political points to be won and lost.

Josué Garcia, a lobbyist who previously worked in Councilmember Xavier Campos' office, is once again trying to get around a policy designed to prevent former city workers and elected officials from holding undue influence on public projects.

Parents of Audrie Pott, the Saratoga teen who committed suicide after being sexually assaulted by classmates, are furious about a political mailer that makes it look like they support Kevin Jensen in the Santa Clara County sheriff’s race.

It has now been 60 years since the U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark decision to provide education equity for all children. But race and income still too often dictate the quality of the educational experience. These issues apply in our 31 school districts in Santa Clara County.

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.

After years trying to grapple with the proliferation of cannabis clubs in San Jose, city leaders will finally vote on a sweeping regulatory ordinance that threatens to shut down the bulk of local collectives.

The San Jose Police Department dispatch logs for May 8-9 include an attack on a security guard, an armed robbery at a store and an apparent Craigslist exchange gone wrong.

Santa Clara County will consider bolstering its living wage policy to include not just higher pay, but adequate paid leave, benefits and hours.