The ballot initiative took center stage at a town hall on what city officials describe as “dark money” pouring into local elections.

The Italian café in SoFA District has welcomed artists since Opera San Jose began performing at the shop-front stage 10 years ago.

California election law prohibits government agencies from spending taxpayer funds and public resources to promote partisan causes.

In District 8, Councilwoman Sylvia Arenas is squaring off with her old Evergreen School Board colleague, Jim Zito.

For the first time, every registered California voter got a mail-in ballot, which more than 80 percent of South Bay voters are expected to use.

Former Mayor Pat Mahan is asking a state watchdog agency to investigate whether the city put taxpayer money to political use.

The state’s top elections official showed up in Mission City today to denounce an effort to shrink the number of council districts.

Jake Tonkel, Marshall Woodmansee and Ruben Navarro are challenging District 6 incumbent Dev Davis in the March 3 primary.

Yet their campaign has been met with resistance while two trustees apparently flipped on the issue, angering proponents of a two-term cap.

AB-5 was meant to help independent contractors get a fair shake, but the new state law has had some unintended consequences.

The city’s mouthpiece defended the cost of the trip as “reasonable” and the purpose as an overall benefit to taxpayers.

Business-aligned Lan Diep is defending his seat from school trustee David Cohen and attorneys Huy Tran and Jamal Khan.

For several months now, residents have reported widespread lapses in postal service, from delivery delays to missing mail.

The agency asserted, without providing proof, that “there were no illegal activities or circumvented processes” that put key contracts at risk.

Blunders in creating the West Coast’s biggest transportation hub suggest that local agencies had better step up their game.

The city also decided to launch its first Vision Zero Task Force, which will bring together city and county leaders and safety advocates.