At a certain point one has to wonder if this has been Superintendent Jon Gundry’s plan all along: change disclosure policies on consulting contracts; discreetly hand out a bunch of big-dollar deals; fire the internal watchdogs; and rule through fear and intimidation so any other objectors resign.

At the Vatican this morning and before an audience that included Pope Francis, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo spoke about affordable housing as a solution to Silicon Valley's chasmic gap between rich and poor.

Congressman Mike Honda has spent more than $65,000 in campaign funds to defend himself from a House ethics probe. That's not why most donors give money to a candidate up for re-election, but how Honda targeted these contributors might be considered even more offensive.

San Jose police began field testing body cameras Monday, the latest push for the technology after years of false starts.

The House Committee on Ethics announced Monday that it will extend its investigation into improper coordination between Congressman Mike Honda's campaign and his House staff.

Plans to revamp an old office building on the corner of First and Santa Clara streets are too drab and unambitious for the city center, according to the San Jose Downtown Association.

The Santa Clara County Office of Education is a disaster. But is it FUBAR? According to a recent county Board of Education trustee, yes, the situation is completely FUBAR.

Richard Blum, husband of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, has profited handsomely from the subprime mortgage debacle of 2008.

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.

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.