An Asian power couple, the nation’s first female African American nuclear scientist, a Latino policy wonk, a pot-club tolerant former police chief and a Republican are trying to pull off something that’s never been done in the South-East Bay’s 25th Assembly District: not be Bob Wieckowski.

Paul Fong may not be breaking any rules by letting a lobbyist hold a $100,000 debt over his head during his entire time in the State Assembly, but his latest campaign transgression could be seen as a violation of state law and local police policies.

Sam Liccardo still holds an enormous fundraising lead over his mayoral opponents six weeks ahead of the deadline to submit mail-in ballots, but he's closing in on the voluntary expenditure limit as other candidates catch up.

George Shirakawa Jr.’s next day in court got kicked back six months to Sept. 15, meaning the ex-county supervisor could be nearly four months out of jail before his political mail fraud trial begins. That may or may not be a good thing for other people involved in the case.

San Jose mustered up at least some of the money it needs to buy body cameras for police officers, so they can record their interactions with the public.

Santa Clara County supervisors want to bring electronic cigarettes and vapes under the purview of existing anti-smoking laws.

Almost all of the laws that govern contribution and spending limits are unconstitutional. But everybody should have to play by the same wrong rules.

The African American victim of alleged hate crimes at San Jose State University has filed a $5 million claim against the school, saying that a dorm advisor overlooked clear signs of abuse.

As Americans grow increasingly anxious about the scope of government spying, a recent report found that at least nine Bay Area public agencies—including the San Jose Police Department (SJPD)—use a controversial surveillance system that mines real time phone data.

Santa Clara County was once the nation's capital for electing women into office. But a look at our current political landscape shows successful female candidates have become scarcer.

While a news article slams the city over what it calls "atrocious" investment performance over a two-year period through 2013, the city's retirement officials say critics failed to look at the bigger picture.

The South Bay political machine knows how to orchestrate high strategy better than just about anybody, but fallout from the San Jose mayor’s race could lead to one awkward encounter next year.

A rule of thumb for the protracted battle between Casino M8trix and the city of San Jose: When things seem to be going swimmingly, introduce new actors to vent into the microphone.

Just when this story couldn’t get any stranger, Councilmember Johnny Khamis offered a new timeline of events regarding his decision last week to abstain from voting on his own memo. And some of those new events don't add up.

A bizarre occurrence flew under the radar at last week’s City Council meeting, as Councilmember Johnny Khamis abstained from a vote on his own memo. Why he did so just might make your head spin.

While San Francisco commands more headlines for its exorbitant rental prices, San Jose has struggled to meet affordable housing goals of its own.