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Thursday, January 29, 2026

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

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Out + Smart in Silicon Valley: The New Faces of Gay Politics as the Breakthrough Generation Retires

Will quiet bias keep LGBTQ candidates out of office, or has shifting consciousness made the South Bay a safe place to run a gay campaign?

If the Sunnyvale shelter closed, it would not only be a disservice to the people who stay there, but to the community at large as well.

Ties between developers and the VTA board suggest that political favors tainted bidding for a mixed-use project by the Tamien station.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo wants to repeat failed history by slashing VTA service to close a budget deficit.

Contrary to the assertion of one San Jose councilman, the #MeToo movement did not ruin Valentine’s Day.

The Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee has announced early endorsements for three candidates running in the June primaries.

An internal audit going before the City Council found that San Jose often fails to track fees and waivers for high-rise development.

Ken Yeager’s impending departure from the county Board of Supervisors has created a fascinating dynamic that could shift the balance of power.

Unequivocally, Tom Alessandri was one of those special educators America should hold in the highest esteem.

A recent column in the Mercury News listed the best and worst local decisions in the last 50 years. Here’s a few more to add to the pile.

Three weeks after the flood that devastated several neighborhoods along Coyote Creek, more than 500 households remain displaced.

San Jose Inside will scatter across the valley to Election Night parties and see who’s winning, who’s losing and what they’re drinking to cope.

San Jose’s District 2 and the broader city face many of the same challenges my family faced years ago. We can only solve them by getting to work.

San Jose council candidate Steve Brown has spent most of September on a damage control tour, but he still has trouble giving straight answers.

Plans to redevelop the site of the Century theater domes have triggered opposition from preservationists, a neighboring city and a developer.

Steve Brown is a special guy. How else to explain his position to allow businesses to discriminate against gay people? Then there’s his voter record.