No one in the San Jose mayor’s race received enough votes to get an endorsement from the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce PAC, but it appears the committee considers one candidate especially bad for business.
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Public Invited to Weigh in on 2014-15 Budget
The city will start holding its annual community budget meetings this week. Here's a look at the upcoming budget calendar.
Proposal: ‘Micro-Cottages’ to House the Homeless
San Jose may explore the idea of building “micro-housing”—tiny, 150-square-foot cottages—to house the homeless.
Sunnyvale to Vote on Hiring Ex-Oakland Administrator
The Sunnyvale City Council on Tuesday will vote on whether to hire a controversial ex-Oakland official as its new city manager.
Sam Liccardo: Fire Cops Who Lie
A mayoral contender agrees with an audit that says police who lie to investigators should be fired.
Causes That Go Beyond Crime
Public safety has been the number one issue on everyone’s mind during this critical election year. That myopic obsession has effectively forced other important issues off the radar. Luckily, we have a series of opportunities in the week ahead to shift the focus.
Herrera Rebuts Own Answer at Vietnamese Roundtable
Wading into the politics of San Jose’s Vietnamese community can be a hazardous endeavor. Several of the candidates running for mayor already knew that. Rose Herrera is now one of them.
Measure A Campaign Organizer First in Line for Measure A Money
Kathleen King ran the county's $450 million sales tax campaign, and she also happens to be CEO of the organization most likely to get leftover money from Measure A. So, coincidence or kickback?
Questions for Our Next Mayor
I believe that of all the aspects of city government people encounter most frequently in their daily lives, parks top the list. So what do they think about the importance of our parks and trails?
Democratic Central Committee Endorses Campos, Fong, Rocha
The Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee (DCC) finalized its endorsements for the June primary, giving three sole and two dual endorsements in San Jose’s five City Council races.
Don Rocha Calls for Reforming Measure B Pension Reform
Councilman Don Rocha wants to amend the city’s pension reforms to solve what he deems a more pressing problem: employee retention.
Ash Kalra’s Library Tax Letter Breaks Campaign Laws
Councilmember Ash Kalra recently violated rules on elected officials using city resources to do campaign work. In an interview Friday, he readily admitted his mistake.
Committee Supporting Jensen Pays $2,500 to Endorser
An independent expenditure committee supporting Kevin Jensen's bid for sheriff wrote a $2,500 check to Crime Victims United, an organization that subsequently endorsed Jensen just days after the latest filing period.
Johnny Khamis Can’t Keep His Story Straight
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.
Conflict of Interest? Khamis Doesn’t Vote on Own Memo
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.
A Tale of Two Polls
The recent poll showing Dave Cortese in first place—and Madison Nguyen in second—for the San Jose mayor’s race must have been a shock to the Sam Liccardo camp. So much so, that Liccardo released his own polling information showing him now in second.
