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Friday, January 23, 2026

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

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City of Santa Clara Hotel Tax Revenue Plummets

The city has projected other budget-related issues, but the Transient Occupancy Tax would be the biggest hit.

The $501,457 that City Manager Deanna Santana made in 2019 tops that of her counterparts in much larger municipalities.

VOCA founder Brian Jaffe reimagined his civic engagement app to help those who needed groceries while sheltering in place.

Less than a month after a key measure to change San Jose’s election dates failed to make it to the ballot, Ben Field has resigned.

A new study analyzes social distancing data from cellphone GPS, population density, health demographics and weather.

Residents felt that the Milpitas councilwoman likened the protestors to “hoodlums.”

Milpitas Councilwoman Karina Dominguez says she and Mayor Rich Tran have not been on speaking terms for a while.

The new increases in cases, hospitalizations and deaths in California ended a downward trend across the state and jolted public officials.

After a marathon two days of deliberation, the City Council voted 6-5 to place the controversial measure on the November 2020 ballot.

That reopening framework will be a departure from the sector-specific plan that’s been used over the last few months.

SJI caught up with Rick Doyle, who recently announced his retirement, to talk about his decades of service for the nation’s 10th largest city.

The proposed development is one of the first that fits into the city’s West San Carlos Urban Village Plan, a blueprint for denser growth.

The city’s decision to “demobilize” FEMA trailers for the unhoused can only be summed up as a shameful debacle lacking any transparency.

The news comes weeks after the killing of George Floyd ignited nationwide protests and prompted calls to scale back funding for local police.

Under the plan unveiled today, the mayor wouldn’t get to hire and fire department chiefs until 2023—when Sam Liccardo terms out.

The 259 Meridian proposal is one of the first developments that would fit into the city’s West San Carlos Urban Village plan.