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Friday, January 23, 2026

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

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San Jose Tweaks Transparency Rules Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

In light of the public health crisis that’s upended so many rules already, local leaders have relaxed some of the city’s transparency guidelines.

Election officials are still working on tallying up the more than 493,000 ballots cast in the March 3 primary, which saw a 51 percent turnout.

We’re now in the second week of what’s become a statewide shutdown. Meanwhile, as testing ramps up, the confirmed case count increases.

As the U.S. tries to “flatten the curve” of the pandemic, the city mulls a paid sick leave policy so workers can stay home if they fall ill.

A lot has changed since Mayor Sam Liccardo authored his annual March budget message a little less than two weeks ago.

The Santa Clara County Republican Party treasurer and a campaign finance consultant reportedly broke state election laws.

The California Fair Political Practices Commission says the D5 rep and treasurer for her 2018 re-election blew past reporting deadlines.

The coronavirus scare has taken a toll on local family-owned businesses, which have reported a recent shortage in clientele and revenue.

Measure C may have ended in defeat, but the voting rights issue will continue to cost residents dearly unless the city changes course.

The city wants to create a new land use designation for mobile home parks and apply it to two of them: Westwinds and Mountain Springs.

Former San Jose Mayor Susan Hammer, a key figure in the revitalization of San Jose’s downtown, died Saturday at the age of 81.

The D8 incumbent secured her front-runner status and eschewed the need for a runoff with close to 58 percent of the vote.

Supervisor Dave Cortese’s impending departure from the county board has drawn a crowded field of aspiring successors.

Though San Jose is the deadliest city in Santa Clara County for bicyclists, the most dangerous intersection lies in Palo Alto.

The ballot initiative took center stage at a town hall on what city officials describe as “dark money” pouring into local elections.

California election law prohibits government agencies from spending taxpayer funds and public resources to promote partisan causes.