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San Jose Joins Regional Push to Up Minimum Wage to $15

San Jose will up its minimum wage to $15 when the clock strikes 2019 as part of a regional effort to raise the standard of living in Silicon Valley.

A week out from Election Day, some Santa Clara County races remain too close to call, which has prevented a few obligatory concession calls.

San Jose plans to raise the minimum wage to $15, but city officials disagree about how quickly to phase it in and whether to allow exemptions.

Hundreds of people on Thursday took to the streets of San Jose to protest Donald Trump’s election to nation’s highest office.

Vote counts in Santa Clara County are nearly finalized. However, one City Council race in San Jose remains too close to call.

Political donors have spent more than $1.6 million on three San Jose ballot measures and another $822,000 on three City Council contests.

We offer our best take on Santa Clara County's 32 ballot measures, from “yes” and “no” to admitted coin flips.

To help you make sense of the craziness that is the 2016 election, here’s our guide on how to vote from the nation’s highest office to city hall.

Mayor Sam Liccardo says the protest against the 1,200-mile Dakota Access pipeline highlights widespread concerns about climate change.

Council candidate Steve Brown owns a security company that regulators ordered to pay tens of thousands of dollars in wage theft judgments.

Santa Clara voters are under siege. Each week a new accusation of campaign impropriety crops up.

San Jose will consider allowing multiple cultivation sites for cannabis collectives as well as sanctioned delivery services for licensed operators.

Santa Clara enacted a new lobbyist rule this year, and the first suspected violation has apparently created additional conflicts of interest.

San Jose’s police overtime costs have tripled in the past seven years to $36 million as staffing vacancies reached all-time highs.

After deferring a decision last week to allow legal defense funds for incumbents and candidates, the council will revisit the matter Tuesday.

Litigation over the outcome of San Jose’s D4 council race has prompted the city to consider allowing candidates to raise money for legal defense.