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Saturday, March 14, 2026

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

San Jose Inside (https://www.sanjoseinside.com)

Op-Ed: 21 Minutes or Less Between 21 Counties

Turning this region into a mega-Silicon Valley would go a long way toward addressing our housing, traffic and homelessness challenges.

In San Jose’s District 2, Councilman Sergio Jimenez is defending his incumbency against business-backed Jonathan Fleming.

The newly inducted board president then enumerated some of the ways she plans to tackle the county’s most intractable problems.

The 23-year leader of SVLG told his board that he would remain at the helm for up to six months until the board finds a replacement.

In October, the county hired the homeless services provider as part of an $860K initiative to help CalFresh recipients find jobs.

Are robots coming for California’s jobs? In today’s increasingly automated economy, that’s certainly the fear.

At least six public agencies are re-evaluating contracts with the tax-exempt homeless services provider in light of the allegations.

Zia MacWilliams left DST because of what she describes as a toxic culture that promoted heavy drinking and tolerated discrimination.

With the measure heading toward the ballot box, the council voted 9-2 to approve a spending plan authored by Mayor Sam Liccardo.

Enacted by the state in 2002, the law gives counties the ability to mandate treatment for the severely mentally ill.

If voters pass the measure, it would take effect on July 1, 2020, and generate up to $70 million a year for the city general fund.

With an 8-0-2 approval from the City Council on Tuesday, officials now plan on drafting a proposed ballot question.

All told, Tyler and Kim Chen attempted to claim nearly $5.7 million in damages, of which $4 million was paid out by five insurance companies.

The 100-student, 100-day pledge coincides with a new survey that shows an uptick in the number of homeless college students.

The San Jose City Council meets at 11am Tuesday inside the council chambers at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. in San Jose.

HomeFirst, a non-profit that provides homelessness services in Santa Clara County, will continue to run the nightly shelters.