Despite passionate and eloquent pleas from the City Hall audience, the Dec. 5 San Jose City Council decision wasn’t about taxpayers’ money, or voters’ rights. Cash, political power and private conversations not streamed on Zoom won the night.
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Split SJ City Council Votes to Appoint Two New Members, Rejecting Public Pleas for Special Election
The vacancies were created by the November election, when District 8 Councilmember Sylvia Arenas was elected as the District 1 representative on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and District 10 Councilmember Matt Mahan was elected mayor.
San José Awarded $19.9M to Buy Former Motel for Housing Homeless
The Pacific Motor Inn will provide interim housing for 72 formerly unhoused individuals for two years before being redeveloped into permanent supportive housing.
City Council Adds ‘Quick-Build’ Housing Units To Reach 2022 Goal
The expansion of the quick-build communities increases the total number of units to reach the city’s goal of 1,000 units completed or under development by the end of 2022.
Newsom Backs Off on Housing Aid Threat After Cities Complain
The governor threw communities into disarray two weeks ago by withholding $1 billion in homelessness funding for plans he saw as unambitious. Local officials said this discouraged ambitious programs. Now Newsom is yielding.
Mahan Wins, Chavez Wishes Him ‘Best of luck in his two-year term’
Mahan said he appreciated Chavez' 'most gracious concession in the true spirit of our robust democracy,' and congratulated her on a strong campaign.
Mahan’s Edge: San Jose Has a History of Close Mayoral Races
San Jose, a million-person city in which a fifth of its residents choose the mayor, has a history of close elections. Only three of the past seven open elections could be called lopsided victories. The last time an open seat was decided in one round was 40 years ago, in 1982—the year 39-year-old Matt Mahan was born.
Sheriff Smith Doesn’t Wait For Verdict, Resigns Before Verdict, But Trial Continues
San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Nancy Fineman on Wednesday afternoon rejected a motion from defense lawyers that the corruption trial of Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith should be dismissed because of Smith's resignation Monday.
San Jose Expands Free WiFi to Two More Neighborhoods
The network is now available in neighborhoods near Independence High School and Andrew P. Hill High School.
San Jose Reminds Gun Owners of New Year’s Day Deadline to Comply with Gun Insurance Law
Firearm owners are encouraged to apply for a city of San Jose insurance attestation form to provide proof of insurance coverage.
San Jose Mayor Predicts Five Years of Budget Surpluses, if Next Mayor Follows His Advice
Mayor Sam Liccardo warned that city leaders should tighten their belts and boost city budget reserves to weather the economic storms ahead.
Video of Stripper Getting Out of San Jose Firetruck Ignites Internet Firestorm, City Probe
The 19-second video went viral across multiple social media platforms almost immediately after it was posted on Instagram Oct 6, first by a private individual.
Are San Jose Police Salary Demands An Example of How Bay Area Is Unaffordable?
The New York Times spotlights San Jose police salary negotiations as a measure of the high cost of living in the Bay Area.
San Jose Community Champion Joe Noonan Dies at 48; Celebration of Life Is Aug. 18
A tireless advocate for community organizations and projects, Joe most recently served in a leadership capacity with the Bay Area Furniture Bank, a non-profit that transports and donates surplus furniture to families in need.
San Jose Police Contract Dispute Boils Over into Mayoral Campaign
While the San Jose Police Officers Association claims response times are growing and predicted a “mass exodus” of officers because of pay and working conditions, the city counters that the department has the lowest vacancy rate in a decade, and its officers’ salaries are among the highest in the Bay Area.
Judge Denies Injunction, Allowing Lawsuit Against San Jose Gun Ordinance to Proceed
The San Jose City Council last month already voted to suspend enforcement of the new gun owner insurance law until three lawsuits have been resolved.
