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Monday, September 22, 2025

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

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

Trade Unions Spar with San Jose over Tax Breaks, Wages, Jobs

Local trade unions are bracing for a fight with San Jose over proposed tax breaks for developers who want to build high-rises in downtown.

Faced with a science-averse president-elect, local communities have no choice but to fend for themselves in the fight against climate change.

Citing "real fear" since the election, police Chief Eddie Garcia vowed to continue the city's police of not cooperating with immigration officials.

Councilman-elect Sergio Jimenez, who represents the Edenvale-Santa Teresa neighborhoods, starts his new job a month early and without pay.

Police are looking for victims of a disbarred attorney accused of defrauding nearly 1,000 people who came to him for immigration help.

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.

Donald Trump scored a victory in the presidential election, and people are rightfully scared. San Jose’s mayor tried to assuage some of these fears.

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.

Preliminary results from Santa Clara County polls show important victories for housing, transportation and workers rights.

A whirlwind election night set the stage for new beginnings as well as a few contested races that could linger into next week.

San Jose Inside will scatter across the valley to Election Night parties and see who’s winning, who’s losing and what they’re drinking to cope.

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

A judge dismissed three of four charges in a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump backers against the city of San Jose, according to news reports.

San Jose residents need to do one thing to help alleviate a multitude of public safety issues, and that’s vote “yes” on Measure F.

The best way to bridge the gap between the promise of tomorrow’s innovation and today’s commuter crunch is to vote “yes” on Measure B.

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