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Thursday, August 27, 2026

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

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City of Santa Clara Prepares to Buy Out Banquet Hall Lease Through Eminent Domain

David Ebrahimi, the 72-year-old proprietor of David’s Banquet Hall in Santa Clara, must never have heard the old saw about fighting city hall.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will vote today on the Reid-Hillview Airport business plan.

It will take years before the tech company realizes its vision for the city’s core. But a key vote this week lays the groundwork.

The Google development will lead to a more vibrant San Jose. But we don’t have to wait seven years to shed the bedroom community moniker.

Without a strong digital infrastructure, a city—even one as populous as San Jose—is destined to wither and fade.

Sam Liccardo touted the city’s collaborative ethos and acknowledged its struggle to address housing affordability in his annual address.

The climate has changed and so have the risks associated with wildfires. This is the terrifying new normal.

With only a few days left to weigh in on the government’s plan to kill net neutrality, Santa Clara County took a stand to protect an open internet.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo announced Thursday that he will run for re-election in 2018. So far, no other contenders have emerged.

Has San Jose’s moment arrived? The city is negotiating a deal to bring Google to downtown and the timing is ripe.

The grassroots network Migra Watch will launch a 24-hour hotline for legal observers to help families targeted by ICE.

City planners admit there are serious obstacles to turning San Jose into a vibrant, interconnected system of urban villages.

Police are investigating a sexual assault reported last week from one of the busiest parts of downtown San Jose.

Residents of San Jose’s SoFA District will pay top dollar to live in new high-rises, but artists and entrepreneurs worry they’ll be priced out.

One of two propositions on the November ballot could make plastic bags a thing of the past. The other appears to have less noble intentions.

Plans to replace a rent-controlled apartment complex with market-rate housing near Santana Row leads to largest eviction in San Jose history.