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San Jose Looks for Ways to Integrate Self-Driving Cars into Its Transportation Network
As part of a just-launched initiative, the city is asking the private sector for ideas about how to leverage autonomous vehicles.
San Jose’s Urban Villages Plan Faces Transportation Obstacles
City planners admit there are serious obstacles to turning San Jose into a vibrant, interconnected system of urban villages.
Voters Approve Transportation Tax, Housing Bond, Pension Deal
Preliminary results from Santa Clara County polls show important victories for housing, transportation and workers rights.
Op-Ed: San Jose Must Adopt New Transportation Technologies
Silicon Valley as a whole must adopt new transportation technologies to help people better navigate our rapidly changing urban landscape.
Council to Review Regional Transportation Tax Priorities
San Jose has released its wish list of projects for a 30-year half-cent sales tax measure slated for the fall ballot.
Who Will Lead the Silicon Valley Transportation Tax Effort?
A bevy of suitors are expected to push for control of the organizing committee to raise Santa Clara County's sales tax for transportation improvements.
Mayor’s Race Imperils Carl Guardino’s Transportation Tax
Political horse whisperer Carl Guardino is pushing to get a transportation sales tax on the November ballot. But his support of Sam Liccardo in the San Jose mayor's race could hamper those efforts.
City Council to Discuss Japantown Hub, Transportation Taxes
The Great Recession quashed plans to build a massive apartment and retail center in Japantown, as developers shied away from investing given the global credit crunch. But now the deal’s back and up for discussion at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Other items on the council agenda include tax proposals to help fund San Jose road repairs, and incentives for Samsung, downtown high-rises and affordable housing.
Does Public Transportation Match Community Wishlist of Services?
The topic of government providing transportation to seniors came up during our budget study sessions. Combined, the city and county currently provide a senior lunch program. The discussion was around the cost and value of increasing services like transportation to receive this lunch service.
As CA Legislators Debated, Homeland Security Subpoenaed 17M Driver Records
After California lawmakers voted to share driver license information with a national nonprofit database, the Trump administration sought trucker records from the organization.
CA Is Not Building Affordable Housing Fast Enough, with San Jose Among Leaders But Still Lagging
The California Department of Housing and Community Development has ordered every city and county to plan for 2.5 million new homes by 2030, but nearly all municipalities are not on track to hit their numbers.
Why Doesn’t California Track Spending of Billions of Dollars in Bonds?
Californians have consistently invested in new government programs. Over the past quarter century, voters have approved tens of billions of dollars in state bonds to build schools, improve water systems, address climate risks, expand housing opportunities and strengthen public infrastructure. Those investments shape daily life across our state. Yet years after the votes are counted and projects are underway, it can be surprisingly difficult to answer a simple question: Did we get the results we were promised?
Trust Buys Monterey Pondside for Vital Wildlife Link in North Coyote Valley
Monterey Pondside gives the small parcel outsized regional significance for improving safe linkages for wildlife.
Billionaire Tax, Affordable Housing Bond Among 14 Measures on November Ballot
California voters will decide on a high-stakes billionaire tax, an $11 billion affordable housing bond and new voter ID requirements.
Mahan, Villaraigosa Learned Why So Few CA Mayors Make Leap to Governor
Why do so few California mayors become governor? San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan was a relatively late entry into the governor’s race but was widely expected to shake things up. The business-friendly, centrist (for California) Democrat reduced street homelessness in his city and tapped into the state’s post-pandemic retreat from criminal justice reforms. Tech billionaires like Sergey Brin and Steven Huffman, and more conventional billionaires like Rick Caruso, gave lavishly to committees backing him.
