Pollsters commissioned by Santa Clara County will gauge voters' willingness to pass a new sales tax. But this isn’t the survey’s first run.
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Santa Clara County to Poll Voters on Potential Sales Tax
Starting this week, pollsters will call Santa Clara County voters to see if they're open to a new sales tax to help the region's homeless population.
LAFCO Sues City of Gilroy over Proposed Housing Development
A new lawsuit alleges that the city of Gilroy broke the law when it approved the annexation of farmland for a planned 4000-home development.
Joe Colla’s Legendary Stunt Leads to Freeway Interchange Being Named in His Honor
Local leaders will name the 680-280-101 freeway interchange after Joe Colla, the San Jose councilman who lobbied for the project's completion in 1976.
2015: A Year in Review
A year in review is rarely pretty, and 2015 was no exception. Here’s a brief list of the some of the biggest stories that made it a year to remember, and soon leave behind.
Uber, Lyft Keep It in Family with Help from the Guardinos
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO and his lobbyist wife used their combined political power to help clients in the taxi-TNC fight.
San Jose May Ease Up on Taxis to Level Playing Field with Uber, Lyft
San Jose lifted some rules for ridesharing services Uber and Lyft. Now the city will decide whether to extend similar treatment to taxis.
VTA Offers Cash to Businesses Hurt by BRT Construction Delays
The VTA has offered cash payments to businesses hurt by construction delays on a rapid bus line running through San Jose's Alum Rock corridor.
Regional Minimum Wage Plan Gains Support, Could Include Controversial Exemptions
A regional minimum wage plan has generated broad support, but also anxiety that a segment of low-income workers will be left behind.
VTA Apologizes for Construction Delays, Pledges to Pay Businesses for Lost Revenue
The VTA apologized for behind-schedule construction that has blighted Little Portugal and put scores of businesses at risk of going under.
VTA Fires Contractor Over Safety Issues on East Side Bus Route
The VTA will dump a contractor after permitting issues and a busted gas line put a major project behind schedule and over budget.
Assemblyman Evan Low, Staffer Help Rescue 2 in Car Accident
Evan Low raised the ante on public service earlier this month, when the state assemblyman and one of his staff members helped rescue two young women from an overturned vehicle.
Little Portugal Residents Fume over Stalled Road Work
Five weeks after contractors hit a gas line, it’s unclear when work will resume on a bus route connecting East Side to downtown.
San Jose May Deploy Crime-Spying Garbage Trucks
San Jose may enlist garbage trucks as eyes on the ground for a short-staffed police force.
Mayor Liccardo Speaks on Wealth Gap at Vatican Symposium
At the Vatican this morning and before an audience that included Pope Francis, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo spoke about affordable housing as a solution to Silicon Valley's chasmic gap between rich and poor.
Go Big or Go Home: SJDA Slams First Street Development Plan
Plans to revamp an old office building on the corner of First and Santa Clara streets are too drab and unambitious for the city center, according to the San Jose Downtown Association.
