The council voted 10-1 to lift the curfew in a few days, with District 6 rep Dev Davis the sole dissenter.

The next meeting of the Greater Downtown San Jose Economic Recovery Task Force takes place from 1 to 2:30pm on Wednesday.

Tenants in San Jose will now have 12 months after the expiration of the eviction moratorium to pay back past-due rent.

Though that decision is still a couple weeks away, some residents expressed their concerns about enforcement and their constitutional rights.

The City Council also voted to have the California Emerging Technology Fund divvy up tens of thousands of dollars in grants to the neediest students.

The nonprofit gallery, which set so many on a creative course in life, faces a roadblock on its own path—and it couldn’t come at a worse time.

Vice Mayor Chappie Jones and Councilman Sergio Jimenez want the city to align with neighboring counties that have stricter rules in place.

Officials forecast a 9 percent drop from 2018-19 totals—a steeper downturn than the one hastened by the Great Recession. 

The proposal will be heard at 2pm Wednesday during the City Council’s next Rules and Open Government Committee session.

Why isn’t San Jose more aggressively working with Comcast/Xfinity and AT&T to use their existing broadband infrastructures?

Jeff Scott, spokesman for the city’s housing department, acknowledged that “it doesn’t typically take this long” to pay folks back.

Census data from the latest American Community Survey estimates that more than 20,000 households in the city lack internet access.

Old tensions ran high at Tuesday’s meeting over a proposed site for emergency shelter for the homeless at Monterey and Bernal roads.

After suspending some “sunshine laws” to fast-track proposals related to the coronavirus outbreak, the city now wants to bring them back.

Council members Raul Peralez and Magdalena Carrasco opted to withdraw their proposal to instead pursue a citywide rent freeze.

The city manager is expected to roll his budget proposal in May before the council approves the final 2020-21 spending plan in late June.