Scott Knies delivered an impassioned address to a packed room of business owners and elected officials at First United Methodist Church.

Since this news organization flagged the issue, City Clerk Toni Taber’s office has relaxed its grip on the digital Sharpie.

Union bosses are pushing back on the subsidy in a way that their business counterparts are calling a politically motivated attack.

As city officials push for a more vibrant downtown, Councilman Raul Peralez wants to allow more businesses to sell alcohol.

Some $138.5 million won’t be going into San Jose’s affordable housing fund this year because of exemptions to market-rate housing projects.

In an effort to simplify planning, San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo is proposing what would be a first-of-its-kind development fee.

As part of its quest to raise downtown building heights, San Jose will consider a unique funding proposal to offset costs to the airline industry.

The critique is clearly a challenge to Adobe, which supplies tools such as Photoshop to the world’s creatives, to be a little more, well, creative.

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.

Susan Ellenberg’s election to the Santa Clara County District 4 seat stands to shift the board to the center in the years ahead.