Downtowns have taken a beating during the pandemic, but South Bay developers and investors say San Jose still feels like a safe bet.

Downtown leaders aim to help small businesses on the brink and may even take on a bigger role in curbing the growing homeless population.

From Little Saigon to Little Italy, will Silicon Valley’s treasured ethnic enclaves be recognizable once the pandemic runs its course?

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

The San Jose Downtown Association bestows the honor each year to a project that exhibits distinctive architecture and design.

Katia McClain, a managing partner at architecture firm Steinberg Hart, will helm the San Jose Downtown Association board.

The San Jose City Council meets at 11am Tuesday inside the council chambers at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. in San Jose. 

Scott Knies’ words about how some council members invoked the “issue of race” prompted outrage from at least two local electeds.

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

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

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

Is this finally San Jose’s moment for downtown to realize its potential as a vital and beautiful urban community?

Scott Knies, executive director of the San Jose Downtown Association, has quite a few initiatives—none bigger than his quest to stop Diridonification.

The future of longtime yoga studio in San Jose has suddenly been thrown into doubt, prompting its owner to ask the city for help.

The proposed Diridon Station Googleplex has San Jose officials seeing dollar signs while local businesses, residents suspect the end is nigh.

Political donors have spent more than $1.6 million on three San Jose ballot measures and another $822,000 on three City Council contests.