When Gary Diaz was homeless, all he could think about was how he was going to make it to the next day. Now that he’s staying at a temporary housing program at Tully Inn, he’s been able to get his …
Growing up in East San Jose, it filled me with pride last year to sign my first professional soccer contract at the age of 17 with my hometown San Jose Earthquakes. That said, I’ve been able to witness firsthand the …
Candidates on both sides of a historic race to seat Santa Clara County’s first Vietnamese American supervisor say their campaign signs have been stolen, torn and defaced. One San Jose leader wants to investigate who's behind it.
District 7 San …
An East San Jose school district plans to close numerous campuses due to an enormous budget deficit.
An Alum Rock Union School District committee is recommending closing 13 of its 21 schools due to declining student enrollment with families moving …
The Assembly District 26 race is seeing the highest level of outside candidate spending by utility giant PG&E, which is pouring unprecedented funds into backing Patrick Ahrens. Far more than in any other state legislative race in California.
Our environment, …
Downtown San Jose could see an economic boost if city officials adopt a potential initiative for fast tracking large developments.
Mayor Matt Mahan and Councilmembers Dev Davis and Pam Foley are proposing an "Innovative Project Pathway Program" aimed at creating …
Alma stared at her phone, rattled. She had just received a text from her case manager on Sept. 30 that she'd been evicted from the Sunnyvale homeless shelter while on the way back from work. With nowhere to go, she …
Candidates running to represent Silicon Valley in Congress are pointing fingers over whose ties are tighter to a Bay Area recycling company under scrutiny by the FBI.
In the Congressional District 16 race, Assemblymember Evan Low’s campaign circulated an advertisement …
With Election Day around the corner, we face a vital decision for our community’s future.
I urge residents to vote for Patrick Ahrens for Assembly District 26, a dedicated public servant, champion for working families and leader who has proven …
A homeless man and his son have built a Dia de los Muertos altar near a freeway overpass to honor his dog that was killed.
Candles, marigolds, Christmas lights, skulls and drapes decorate the elaborate altar located at Seventh and …
A newly renovated hotel in downtown San Jose has reopened its doors to house homeless residents.
The 72-room Pacific Motor Inn has already welcomed dozens of residents, and by next week it will be full. The hotel, operated by nonprofit …
Questions are mounting as to whether or not embattled San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres will resign — and his colleagues are declining to formally excuse his absence from public meetings.
For a second time since police filings showed Torres sent …
Gov. Gavin Newsom has made a last-minute endorsement in Silicon Valley's contested race for Congressional District 16.
Newsom is backing state Assemblymember Evan Low in his campaign against former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo. The endorsement makes sense to political …
The truth matters, and the ads you may be seeing attacking Sam Liccardo, paid for by Evan Low’s campaigns and his corporate super PACs, are baseless — even ironic — lies.
These ads might lead you to believe that one …
Two Asian-American candidates in Milpitas have become targets of hate crimes and have had their political signs defaced.
Milpitas City Council candidate Bill Chuan and Councilmember Hon Lien, who is running for the mayoral seat, had their campaign banners defaced …
The fight between business and labor interests is finding ground in the race for District 2 on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
Special interest groups have collectively spent $1.2 million to elect either former San Jose Vice Mayor …
With one week until the election, a years-old video showing Tara Sreekrishnan egging a Cupertino resident’s car has resurfaced, moving some to raise concerns about her run for state Assembly.
Sreekrishnan, a candidate for the contentious Assembly District 26 seat, …
The San Jose City Council is going to correct a decadeslong freeway oversight and approve sound walls along Interstate 280 near a forgotten neighborhood.
Sound wall barriers would be constructed along the I-280 corridor next to the San Jose Gardner …
More than 1,000 officers with San Jose's police union will no longer have limited hours of parental leave to spend with family.
City officials have expanded the existing 40 hours of paid leave for workers to 320 hours, with all …
A text campaign attacking two labor-backed candidates for their prior association with embattled San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres is popping up on phones across Santa Clara County — a political play some are deeming dirty with the election just a …
