City of San Jose Government News

Downtown San Jose could see an economic boost if city officials adopt a potential initiative for fast tracking large developments.

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.

The San Jose City Council is going to correct a decadeslong freeway oversight and approve sound walls along Interstate 280 near a forgotten neighborhood.

More than 1,000 officers with San Jose's police union will no longer have limited hours of parental leave to spend with family.

Residents of the Loma Verde and Cadillac/Winchester neighborhoods were victims of gang-related violent crimes, including assault with deadly weapons, carjacking and robbery.

A San Jose police sergeant faced with mortgage fraud allegations has had his case dismissed, potentially improving his chances in his bid for a City Council seat.

Downtown San Jose residents are launching a recall campaign against Councilmember Omar Torres, claiming they no longer feel represented by him as he continues to evade the public eye amid a police probe into alleged child sex abuse.

San Jose city parks have a problem — there's a huge backlog of needed repairs and insufficient funds to bring them up to standard. One councilmember may have a solution, but it's going to take time.

The San Jose Planning Commission recommended denying plans to expand Good Samaritan Hospital based on its controversial owner — a stunning decision for a hospital that has been part of the community for decades.

San Jose officials have greenlit the long-planned Westgate West Costco warehouse in what some residents describe as a once-thriving shopping center.

Torres’ council chair was again conspicuously empty, and he continues to be a no-show at various boards and committees.

Joseph has served as acting chief of police since former Chief Anthony Mata’s retirement on March 31.

A shuttered golf course in East San Jose is ready for a future mixed-use housing project following city leaders' recent adoption of development guidelines for the area.

San Jose councilmembers are calling for the resignation of Omar Torres almost a week after a police affidavit revealed he's under investigation for alleged sex crimes involving minors.

Nearly two months after a handful of San Jose leaders requested federal recognition for an Indigenous tribe, the proposal appears to be dead in the water — with no political will to bring it back.

Santa Clara County and its cities will have a new revenue stream next month to help people at risk of becoming homeless.

A San Jose police sergeant and City Council candidate has had his officer certification temporarily suspended by the state police board amid allegations of mortgage fraud.

The state plans to give San Jose $4.8 million to help clear encampments and provide support to unhoused residents. But it's a mere drop in the bucket compared to what the city needs to tackle homelessness.

Residents will soon be able to view San Jose Police Department crime statistics broken down by council districts as part of an effort to expand transparency requirements citywide.

San Jose is moving forward with establishing its sixth business improvement district, giving East Side leaders hope for a thriving economic sector and community going into 2025.

Olivia Navarro grew up watching her dad guide the Tamien Neighborhood Association in San Jose. This inspired her to lead groups within the Democratic Party — Chicano Latino Caucus, Stonewall LGBTQ+ and Movimiento Democratic Coalition.

After months of delay, a tiny home project in South San Jose is expanding to help more people off the streets.

Formerly homeless veterans living in poor conditions at a San Jose complex hope things get better with the change in nonprofit service providers.

Michael Mulcahy helped keep the curtains rising at the Children’s Musical Theater in San Jose when he took over as executive director for almost a decade in 1993 — growing the youth arts center into the powerhouse it is today. He called the experience the role of a lifetime.

An 83-year-old church in downtown San Jose has been granted historic landmark status after years of fighting invasive development proposals that could have demolished the house of worship.

City leaders want to give new businesses a tax break and parking benefits to lure them into downtown.