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Who's Applying For Two Vacant San Jose City Council Seats?
With less than two weeks to go, a dozen people have applied to become the next councilmember in San Jose's Districts 8 and 10.

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With less than two weeks to go, a dozen people have applied to become the next councilmember in San Jose's Districts 8 and 10.

Hundreds of affordable homes are poised to be built at a Christian megachurch in central San Jose.
Councilmembers interfered in day-to-day operations and often berated and belittled city workers during council meetings.
“There needs to be different methods that law enforcement uses that don’t result in people being in a hospital with torn flesh.”
Silicon Valley is faring better than other nearby areas when it comes to office vacancies.
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A state oversight agency required to conduct service reviews of VTA hasn't done one in nearly a decade.
This year was a tumultuous one for Santa Clara County politics.
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Residents say they are being left out of the conversation.
An investigation has cleared a Santa Clara councilmember accused of verbally assaulting the mayor and another colleague during a meeting.
San Jose policymakers marked 2022 with major votes that will have lasting impacts for years to come.
The largest tax exempt entity in Santa Clara County is depriving neighboring cities of much-needed tax revenue, local leaders say.
San Jose tops the list of Silicon Valley cities with the most bicycle crashes, injuries and deaths, which is nothing to brag about.
A select group of San Jose residents have the job of spending about $155 million from Google—and they're ready to get to work.
After clearing the city's largest homeless camp, San Jose is moving ahead with plans to revitalize the location and change its name.
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The conference room behind the San Jose City Council chambers is now named after a local giant—former City Attorney Rick Doyle.
The outgoing mayor said he’s fed up.