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Assembly candidate arrested in San Jose for violating curfew

One of the most high-profile arrests on the first night of San Jose’s curfew was Assembly candidate Alex Lee. Lee said he ended the day with his hands zip-tied in a police wagon transporting several other protesters detained for being out past curfew Sunday night. He said he was talking to reporters outside a news...

San Jose Councilman Raul Peralez eyeing run for mayor

After more than a decade of public service, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is in the final stretch of his tenure with a little more than two years before the nation’s 10th largest city votes for a new leader. And a handful of political leaders are being eyed to replace him, including downtown Councilmember Raul Peralez. Peralez...

San Jose radio legend Bob Kieve dies

Legendary San Jose radioman Bob Kieve died Sunday, according to his closest family and friends. He was 98. Kieve owned KLIV radio station since 1967 and served as president of Empire Broadcasting Corp. The longtime radioman shut down KLIV’s operations in Jan. 2019 after more than 70 years on the air. He led the AM...

San Jose: Primary opponents endorse in county, state races

After running a campaign against Kansen Chu, San Jose Councilmember Magdalena Carrasco has endorsed the assemblyman in his quest to win a seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Carrasco and Chu faced off in a four-way race in the March primary to replace Supervisor Dave Cortese, who is terming out of office...

Ex-San Jose councilman leaves Santa Clara County for Valley Water

With just six months left in office, Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese is losing his chief of staff. Cortese’s top legislative leader, former San Jose Councilmember Don Rocha, is leaving his office for a job at the Santa Clara Valley Water District. He’ll serve as a supervising program administrator in government relations for the...

NAACP to Sam Liccardo: Apologize to black city administrator

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is in hot water with local ethnic leaders after a heated exchange with a black city administrator raised eyebrows during a public meeting last week. The local San Jose/Silicon Valley NAACP sent a letter Monday to Liccardo and every member of the San Jose City Council demanding a public apology...

Amid COVID-19, San Jose cannabis company expands deliveries with Teslas

While the coronavirus crisis has financially devastated many small businesses, some San Jose cannabis shops are seeing green — despite ongoing restrictions under the county’s health order. Airfield Supply Co., a 10-year-old cannabis dispensary tucked in south San Jose, reports a massive 400 percent increase in marijuana deliveries since the pandemic began. The company saw...