When it comes to drug use and dealing, San Jose is no San Francisco—though some residents and leaders are projecting that it’s heading that way. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan recently stood at a busy downtown intersection with one message: if you are caught dealing in San Jose, you will be swiftly arrested and prosecuted....
More developers eye North San Jose manufacturing hub
A North San Jose parcel previously planned for a hotel is being eyed for a large manufacturing space. The San Jose City Council will consider approving a plan on Aug. 8 to build a 208,000-square-foot manufacturing and light assembly facility at 350 W. Trimble Road, amid a tech manufacturing and industrial hub in the area. Irvine-based...
San Jose native enters crowded District 2 council race
Pamela Campos grew up in a San Jose home shared by four families until hers could afford their own house. Now, Campos is entering the District 2 San Jose City Council race to tackle that same problem of overcrowding head on. Campos is the third candidate—and first lifelong San Jose resident—to join the District 2...
San Jose commission split over who should lead it
A powerful San Jose commission that in recent years faced criticism over its lack of diversity is beginning to look more like the city it serves. But one member is bemoaning the choice of another man to lead the majority-male panel. “It was a missed opportunity,” Planning Commissioner Pierluigi Oliverio told San José Spotlight. Oliverio,...
San Jose worker strike would shut down city services
Libraries may close, summer youth programs could be canceled and flights at San Jose Mineta International Airport could be delayed if city employees vote to strike this week over failed contract negotiations. It would be the largest strike San Jose has seen in the last 40 years, with potentially 4,500 city employees staying home. This decision to...
Fired city worker to sue San Jose mayor
A former executive team member in San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s office plans to sue the city, claiming she was fired after being wrongfully accused of leaking confidential information. Stacey Katz Brown claims Mahan and his chief of staff, Jim Reed, declined to give her a chance to defend herself and damaged her reputation in...
San Jose sets workplace guardrails for using AI
As more people integrate artificial intelligence into their everyday lives—from students using ChatGPT for homework to adults using AI for art—San Jose leaders are adapting it into their daily work. The city released its first set of employee guidelines on Monday for generative AI, a technology that has the ability to generate text, images and...
San Jose insider enters District 2 council race
A San Jose City Hall insider is running to replace her boss for the southside council seat. Vanessa Sandoval, chief of staff for Councilmember Sergio Jimenez, has joined the race to represent District 2, which stretches from the border of Morgan Hill and up to a portion of South San Jose, ending at Sylvandale Avenue....
San Jose’s gun law leaves officers unclear on enforcement approach
The San Jose Police Department is contending with how to train its officers to enforce the city’s controversial gun law. Details surrounding the department’s initial training and subsequent refresher courses have not been publicly shared as police work to implement the Gun Harm Reduction Ordinance, which went into effect at the start of this year....
San Jose sued over public records—again
San Jose consistently breaks state law by “perpetually extending its own deadline” for responding to public records requests, a complaint filed against the city alleges. Stacey Brown, a former employee of Mayor Matt Mahan’s office, is suing San Jose, claiming the city has taken months to respond to a records request she filed in March, and...