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Anti-mask protesters delay council meeting ahead of vaccine mandate vote
Anti-mask activists protested at the San Jose City Council chambers ahead of a vaccine mandate vote Tuesday. Dozens of anti-maskers, who predictably did not wear masks in the city...Read More
San Jose mayor meets with President Biden to discuss national gun violence reduction
Following his city’s recent approval of a plan to reduce gun violence, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is set to meet with President Joe Biden and other officials at...Read More
San Jose mayor announces new city attorney appointment
Nora Frimann was appointed as San Jose’s new city attorney, Mayor Sam Liccardo announced Tuesday. As the city’s second female city attorney, Frimann previously served in an interim role...Read More
City Council defies calls to end police use of rubber bullets
Despite backlash from San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and community activists, the City Council voted 10-1 on Tuesday to allow police officers to continue the use of rubber bullets...Read More
Police arrest San Jose City Hall vandalism suspect
San Jose Police arrested a suspect for allegedly vandalizing City Hall late Friday. The incident followed a similar situation at the home of Mayor Sam Liccardo. At about 10:45...Read More
Liccardo joins legal fight against Census exclusion of undocumented residents
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo announced Friday that he would be named a plaintiff and join a lawsuit with San Jose and other jurisdictions to prevent President Donald Trump...Read More
San Jose leaders ‘outraged’ after anonymous article outs racist police officers
City leaders along with San Jose’s police chief and police union vowed to investigate Friday after retired and active officers were accused of posting bigoted and racist comments in...Read More
San Jose mayor unveils nine-point police reform proposal as alternative to defunding
Mayor Sam Liccardo presented a nine-point proposal for reforming the San Jose Police Department Wednesday, striving to initiate tangible changes to how the city’s more than a million residents...Read More
Mayor’s budget commits to police amid calls for defunding department
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Sunday rejected calls to defund his city’s Police Department, insisting that it would “undermine substantive efforts at police reform” and harm the very...Read More
Covid-19 update: BART cuts back service, county issues isolation order, exposure prompts Moscone West reconfiguration
The number of Bay Area deaths related to Covid-19 is nearing 100, though the nine-county region saw the smallest daily increase in two weeks. Here are your local Monday...Read More
SFBay Covid-19 update: Newsom announces testing task force, Santa Rita inmate tests positive
Press briefings providing updates for the nation and the state California occurred within minutes of each other Saturday afternoon. A sharp contrast was drawn between the two as Gov....Read More
Ford backs Bay Area bike sharing, commuter shuttles
A program that allows riders to rent bikes at Bay Area Bike Share locations announced a major sponsorship agreement.Read More
San Jose sets sights on illegal fireworks
With about two weeks left until the Fourth of July holiday, San Jose city leaders have a plan that would expand a crackdown on illegal fireworks.Read More
State high court upholds affordable housing
The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that cities have the right to require developers to make a portion of new units available as affordable housing.Read More
San Jose flips switch on LED streetlights
San Jose has started what officials said today is the largest streetlight conversion project in the country.Read More
Liccardo: San Jose police rift could last months
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo noted it would take "many months if not years" to mend differences with police and fire unions.Read More
Norberto Duenas named interim San Jose city manager
The San Jose City Council today voted unanimously to appoint Norberto Duenas as interim city manager to replace City Manager Ed Shikada.Read More