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City Considers Creating Security Camera Registry
City leaders will consider moving forward with a plan to create a security camera registry that would allow police to tap into surveillance footage from private citizens. The proposal, up for review at...
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San Jose Employees Play Fast, Loose with Work Charge Cards
One would think the indiscretions of George Shirakawa Jr.—and his wasting of taxpayer dollars—would still serve as a warning to public employees. But an annual audit of the city of San Jose’s...
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City Council Considers Sidewalk Cycling Ban in Downtown
Following anecdotal reports of pedestrians getting jostled by passing cyclists, city officials will consider whether to ban bicyclists from downtown sidewalks. The issue has drawn the ire of San Jose's...
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Does Mayor Sam Have the Votes?
People opposed to incoming Mayor-elect Sam Liccardo are also concerned with an interim appointment to the District 4 council seat, fearing it will give the mayor a governing majority. The truth is...
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One Crazy Week at City Hall
Definitely makes for a wild week when the dullest thing to go down at San Jose’s City Hall was a bomb threat. Days after City Manager Ed Shikada fired lead labor negotiator Alex Gurza, Shikada felt the...
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Liccardo Selects Senior Staff, Dueñas Named City Manager
San Jose Mayor-elect Sam Liccardo has a new city manager, and now he’s got his senior staff in place. A day after the City Council unanimously appointed Norberto Dueñas interim city manager, Liccardo...
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Rose Herrera Expects Expanded Role in Vice Mayor Position
Rose Herrera has enthusiastically embraced her role as veem (vice mayor of San Jose), but City Hall insiders worry the second-term council member might be taking her post a little too seriously. Mayor...
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Carrasco Broke Rules on Gifts, Barred from Voting on Taxis
Last September, several dozen Silicon Valley tech execs, nonprofit boosters and city of San Jose officials took a trip to New York City. The excursion was billed as a study mission for the San Jose...
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Pete Constant Throws Wrench in Mayor’s Pension Reform Plans
Just when we thought we were out, they pull us back in. Pension reform has been an ugly political battle in San Jose for the last half-decade, but it seemed we had moved beyond the acrimony of Measure...
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Judge Upholds San Jose’s Bid to Replace Measure B
A judge this week upheld San Jose’s bid to repeal Measure B, voter-approved pension reforms that promised millions of dollars of savings but also sparked litigation from the city’s unions. Santa Clara...
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