Bob Kieve, who died Sunday at the age of 98, believed that signs were critical to economic prosperity, and he set out to change the rules.

Jenny Higgins Bradanini, Matt Mahan and Helen Wang are vying to replace Councilman Johnny Khamis in the Almaden Valley district.

Mayor Sam Liccardo beat his own record for the opening campaign fundraising period of his 2018 re-election bid.

Real estate billionaire Carl Berg and deep-pocketed developer Chop Keenan are squaring off with San Jose on a senior housing development.

San Jose adopted new rules this week that require lobbyists to file reports more often, but with fewer accountability measures in place.

In a bit to improve transparency, San Jose will consider increasing the frequency of its lobbying reports.

A recent column in the Mercury News listed the best and worst local decisions in the last 50 years. Here’s a few more to add to the pile.

Until San Jose’s “just cause” ordinance takes effect, the measure designed to protect renters puts them at greater risk of retaliation.

Faced with a science-averse president-elect, local communities have no choice but to fend for themselves in the fight against climate change.

Political donors have spent more than $1.6 million on three San Jose ballot measures and another $822,000 on three City Council contests.