Now that the application is in the city’s hands, the project will embark on a year-long public engagement and environmental review process.

Union bosses are pushing back on the subsidy in a way that their business counterparts are calling a politically motivated attack.

The battle lines have officially been drawn in the 2020 race to replace San Jose’s Almaden Valley Councilman Johnny Khamis. 

A local coalition of union-aligned advocacy groups hope to upend what they call a pay-to-play environment in San Jose politics.

In an effort to simplify planning, San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo is proposing what would be a first-of-its-kind development fee.

Sam Liccardo almost had to stay home from a business delegation to Seattle—until the SVO, invoking Beyoncé, gave him an out.

Infighting at the Silicon Valley Organization (SVO)—neé San Jose-Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce—finally reached a breaking point.

The Silicon Valley Organization issued a public apology for the way it defended a political candidate accused of sexual harassment.

The Silicon Valley Organization drew flak for the way it responded to a campaign mailer about a candidate endorsed by its PAC.

Pat Dando, the former vice mayor of San Jose and CEO of the South Bay chamber, leaves a legacy of championing local businesses and Almaden.

San Jose council candidate Steve Brown has spent most of September on a damage control tour, but he still has trouble giving straight answers.

Matt Mahood left the GOP this summer, making him the first non-Republican to lead Silicon Valley's chamber of commerce in years.

Santa Clara County is one of just 17 in California that offer campaign finance records in easily analyzed online forms. Here's what they show.

There is a new beginning in California for economic development and ending mass incarceration. Yesterday, Gov. Jerry Brown agreed to allot an additional $265 million to fund early education for low-income children.

San Jose may join dozens of other California cities in outlawing distribution of free or low-cost tobacco products.

The state attorney general's office will host public meetings this week on the contentious sale of six nonprofit hospitals—including two in Silicon Valley—to a multi-state, for-profit chain.