County Supervisor Dave Cortese gamely endured an interview with Tucker Carlson to discuss a court victory for “sanctuary cities.”

Local trade unions are bracing for a fight with San Jose over proposed tax breaks for developers who want to build high-rises in downtown.

Preliminary results from Santa Clara County polls show important victories for housing, transportation and workers rights.

The SBLC has seen better days. There’s always the next crop of political stars to groom, but managing endorsements has proven a challenge.

A measure up for a vote this fall would require San Jose employers to offer more hours to part-time workers before bringing on new hires.

State Sen. Jim Beall and Assembly hopeful Madison Nguyen won big in their primary races, while San Jose saw two ballot measure victories.

Neil Struthers, spouse of Assemblywoman Nora Campos, reportedly got into a fight at a political event after hurling racial and homophobic slurs.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo joined labor leaders to tout the measure as a fix for the city’s short-staffed police force.

Pollsters commissioned by Santa Clara County will gauge voters' willingness to pass a new sales tax. But this isn’t the survey’s first run.

Days before the contract expires for the county's largest labor union, public hospital employees stage a "sick out" to demand higher pay.

An independent evaluator has recommended dismissing complaints against Manh Nguyen, who's running against Tim Orozco for San Jose's District 4 council seat.

If George Shirakawa Jr. receives community service instead of jail time as punishment for his felony mail fraud, he can thank a judge with whom he’s shared a political relationship for more than a decade.

The special election to succeed former San Jose Councilman Kansen Chu—and by extension his temporarily appointed fill-in Margie Matthews—takes greater shape next week, when candidates must file their first campaign disclosure forms for 2015. But what have they been doing in the meantime?

Healthy meals equal healthy minds, and as the caretakers of young minds we have a duty to ensure that the nutritional needs of all students are being met right alongside their educational requirements.

San Jose Inside editor Josh Koehn sat down with Mayor-elect Sam Liccardo last week to discuss the recent election, what accomplishments he'll cite when running for re-election in four years and how he plans to mend relationships with political adversaries.

San Jose Inside has learned that Kerry Hillis, a policy aide currently on leave from county Supervisor Cindy Chavez’ staff, purchased the anonymous attack blog The Daily Fetch from political consultant Jay Rosenthal in late 2012, according to a source. Hillis has also done work for San Jose's police union and mayoral candidate Dave Cortese.