The city of San Jose is looking to expand its reach in the tech industry, as it has now opened applications for $175,000 in ...

Homeless advocates have called on San Jose to readjust its approach to homelessness, saying its aggressiveness has to more ...

American dream | Wealthy agenda | Whose interests? Mercury News reader letters to the editor for March 14, 2025.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has long said he wants elected officials and city leaders to be accountable for eliminating ...

San Jose’s financial outlook for the coming fiscal year may not be as dim as initially thought, with the city now forecasted ...

Less than a week after Mayor Matt Mahan announced a bold push to arrest homeless people who refuse help, disturbing videos show San Jose police officers beating and verbally taunting an elderly ...

San Jose and its northern neighbor, San Francisco, appear to be in a race for a prestigious tech title: “AI Capital of the ...

A homeless man is in custody for indecent exposure and allegedly biting officers. Part of the altercation is captured on ...

San Jose said no to letting its firefighters participate in a state-funded cancer prevention and research program -- until pressure forced the city to reverse course.

Democrat-run cities in California are discovering they don't have to put up with rampant homelessness and drug addiction.

In a commentary published in The Mercury News, Mayor Matt Mahan describes a shelter and law enforcement approach to ending targeted homeless encampments within Northern California's largest city.

On Thursday, March 13, city workers represented by San Jose labor unions IFPTE Local 21, MEF-AFSCME Local 101, and San Jose Firefighters IAFF Local 230 rallied to defend public services, in response ...