San Jose Local Pulse

People with direct experience of homelessness are leading a San Jose conference to push policymakers toward solutions grounded in reality rather than...

Biblioteca Latinoamericana has given generations of San Jose children a path to learn their history and feel part of a larger community. The library hit its 50-year milestone as legendary educators reunited to reflect on its legacy.

Santa Clara County residents and businesses face potential El Niño flooding this season.

• Check your address and flood zones now at...

San José's phased meter increase to $4/hour by 2030, plus extended enforcement to 9 p.m., aims to close budget gaps and fund garage upgrades.

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A long-idle half-acre site near San José State University could soon add 368 affordable units plus four manager residences, reviving a project that...

After his acquittal on all sexual-abuse charges, nonprofit director Brett Bymaster is now suing The River Church for the $443,515 in defense costs he...

An affiliate of Blackstart Digital has struck a deal to purchase the former IBM campus at 650 Harry Road, with the purchase expected to close before...

Evergreen homes sold for a $1.4 million median over the three months ending August 2026, down 3.1% from the same period last year. This decline points to cooling conditions in one of San Jose's key neighborhoods.

Housing supply near SJSU is expanding on two fronts.

• New plans revive a stalled tower with 372 units, over 300 affordable, on South Fourth Street
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When Ballet San Jose collapsed in 2016, former staff led by Dalia Rawson quickly launched New Ballet to keep training and performances alive for local...

San Jose residents are packing public meetings over data centers, which promise millions in municipal revenue but bring massive water and energy demands, setting up a key balancing act for council candidates.

Downtown Parking Board Vice Chair Tamiko Rast urges City Council to delay the five-year rate increase plan until the city improves transparency on the...

The Ritz hosts 29 upcoming shows through November with tickets starting at $23.

• Brujeria (Sep 30, 7pm) hard rock/metal from $40, 18 tickets left
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Freddie Mac's multifamily serious delinquency rate reached 0.64 percent in August, the highest in over 20 years and above the Great Recession peak.

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Facing public outcry over alleged misuse, San Jose leaders unveiled safeguards to restrict city employees' personal device access to automated license...

Despite ranking among America's richest large cities, San Jose carries the nation's highest infrastructure burden due to limited commercial tax...

A woman on a bike was killed early Friday when struck by a pickup truck at Capitol Expressway and Ocala Avenue, despite the driver having a green...

Downtown Parking Board Vice Chair Tamiko Rast is calling for San Jose to pause its controversial parking rate hike plan until the city addresses longstanding management and accountability concerns over parking fee revenue.

Santa Clara County single-family medians fell just 0.3% year-over-year to August 2026 while condos dropped 11%, a 10.7-point gap mirrored by San...

Marcelino Castro's initial hearing confirmed planned killings with a deliberate cooling-off period between attacks along the Guadalupe River.

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