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| Jul.3 |
San Jose City Hall |
City No Longer Pay For Tree Maintenance The city will no longer pay for trimming and maintenance services on trees located in sidewalk and parking strip areas
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| May.12 |
San Jose City Hall |
City to hire collection agencies San Jose officials plan on turning to collection agencies as they work on reducing $137 million budget deficit
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| Mar.26 |
San Jose City Hall |
City approves 'Little Saigon' compromise| The City Council unanimously passed the compromise that will allow supporters to have a sign with that name erected along a major city street | |
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| Mar.14 |
San Jose City Hall |
Deal Ends 'Saigon' Dispute, Hunger Strike| City officials have agreed to allow supporters of the name Little Saigon to pay for and erect their own sign along the Story Road | |
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| Feb.27 |
San Jose |
County Fair to be dramatically scaled back Soaring financial losses and attendance are being blamed for forcing dramatic changes at the Santa Clara County Fair
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| Feb.25 |
San Jose |
County Fair may be scaled back this year Santa Clara County sups warned last year that they might pull the plug on the fair unless the event broke even
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| Feb.19 |
San Jose City Hall |
Pension plans and city auditor at odds Trustees of city's pension plans and the city auditor are about to lock horns over an audit of the retirement department's travel expenses
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| Nov.21 |
San Jose City Hall |
Meeting gets heated over 'Little Saigon' The City Council nearly turned into a riot when council members voted on a new name for a business district, most demanding it be called 'Little Saigon'
| In an 8-to-3 vote, council decided on Saigon Business District. 800 people turned out packing city hall both inside and out.
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| Oct.24 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor Backs Library Porn Filter Proposal Chuck Reed has thrown his support behind a controversial proposal to install filters on city library computers that would block access to sex...
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| Oct.23 |
San Jose City Hall |
Council Votes To Ban Smoking In Parks
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| Oct.5 |
San Jose City Hall |
SJ To Unveil Green Vision For City Mayor Chuck Reed says he wants the city yo be the greenest and most eco-friendly city in the nation
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| Sep.25 |
San Jose |
County OKs Controversial Feral Cats Plan
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| Jul.29 |
San Jose |
Employee pay, benefits soar in County
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| Jul.2 |
San Jose |
New Garbage Service Starts
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| Jun.6 |
San Jose City Hall |
City to cut greenhouse gases by 25% City leaders want to reduce greenhouse gases from city operations by 25% from 1990 levels over the next 5 years
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| May.17 |
Santa Clara |
City backs voter decision on 49ers stadium
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| Mar.25 |
San Jose City Hall |
City employees enjoy 6-figure salaries Police officers are supposed to top out at $86,000 per year, but an officer took in more than $175,000 thanks to OT and other extras
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| Mar.9 |
San Jose Downtown |
Night Parking Fees Criticized
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| Feb.13 |
San Jose City Hall |
City Takes Action To Protect Trees
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| Feb.10 |
San Jose |
Attendance at Grand Prix overstated
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| Feb.3 |
San Jose City Hall |
Overtime puts officials in top-paid workers
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| Aug.23 |
San Jose City Hall |
Norcal Dumped By City Council The council has decided not to re-sign with the garbage company at the center of the city's biggest scandal
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| Jun.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
 Council Votes To Ask For Gonzales' Resign The City Council voted 8-3 in favor of a resolution asking Mayor to resign even though he had earlier reiterated
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| Jun.23 |
San Jose City Hall |
Prosecutor Details Charges Against Mayor Prosecutor Finkelstein: Gonzales could face 8 years in prison if convicted of all charges
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| Feb.7 |
San Jose |
County To Pay Hell's Angels $1 Million Santa Clara County to settled a lawsuit after police shot and killed three guard dogs during raids
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| Dec.13 |
San Jose City Hall |
City Council Censured Gonzales The Council voted unanimously to censure the mayor over a trash-hauling deal
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| Dec.10 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor Apologizes For Garbage Contract Gonzales is taking full responsibility for violating city policies when he negotiated rates behind closed doors
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| Dec.7 |
San Jose City Hall |
Probe: Trash Deal Violated City Policy| The mayor and his aide violated the policy by helping a garbage hauler get reimbursed for extra labor costs | |
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| Sep.13 |
San Jose City Hall |
Council members criticize mayor
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| Jul.22 |
San Jose City Hall |
Jury Calls Mayor's Conduct Deceptive The City Council will hire a special investigator to get to the bottom of a developing garbage contract scandal
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| Jun.14 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor Angrily Disputes Grand Jury Report
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San Jose City Hall |
Investigation Probes Mayor's Trash Deal| The County report detailing alleged misrepresentation by Ron Gonzales in the signing of a contract | |
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| Feb.10 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor pushing hard for BART, baseball
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| May.5 |
San Jose City Hall |
City May Close Park Restrooms The officials have proposed closing restrooms at parks from Monday through Thursday to save money park upkeep
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| Jan.15 |
San Jose City Hall |
Painful Budget Cuts Expected
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| Sep.29 |
San Jose City Hall |
Fire Dept. Memos had Santana Warnings
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| Aug.14 |
San Jose Downtown |
Groundbreaking of new Civic Center When completed, the $342 million project will provide office space for 2,000 city employees
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| Sep.7 |
San Jose City Hall |
SJ Mayor Admites Inappropriate Relationship
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| Feb.16 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor Leads Fight to Protect Open Space
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