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| Jun. 9 |
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City Council Members Vote To Cut Pay Council members voted unanimously to reduce their pay from $90,000 each to $86,625 each. The cuts will save the city nearly $34,000 a year
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| May.21 |
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City Imposes Outdoor Water Restrictions San Jose is banning outdoor watering between 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. as part of a mandatory water conservation program
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| Apr.8 |
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Pension losses could cost millions
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| Mar.22 |
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City Worker Salary Raises Disputed
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| Mar.3 |
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Councilwoman Nguyen Beating Recall Election results show embattled Madison Nguyen maintaining a lead ahead of the effort to oust her from her District 7 seat
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| Feb.8 |
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City Faces $60M Budget Shortfall Hundreds more of city employees could be laid when the next fiscal year begins July 1st. Mayor says the city is planning to trim services
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| Jan.15 |
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Two sue San Jose over drunk arrests
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| Jan.5 |
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Modest loss in conventions expected |
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| Dec.29 |
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SJ pension fund losses worse than peers
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| Dec.21 |
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City Police Force Adds 22 New Officers
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| Dec.17 |
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City to pay $70K in Taser settlement
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| Oct.10 |
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City councilwoman to face recall election
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| Sep.22 |
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Anti-gang plan targets 1st graders
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| Jul.11 |
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Mayor Opposed To Gay Marriage
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| Jul.3 |
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City No Longer Pay For Tree Maintenance |
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| May.28 |
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First City Falcon Chick Takes Flight |
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| May.20 |
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McKesson Sued On Prices
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| May.12 |
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City to hire collection agencies |
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| Apr.16 |
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Mayor Reed Promotes Walking |
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| Mar.26 |
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City approves 'Little Saigon' compromise
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| Mar.14 |
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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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| Mar.4 |
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Hundreds Pack Meeting Over Little Saigon |
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| Mar.3 |
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'Little Saigon' name draws protest| More than 2,500 people protested outside of City Hall over the city's decision to name the area 'Saigon Business District,' instead of 'Little Saigon' | |
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| Feb.19 |
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Pension plans and city auditor at odds |
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| Feb.12 |
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Voters To Decide Name Of Saigon District Mayor Reed and Councilwoman Nguyen are abandoning their support for calling Vietnamese business district the 'Saigon Business District'
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| Feb.6 |
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Mayor Won't Attend Tet Parade |
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| Nov.30 |
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Building inspectors go on strike |
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| Nov.21 |
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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'
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| Oct.24 |
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Mayor Backs Library Porn Filter Proposal
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| Oct.23 |
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Council Votes To Ban Smoking In Parks |
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| Oct.5 |
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SJ To Unveil Green Vision For City
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| Jul.10 |
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Charges dropped against ex-mayor aides |
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| Jun.6 |
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City to cut greenhouse gases by 25%
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Chu Wins City Council Runoff In Landslide
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| Jun.5 |
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Chu Leads In Council Runoff Early Results |
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| Apr.13 |
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2nd Lawsuit Filed In Police Custody Death |
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| Mar.25 |
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City employees enjoy 6-figure salaries
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| Mar.7 |
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Early Results In For Special Election |
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| Feb.13 |
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City Takes Action To Protect Trees |
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| Feb.3 |
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Overtime puts officials in top-paid workers |
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| Jan.9 |
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Reed Sworn In As Mayor Chuck Reed was sworn as city's 64th mayor and he promised 'no lying, no cheating, no stealing'
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| Dec.28 |
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Former staffers of mayor charged Arreola, a former deputy chief of staff, and Kali-Rai, from the policy and budget office, were charged with grand theft
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| Dec.13 |
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Gonzales Presides Over Final City Council Mtg
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| Dec.12 |
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Former staffers of outgoing Mayor raided |
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| Nov.7 |
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Reed Leads Chavez To Become Mayor| San Jose Councilman Chuck Reed, a Kansas native, was leading San Jose native who directs education | |
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Campaigning Hard In Mayoral Race |
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| Oct.31 |
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New Allegations Surface in Mayor's Race |
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| Oct.9 |
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Mayor's Race Heats Up
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| Sep.28 |
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Gloves Come Off In Mayoral Debate |
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| Aug.23 |
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Norcal Dumped By City Council
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| Aug.22 |
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Phone Mess At City Hall
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| Jul.26 |
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Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To Felony Counts |
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| Jul.13 |
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Fire chief is stepping down |
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| Jun.28 |
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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.27 |
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City Attorney: Council Can't Oust Mayor
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| Jun.26 |
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Mayor Gonzales Defiant On Charges |
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| Jun.23 |
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Prosecutor Details Charges Against Mayor
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| Jun.22 |
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Mayor Indicted For Bribery, Conspiracy| Gonzales was indicted on six counts stemming from a probe involving a secretly-negotiated city garbage contract. The contract cost taxpayers more than $11 million. Ron Gonzales, denied wrongdoing and rejected ca... | |
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| Jun.20 |
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Police Chief Defends Dept. Over Audit |
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| Jun.7 |
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Runoff For Mayoral Race
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Mayor Urges Students To Stay In School |
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| Mar.29 |
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City Council Opposes Immigration Bill |
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| Mar.22 |
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Pay Raises Handed Out |
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| Feb.9 |
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Mayor Gives Final State Of City Address |
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| Jan.31 |
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Les White Appointed Interim City Manager |
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5,500 need childcare in city |
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| Jan.11 |
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City Awards Grand Prix $4 Million |
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| Dec.30 |
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Murder Rate Rises, Still Low For Big City |
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| Dec.20 |
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City Manager To Retire |
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| Dec.19 |
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D.A. To Investigate City Garbage Deal The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office is investigating controversial contract with Norcal Waste Systems
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| Dec.13 |
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City Council Censured Gonzales The Council voted unanimously to censure the mayor over a trash-hauling deal
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| Dec.10 |
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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.8 |
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Mayor Has No Intention Of Resigning |
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| Dec.7 |
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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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| Nov.29 |
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Police Officials Face-Off Over Tasers |
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| Oct.15 |
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Dedication ceremony attracted crowd |
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| Oct.2 |
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Briefcase Incident Leads To Charges |
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| Sep.20 |
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Nguyen Sworn In |
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| Sep.13 |
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Madison Nguyen Wins Race Madison held a commanding lead over Linda Nguyen to become the first Vietnamese-American on the city council
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Council members criticize mayor |
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| Aug.17 |
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City Hall Reacts To Garbage Report |
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| Aug.9 |
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First Meeting Set At New City Hall |
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| Jul.22 |
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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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| Jul.6 |
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Chavez To Run For Mayor |
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| Jun.14 |
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Mayor Angrily Disputes Grand Jury Report |
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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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| Jun.7 |
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2 Vietnamese women lead Council Race |
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| May.21 |
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City Police Face Layoffs |
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| Mar.30 |
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Mayor Crackdown On 'Gangsta Garb' |
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| Feb.10 |
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Mayor pushing hard for BART, baseball |
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| Jan.18 |
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Councilman resigns, agrees to charges Terry Gregory agreed to misdemeanor charges in exchange for a sentence without jail
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| Nov.10 |
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Funds for Councilmember's investigation |
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| Oct.31 |
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Police Auditor Accuses Dept. of Hindering |
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| Sep.11 |
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Former police chief sues city, former DA |
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| Aug.10 |
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Chief information officer Grycz resigns
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| May.25 |
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Allegations against city councilman |
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| May.5 |
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City May Close Park Restrooms
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| Mar.17 |
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Protests Against Controversial Parolee |
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| Mar.9 |
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City agrees to recognize gay marriages |
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| Feb.16 |
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Mayor Gonzales Back at Work
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| Feb.4 |
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Mayor Gonzales released from hospital |
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| Jan.31 |
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Mayor Remains Hospitalized |
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| Jan.29 |
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Mayor remain hospitalized |
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| Jan.28 |
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Mayor suffers mild stroke during speech Ron Gonzales suffered a minor stroke in the middle of an annual program that assesses the state of the city
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| Jan.23 |
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Davis sworn in as city's 20th police chief |
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| Jan.15 |
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Painful Budget Cuts Expected |
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| Jan.6 |
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Rob Davis set to become next police chief |
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| Jul.24 |
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SJPD Chief to Move to San Diego |
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| Jul.18 |
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Region renamed to 'San Jose Metro Area'
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| Mar.4 |
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Airport Expansion Measure Passes |
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| Feb.6 |
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Mayor made State of the City speech |
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| Jan.14 |
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Fire chief steps down via e-mail |
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| Sep.29 |
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Fire Dept. Memos had Santana Warnings |
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| Aug.14 |
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Groundbreaking of new Civic Center |
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| Mar.5 |
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Gonzales wins another term as mayor Ron Gonzales won re-election to another 4-year term, capturing 57% votes in a 6-candidate field to avoid a runoff
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| Mar.4 |
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Mayor's Race Could Go To Runoff |
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| Sep.12 |
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Mayor calls for week of mourning |
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| Mar.10 |
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Columbus Statue Smashed |
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| Sep.7 |
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SJ Mayor Admites Inappropriate Relationship |
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| Feb.16 |
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Mayor Leads Fight to Protect Open Space |