Despite criticism from some city leaders over the past few weeks about HCA Healthcare’s previous service cuts, the San Jose City Council will not stand in the way of the health provider’s plans to build a new facility at Good Samaritan Hospital. Instead, the City Council unanimously approved rezoning the hospital’s campus Tuesday — allowing … Read more
With trash and illegal dumping skyrocketing in San Jose, San Jose city leaders are calling for more vigorous enforcement as they grapple on how to stop the growing blight. Last year, the amount of trash and debris collected increased by 33% to 12.6 million pounds despite San Jose spending more resources on beautifying the city. “The … Read more
As he continues to defy calls for his ouster, San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres could lose his committee assignments as an investigation into sexual misconduct involving minors shrouds the District 3 representative. Torres has disappeared from the public eye — missing a City Council meeting and shirking his other responsibilities on local and regional … Read more
Businesses in an industrial area of San Jose have teamed up to form an improvement district in an effort to improve safety and reduce blight. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 9, 2024 at 11:23 a.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz … Read more
San Jose city leaders have signed off on a plan to attract new businesses downtown — including a two-year business tax exemption — hoping that the short-term benefits offered will lead to long-term growth and vibrancy. The leasing incentive program, which will go into effect on Jan. 1, includes a temporary business tax exemption for … Read more
Facing the possibility of a major earthquake over the next few decades, San Jose is requiring older “soft-story” buildings to be seismically retrofitted to avoid the catastrophic damages the region saw during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. But housing advocates have raised the red flag over fears that rents for some of the city’s most vulnerable … Read more
The San Jose City Council this week unanimously approved a new “tenant preference” policy meant to keep low-income tenants at risk of displacement in the city. Under the law, 20% of affordable apartments in new city-funded properties will be reserved for lower-income applicants living in “high-displacement” areas. Additionally, 15% of affordable apartments will be set … Read more
A city only exists with tax revenues — and the collection of those taxes should be simple, streamlined and fair. Candidates for San Jose City Council are calling for a complicated, dubious and unwieldy new tax. It’s called The Empty Homes Tax (EHT), and it would create an invasive new bureaucracy with little promise of … Read more
This year’s San Jose City Council elections could tip the scales of power in the city away from labor union allies and toward more business-friendly politicians. Mayor Matt Mahan is running a virtually uncontested race for reelection, meaning the former tech executive, who is seen as pro-business, could serve two more four-year terms, in addition … Read more
