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San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s plan to turn PG&E into a customer-owned utility is surging with new public support.

San Jose city leaders Wednesday unanimously approved the purchase of 937 acres in northern Coyote Valley along with an agreement with open space agencies to permanently protect the land, ending a battle that has endured nearly four decades.

San Jose officials unveiled a new online portal and expedited services for city residents hoping to build accessory dwelling units on their properties.

Two entrepreneurs have created a startup that will help homeowners make extra cash—by renting out their backyard. The founders of Rent the Backyard hope to ease the Bay Area’s housing shortage by building “granny” units. Sergio Quintana reports.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Wednesday unveiled a plan to encourage homeowners to build small affordable homes on their property that could be used as affordable housing.

A new plan to cut construction taxes in half on high-rise developments in San Jose and reroute remaining revenue into affordable housing will be discussed by the City Council at its weekly meeting on Tuesday.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo may have just picked a very big fight with his city’s gun stores.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is back at city hall after he was struck by an SUV on New Year’s Day, the mayor sustained two broken vertebrae and a broken sternum. He jokingly said that he is wearing the latest model of exoskeleton after showing off his brace.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo was back at work in City Hall on Monday after being seriously injured in a bike collision on New Year’s Day.

The mayor of San Jose is up and walking in a hospital after being struck by an SUV while bicycling on New Year’s Day. Anoushah Rasta reports.

Donning a heavy-duty back brace, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo was up and walking in a hospital Wednesday after being struck by an SUV while bicycling on New Year’s Day.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo was struck by a car while bicycling Tuesday afternoon near Sierra Road in the east foothills, according to the mayor’s office.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo announced Thursday that he has submitted his resignation from a Federal Communications Commission board he was serving on due to “the pervasive and overwhelming influence of big telecom and industry,” according to a mayor’s office representative.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo hosted state Senate President Pro Tem Kevin De Leon in a news conference outside City Hall Tuesday morning to introduce a new net neutrality bill.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo on Monday announced a 15-point housing plan to help introduce more affordable housing to the Silicon Valley in front of a recently completed senior housing project funded partially by the city in San Jose’s Japantown district.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo braved the elements and rolled up his sleeves Tuesday morning for a worthy cause while also helping make city streets look a little better.

Several South Bay community groups are gearing up for an uptick in gang violence that may come during the summer months.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is making police department staffing a priority in the coming year. During his State of the City address Saturday, he reviewed steps he has taken on his two biggest goals: improving public safety, and broadening opportunity.