San Jose hears two hours of pushback on data center plans (+ fixes living wage)
San Jose City Council: Council accepted a data center status report after two hours of public pushback and replaced a living wage formula that delivered a $0 raise last year.
Four San Jose council members move to streamline housing approvals
San Jose City Council: Study session on permitting. Four council members filed a memo to expand rules-based housing approvals citywide. No votes.
San Jose adds 89 interim housing units at Arena Hotel for $6.4M
San Jose City Council: Council approved $6.4M for Arena Hotel interim housing (89 units) plus bonds for 195 affordable units at Berryessa TOD.
San Jose stares down a $2.6B backlog with no near-term fix
San Jose City Council: Deferred maintenance backlog now $2.6B plus $259M ongoing. GO bond timing slips to 2028. City Hall water intrusion repair: $45M. Storm sewer jumped to ~$900M.
San Jose carves out 50 housing units for police, 6-5
San Jose City Council: A 6-5 vote gave San Jose police a preference for 50 units in a new workforce housing program. Plus $8.4M for 204 affordable homes by VTA Capitol Station.
ICE investment ban fails 4-4 in San Jose; study ordered instead
San Jose City Council: ICE-linked investment ban for Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft failed 4-4; council ordered a study of peer cities. $6.1M waiver cleared for Gateway and Bank of Italy.
San Jose budget message advances 8-3 amid $56M shortfall
San Jose City Council: FY 2026-2027 budget message advances 8-3 amid a $56M shortfall, and 5 industrial hubs win an exemption from SB 79 housing rules. Plus historic resources direction 10-1.
San Jose keeps Flock cameras, but only stores plate data for 30 days now
San Jose City Council: ALPR data retention cut from 1 year to 30 days in 11-0 vote, with new no-camera zones and $8M annual police overtime reduction.
San Jose rewrites encampment sweep rules (+ 516 miles paved)
San Jose City Council: Personal Property Impound SOP for encampment sweeps revised 11-0, cutting storage from 90 to 30 days. Plus Measure T paving at 516 of 420 planned miles.
PayPal Park gets 15 concerts a year, with new neighborhood noise rules
San Jose City Council: PayPal Park approved for up to 15 concerts a year with new monthly noise reporting, plus $11.2M Lower Income Voucher Program passed 8-3 pending fair housing review.