In case you missed it — and judging by the polls, you’re not alone — there’s an election underway in California. Ballots are landing in mailboxes, and voters are taking stock of their options. Here in San José, three council districts have contested primary elections, and the city is proposing to increase taxes on hotel...

We’d like to extend a digital high five to the more than three dozen arts advocates who sent emails to the Mayor and City Council or showed up to speak out at the February 10 council meeting about the need for greater reciprocity between the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) and the creative sector. While the...