Since our inception, one of SJAA’s key priorities has been a reallocation of funding from the San José’s Transient Occupancy Tax, a voter-approved 10% surcharge placed on hotel stays citywide.  This funding currently falls into several buckets: For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the total TOT is projected to be $45M, which means $6.75M for the...

If it seems like our last election alert was just a few months ago, that’s because it was. On the heels of the race to fill a vacant seat on the San José City Council, a special statewide election is underway. Ballots are landing in mailboxes, and voters have until November 4 to return them....

In case you missed it — and judging by the paltry 20% voter turnout, you may have — the Special Election to fill a vacancy on the San José City Council for District 3 is headed for a runoff election on Tuesday, June 24. Ballots are due to land in voter mailboxes in just a...