San Jose

The San José Youth Commission received a budget overview on November 25, 2024, from Deputy Budget Director Claudia Chang presenting the adopted 2024-2025 city budget of $6.1 billion, comprised of $4.5 billion in operating budget and $1.6 billion in capital budget across 137 funds and 6,994 positions. The General Fund ($1.8 billion) is primarily funded by property tax (23.2%), fund balance carryover (27.1%), and sales tax (16.5%), with major operating expenditures directed to Environmental and Utility Services ($1.06 billion), Neighborhood Services ($900.6 million), and Public Safety ($900.6 million). The budget development process incorporates the Mayor's March Budget Message, City Council priorities, and principles focused on budgeting for equity.

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The City of San José adopted a $6.1 billion annual budget for 2023-2024, comprising a $4.5 billion operating budget and $1.6 billion capital budget across 137 funds. The General Fund ($1.9 billion) is primarily funded by property tax (22%), fund balance carryover (30.1%), and sales tax (16.1%), with major spending areas including Public Safety (24.3%), Environmental and Utility Services (28.1%), and Strategic Support (16.8%). The document was presented to the San José Youth Commission on November 27, 2023, and outlines the city's budget development process, departmental allocations, and capital projects across community services, infrastructure, and public safety.

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This is the amended agenda for a San José City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 1:30 PM, held virtually via Zoom. The agenda outlines the Council's structure under Mayor Sam Liccardo and ten district representatives, and explains the meeting format organized by City Service Areas covering Strategic Support, Public Safety, Transportation & Aviation Services, Environmental and Utility Services, Neighborhood Services, and Community & Economic Development. The document provides procedural guidelines for public participation, including instructions for submitting speaker cards to address the Council on agenda items or during Open Forum.

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This San Jose City Code chapter establishes ordinances prohibiting disturbances of the peace, specifically addressing noise violations. The code broadly prohibits any noise that disturbs the peace or is unreasonably loud in a neighborhood, with specific examples including vehicle horns and exhaust systems, engine revving, loud vending calls, and excessive music or vocalization. Additionally, the code requires a permit from the police chief to operate loudspeakers or sound amplifiers that project sound outside buildings or outdoors, with the chief required to make a decision within five working days of application.

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The Physical Therapy Board of California will hold a two-day meeting on December 11-12, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. each day, available both in person at the Department of Consumer Affairs in Sacramento and via Webex. The agenda includes routine business such as roll call, approval of previous meeting minutes, and reports from the President and Executive Officer covering administrative and licensing services, along with a closed session to deliberate on a petition for modification/termination of probation for Scott Wai-Ho Kwan, PT, and discussion of a sunset review process.

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The California Board of Occupational Therapy held a two-day meeting on March 9-10, 2017, at San Jose State University to discuss multiple regulatory and policy matters. The agenda included consideration of continuing competency tools, potential legislation to license athletic trainers, professional development requirements for renewal, and the addition of mandatory ethics courses. The board also scheduled a closed session to deliberate on disciplinary matters and held open sessions allowing public comment on non-agenda items.

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San José, Northern California's largest city with nearly one million residents, faces ongoing multi-year budget shortfalls with expenses outpacing revenues over the past decade. The city's general fund relies primarily on property and sales taxes, though San José receives only a small percentage of taxes collected (9% of property taxes and 12% of sales taxes), with 61% of expenditures dedicated to public safety and community services. The city is required by charter to approve a balanced budget annually by June 30 through a nine-month community-based process that includes multiple opportunities for public input.

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Team San Jose, a partnership managing the San Jose Convention Center and entertainment venues, reported $2.4 billion in citywide visitor spending for fiscal year 2022–2023 while focusing on restoring group business to pre-COVID levels through evolved sales strategies and marketing efforts. The organization prioritized sustainability initiatives, including pursuing California Green Business Certification and implementing green meetings programs at the convention center to reduce event carbon footprints. The report highlights the organization's commitment to fiscal responsibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion while positioning San Jose as a competitive destination for meetings and events across multiple market segments.

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This collection contains San José City Council Minutes, Ordinance and Resolution Records, and Office of the City Clerk documents spanning primarily from 1850 to 1950, covering the period from the city's official incorporation on March 27, 1850 through the mid-twentieth century. The San Jose Public Library's digital collections include photographs and records from this archival material, with additional archived recordings of city council and planning meetings available online from 2005 to the present. The collection serves as a historical record of local government decisions and administrative activities during San José's formative period and early development.

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This document is a Board of Supervisors agenda cover page and procedural notice for the City and County of San Francisco, scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 2:00 PM in Legislative Chamber Room 250 at City Hall. It lists nine supervisors (Mandelman as President, Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, and Walton) and their committee assignments across six committees: Budget and Appropriations, Budget and Finance, Government Audit and Oversight, Land Use and Transportation, Public Safety and Neighborhood Services, and Rules. Committee meetings are scheduled on rotating days and times throughout the week. The document includes disclosure requirements under the Levine Act (California Government Code Section 84308) mandating campaign contribution disclosures exceeding $500 and recusal procedures for supervisors receiving such contributions from applicants or contractors on relevant agenda items.

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A joint meeting of the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Pierce's Disease and Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Board and Pierce's Disease Advisory Task Force was held on November 14, 2023, at the Foundation Plant Services facility in Davis. The open meeting included roll call, approval of previous minutes, and updates on membership, legislation, fiscal matters, and research programs related to Pierce's disease control. Scheduled discussion items also covered the research program's annual Request for Proposals, nursery and rapid response programs, area-wide programs, and updates on related agricultural pests.

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The San Andreas Regional Center Board of Directors held a meeting on March 20, 2023, in San Jose from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, with a virtual Zoom option available. The agenda included approval of minutes from multiple committee meetings, reports from the Executive Director covering diversity outreach, employment programs, and health and safety initiatives, and a Director of Consumer Services report on programs and self-determination updates. A notable action item included a recommendation to approve the election of Paloma Barraza to her first two-year term on the Board.

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The City of San José Budget Office, serving a population of approximately 997,368 with 6,600 government employees, is responsible for developing and monitoring the city's operating and capital budgets. The office prepares key documents including budget requests, five-year forecasts, revenue projections, and bi-monthly financial reports, while also compiling performance measure data used throughout the annual budget process. The document lists leadership including Budget Director Jim Shannon and notes recent compliance achievements for the Actsoft Workforce Manager for Government system, which received Department of Homeland Security authorization in September 2024 and passed multiple security audits.

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On April 7, 2022, the California Gambling Control Commission held a meeting with commissioners present at three satellite locations to approve the previous meeting minutes from February and adopt final regulations concerning a 180-day extension to Title 4, section 12054 of the California Code of Regulations. The Commission unanimously approved an Initial Key Employee License for Kevin Hulin through April 30, 2024, and an Initial Commission Work Permit for Kevin Lusk at Outlaws Card Parlour, among other agenda items.

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Mayor Matt Mahan presented the March Budget Message for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to San José City Council on March 12, 2025, recommending that the City Manager submit a balanced budget guided by four established Focus Areas: Reducing Unsheltered Homelessness, Increasing Community Safety, Cleaning Up Our Neighborhoods, and Attracting Investment in Jobs and Housing. The message highlighted progress including 417 homeless placements opened, 298 new affordable housing units, deployment of 474 automatic license plate readers, and a historic $27 million investment in environmental remediation related to homelessness impacts. The framework is intended to provide direction for the City Manager to prepare proposals for May budget deliberations and the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Proposed Budget.

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The San Jose Public Library's California Room maintains archival collections of government records, including San José building permits from 1895-1986 (with later permits available online), Caltrans Right of Way Assessments for Santa Clara County from 1938-1979, and San José City Council Minutes and Ordinance Records primarily from 1850-1950. These materials are available in various formats including print, microfilm, digitized images, and online, with researchers directed to contact California Room staff for access to specific collections and usage information.

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The Station Area Advisory Group (SAAG) met on August 22, 2019, in San Jose City Council Chambers to discuss updates on the Citywide Anti-Displacement Strategy and related housing and economic development initiatives. The meeting included presentations from the Housing Department on an Affordable Housing Plan for the Diridon Station Area and from the Office of Economic Development on anti-displacement strategies for small businesses, followed by member discussion and questions. The group also approved previous meeting minutes and received an update on the Google Mixed-use Framework.

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This Popular Annual Financial Report summarizes the financial performance of the City of San José Police and Fire Department Retirement Plan for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The Plan's total net position grew significantly to $5.97 billion (a 9.7% increase), driven by a strong net investment return of 10.0% that exceeded the actuarially assumed rate of 6.625%. During the fiscal year, the Plan successfully guided 90 members through retirement, supported 833 members during open enrollment, and engaged approximately 291 members through counseling sessions and workshops while maintaining operational continuity following a CEO leadership transition in August 2024.

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This document is a table of contents for Title 20 (Zoning) of the San Jose Municipal Code, dated January 29, 2020. Title 20 comprises 16 chapters covering zoning districts, regulations, and procedures, including general provisions and zoning districts (Chapter 20.10), residential and commercial zoning districts (Chapters 20.30 and 20.40), downtown zoning regulations (Chapter 20.70), parking and loading (Chapter 20.90), and affordable housing density bonuses and incentives (Chapter 20.190). The document serves as an index to San Jose's comprehensive municipal code, which spans 27 titles covering topics from general provisions to procurement of public works.

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