San Jose State University News

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San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, who is heading into re-election with no serious challengers, is enjoying a 67 percent approval rating, according to a poll by the Survey and Policy Research Institute at San Jose State University.

Leaders of the city's ethnic communities are calling for the immediate resignation of Chief Rob Davis, accusing him of fostering a climate of distrust and fear between officers and minorities.

More than two-thirds of the people living in San Jose approve of the job Mayor Chuck Reed is doing.

Authorities are investigating a series of small fires that have broken out in a San Jose State University dormitory this month.

Silicon Valley, California's high-tech mecca best known for giving the world laptops and iPhones, is emerging as a breeding ground for a lower-tech product: the political candidate.

San Jose State University is once again shrinking the size of its freshman class - accepting all qualified students from Santa Clara County but limiting entry by nonresidents, and toughening standards for the most popular majors, such as engineering, business and nursing.

Every day there is a tense stare down at the border separating North and South Korea.

This month, Judy Rickard will permanently leave the United States in order to reunite with her partner, Karin Bogliolo, a UK national.

Silicon Valley consumer confidence remains low, with perceptions of current conditions up while future expectations are down, according to a new survey by the Survey and Policy Research Institute at San Jose State University .

The California Library Association announces that it will be soon relocating the CALIX listserv to its new host, thanks in part to UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies.

THE ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO Latino Film Festival includes four days of films in San Jose, Nov.

Community activist Ron Kirkish is no stranger to Gilroy City Hall. He frequently speaks out on issues such as crime and medical marijuana.

Charging that the California Library Association had broken a promise by partnering with Drexel University Online, the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science has severed its partnership with CLA, withdrawing from hosting the CALIX electronic mailing list and no longer purchasing several hundred memberships a year for ...

I was shocked and deeply saddened to read the CALIX posting regarding the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science severing its unique relationship with the California Library Association.

Cities and counties across the Bay Area begged voters for new taxes to help plug their leaking budgets and for the most part, they were willing to oblige.

The use of force by the San Jose Police Department is under intense review. Recent cell phone video captured the arrest of a San Jose State student which raised questions about excessive force by the officers -- and this isn't the first such case.

A high-rise dorm at San Jose State University was evacuated Tuesday morning as firefighters traced reports of smoke to a burning piece of paper, a university spokeswoman said.

Firefighters are responding to a report of smoke coming from a high-rise dorm at San Jose State University, according to a dispatcher.

A second round of campaign finance disclosure reports released Oct. 22 shows Cupertino City Council candidates spending much of their funds on campaign literature and getting their message out to voters.