A complaint filed by attorney Jim McManis alleges San Jose has a yearslong history of flouting the California Public Records Act, which requires government agencies to turn over public records. (San José Spotlight file photo)

SAN JOSE OFFICIALS HAVE AGREED to green light Mayor Matt Mahan’s latest budget plans — but stopped short of tying portions of councilmembers’ pay to their perceived performance.

The City Council voted Tuesday to approve a $5.5 billion proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2025-26. Several of the mayor’s proposals moved forward, including reallocating Measure E affordable housing funds for short-term homeless housing and allowing police to arrest homeless people for refusing shelter. But a majority of councilmembers rejected basing pay raises for the city’s top leaders to achieving goals.

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