SAN JOSE — After an unsuccessful attempt last year, attorney Lan Diep re-entered the world of politics six months ago with no major endorsements, no money from special interest groups and plenty of ...

San Jose councilman Lan Diep, a longtime comic book fan, took inspiration from a comic book great as he was sworn into office Tuesday. Instead of a Bible, Diep chose to place his hand on Captain ...

To anyone who didn t know the background, it looked as though Lan Diep, the presumed winner of the San Jose City Council race in District 4, was jumping the gun on July 4 during the Red, White and ...

Less than four months before he is due to take office, San Jose Councilman-elect Lan Diep finds himself in an unusual situation that borders on the absurd. In the June primary, he won a narrow 12-vote ...

A new San Jose city councilman held a Captain America shield as he was sworn in on Tuesday night, telling NBC Bay Area that the Marvel Comics character "embodies the ideals of America."aid Lan Diep, a ...

SAN JOSE — Councilman Lan Diep might be eight months into the job, but he’s still fighting to keep his seat at City Hall. Diep is fending off a lawsuit from his predecessor, former Councilman Manh ...

San Jose City Councilman-elect Lan Diep took a trip to the nation’s Capitol after last week’s election, and kept his more than 500 Twitter followers updated with his exploration of America’s political ...

The freshman San Jose council member will pay his own way to Obama's speech in Chicago on Tuesday, Jan. 10 Newly elected San Jose Councilman Lan Diep, who won a tight race against incumbent Manh ...

Talk about government in action. After San Jose’s Vietnamese councilmembers Lan Diep and Tam Nguyen criticized an All-Nippon Airways billboard near San Jose’s Little Saigon district that advertised ...

It is always thorny to draft a law in response to a particular situation. That hasn’t stopped Americans: We have Emily’s Law, Megan’s Law, Kristen’s Law and a dozen more. Now, in San Jose, we have the ...

He can do this all day. When Lan Diep took the oath of office for San Jose City Council, he decided he wasn’t going to pass up on the chance to show off his patriotism and deep-seated geekery all at ...

Less than four months before he is due to take office, San Jose Councilman-elect Lan Diep finds himself in an unusual situation that borders on the absurd. In the June primary, he won a narrow 12-vote ...