San Jose Mayor Rejects Calls to Step Down

The AP reports:

Mayor Ron Gonzales rejected calls to step down after he was booked on fraud, bribery and conspiracy charges following a grand jury probe into a secretly negotiated garbage contract.

Gonzales, 55, was released on a $50,000 bond after being indicted on six counts Thursday for allegedly brokering a backroom deal that cost taxpayers more than $11 million. He continued to deny any wrongdoing in the scandal that has dogged him for nearly two years.

The Mayor of America's 10th largest city.