San Jose's ethics task force Wednesday voted unanimously to ban council members' so-called special events accounts, which gained notoriety last year when Councilman Terry Gregory was accused by a former aide of pressuring Wal-Mart and other business leaders to contribute thousands of dollars to one of the little-known funds. The task force's decision puts the fate of the controversial accounts before the full council later this month. Seven of 10 city council members have used special events accounts in recent years to raise tens of thousands of dollars, but a majority Thursday said they were leaning toward eliminating them. The...