Mahan is staking out a centrist position in a crowded field, as the ninth Democratic candidate – plus two Republicans – who will seek to survive a June primary, a little over four months away.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan confirms reports he is considering joining the California governor's race. The June primary is just over four months away.

“Open-ended” strike by members of a coalition of nurses’ unions began at 7am today at more than two dozen hospitals and hundreds of clinics, including San Jose, in California and Hawaii citing unfair labor practices, staffing shortages and salary disputes.

Mohamed Husien of Davis shot at officers in Hollister and San Jose before he was mortally wounded by police gunfire.

A hooded stranger smashed the vestibule door of San Jose's historic Portuguese church in a shocking attack during Christmas Eve services. A suspect was identified as the attacker at the church after he was arrested for a Dec. 27 attack that nearly killed a homeless man.

Kaiser Permanente responded to the strike threat by proposing a solution to move forward with contract negotiations, which if successful, could avert a strike. The strike could impact care at 20 hospitals and 200 clinics.

Federal authorities accuse three men and their companies of evading payment of more than $109 million in anti-dumping duties imposed on quartz surface products, wooden cabinets and vanities and ceramic tiles manufactured in the People’s Republic of China and distributed out of showrooms in San Jose, San Francisco and Hayward.

Gov. Gavin Newsom had called for accountability on mental health and homelessness when he proposed his CARE Court program. What became law, however, pleased almost no one.

The “Operation Family Ties” investigation began in June 2025 when a Morgan Hill police officer became suspicious of one of the defendants applying to open a massage parlor under another individual’s name.

Artificial intelligence and its growing demand for data centers are putting new pressure on California’s electric grid. In San Jose, supporters see jobs and investment, but a key ratepayer advocate worries customers could end up paying for upgrades.

Uatesoni Joseph Paasi, 31, was arrested last month in Mexico and was extradited to the U.S. on Dec. 2 and booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on a murder charge.

If the case against the 17-year-old suspect continues in juvenile court, few details about the arrest or the Nov. 28 incident, which shut down Northern California's biggest shopping center and left three injured, are likely to be made public. The mall reopened with additional security measures on Nov. 29.

Nearly 90 minutes after the 5:40pm report of the shooting at Westfield Valley Fair mall on Stephens Boulevard, San Jose police said there was “no ongoing threat to public safety.”

Rep. Sam Liccardo’s office announced this week that fellow California Democrat Ro Khanna and two GOP congress members joined his bipartisan bill to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits.

The ACLU of Northern California filed a lawsuit on behalf of local nonprofits. The lawsuit challenges San Jose police officers’ practice of searching for location information collected by automated license plate readers (ALPRs) without first getting a warrant.

On Dec. 4, the City of San Jose will unveil a commemorative bronze plaque at City Hall above the footprint of a house which once stood on South Fifth Street where band members played their very first notes as the Grateful Dead.