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The California Court of Appeal, in a ruling published Sept. 23, concluded that the county Board of Supervisors’ declaration of a fiscal emergency – used to justify the small sales tax increase – was reasonable and valid.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of laws that aim to check federal agents during the Trump administration’s deportation program and improve conditions in detention centers. Several likely will be challenged in court.

The unprovoked attack, in which they allegedly punched and kicked the student and a female friend who tried to help him, happened late at night on the San Jose State campus.

Todd Baldwin, a former sports coach, teaching assistant, and operations manager at Valley Christian High School, faces sentencing on child pornography charges in January.

Some California gun owners view a new law requiring people to take a four-hour safety class as a kind of tax on firearm ownership. It’s one of 10 gun safety measures Gov. Newsom signed into law on Saturday.

Democrat Xavier Becerra says he wants everyone insured, but hasn’t said how he’d pay for it. Republican Steve Hilton wants to overhaul the system, but hasn't said how much it will cost. The two gubernatorial candidates debate Wednesday on CNN.

Another wealth tax measure, Proposition 3, that would make permanent an existing tax on high income earners holds a solid 20-point lead in the Berkeley poll. 

The city disputes the data and methodology of an international website that lists 47 data center sites in San Jose.

A new state compensation report found that workers at Bay Area CSU campuses are generally underpaid after factoring in the higher wages employers tend to pay in the region. 

Both Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton agree AI safety is important. What they will do to ensure it is less clear.

The Hummingbird Day Spa is located next to a couple of private student learning centers, a few blocks from the Cupertino Library and DeAnza College near State Route 85.

The bills signed at emotional ceremony accelerated California’s race to protect children’s mental health from the perils of rapidly evolving technologies born and raised in the state.

During the investigation by Homicide Unit Detectives, police said Castro told them about a second homicide that had occurred in the area of Autumn Parkway and Coleman Avenue.

Ex-Undersheriff Rick Sung had been second in command to longtime former Sheriff Laurie Smith. He was charged with participating in a scheme to leverage his office’s rarely issued gun permits to get Apple computers and access to a luxury suite at the SAP Center.

Gilroy action on data centers follows a similar decision by the Morgan Hill City Council.