San Jose Inside

Prop 45 would set deadlines on environmental reviews and lawsuits for projects like housing, roads and water systems, shifting power toward the people proposing those projects.

Demanding better pay and a more flexible work-from-home policy, state workers in SEIU Local 1000 voted to authorize a one-day walkout on Oct. 21 as the union negotiates with Gov. Gavin Newsom.

In the fiscal year that ended June 30, the county reported just one fire, one rescue call and 124 medical emergencies in Monte Sereno.

San Jose Police announced the arrests last week of three men in connection with two gang-related stabbings. The victims survived their wounds.

The new Mobile Care Unit will follow up with residents who repeatedly rely on emergency services and connect them with medical, behavioral health, substance use and social services

San Jose's “parking camera” policies include an exception that police have used effectively and repeatedly to solve crimes.

Denis Shevchenko of Gilroy was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession of child pornography, five years after officers discovered the images while investigating threats to kill police officers.

Following the failed 2021 recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democrats had the political will and momentum to call for changes to the recall process. What emerged was Proposition 5 on the November ballot, a measure to change the recall process.

In June, lawmakers passed a healthcare tax that could increase premiums in order to combat federal Medicaid cuts.

The DA's increasingly competitive Bend the Arc grant program received a record 70 applications this year.

Undercover sting operations in Santa Clara, Los Angeles and San Diego counties include false evidence ploys, jail cells outfitted with recording devices, and cash payments to undercover operatives.

Often it sounded as though the real opponents in this California election were Newsom and Trump – Becerra talked about Hilton’s links to the president, and Hilton talked about Becerra’s links to the governor.

The former assistant principal at Sunrise Middle School, Ruben Guzman, was one of 29 suspects arrested in connection with actions by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force leading up to the Feb. 8 Super Bowl.

Two Texas men had posed as delivery workers to conduct multiple crimes in the South Bay, police said.

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.