The U.S. Department of Education says it is investigating complaints that three California school districts coerced students to answer a ‘Wheel of Privilege’ survey.

A patrol officer escaped serious injury after being hit by a stolen SUV driven by a 14-year-old. The driver and two other teens were not injured when the officer’s partner shot once into the SUV, which drove away.

On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to force California to set aside votes from 20,000 people it claimed could be noncitizens. The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday had threatened election officials with criminal prosecution if they failed to identify ‘suspected aliens who are registered to vote.’

Officials hope the speed cams will calm traffic and prevent deadly crashes. 

The declaration enables Valley Water to take immediate actions to prepare for, prevent, or mitigate threats associated with the looming El Niño weather.

San Jose detectives used city Automated License Plate Reader cameras and identified two Oakland men as the two primary suspects in a May 31 homicide.

Prosecutors said 8-old Aurora’s home was infested with roaches, and charged her uncle with sexual molestation.

Police said the exchange of gunfire occurred after they cornered a 69 -year-old man who earlier had held a woman and her roommate at gunpoint.

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.

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.

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.

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 three-day AI Infra Summit 2026 opens Sept. 15 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The conference will focus on artificial intelligence, data center infrastructure, scalability and energy challenges.