VTA now projects the cost of the final phase of extending BART into downtown San Jose and Santa Clara will be more than 30% higher, and take three years longer, to 2036, to complete.

Larry Stone, Santa Clara County assessor for 28 years, said he agreed with the FPPC finding, and has changed the mailing list procedures for his annual report.

City officials are reportedly scouting for a new operator of the park, located on 23 acres on South White Road in East San Jose.

After initially pushing back on protestors’ allegations, the city agreed last month to settle the case before trial.

The City Manager's Office on Sept. 1 wrote to city council members, saying the new employees contracts will mean minimal service cuts and minimal layoffs, but warned of additional impacts in future years.

The female officer, who has not been identified, was seriously wounded in Wednesday's shooting, when a single bullet struck her in the abdomen below her bulletproof vest, causing serious injury to her intestine, colon, liver and gall bladder, and fracturing her spine, according to District Attorney Jeff Rosen. 

Police Chief Anthony Mata asked for prayers for the wounded officer, praised her partner for his heroism and thanked the community for its support.

Police had surrounded an apartment in downtown San Jose this morning, where one female officer was wounded by a gunshot while standing at a doorway.

The city unions’ call for a three-day strike beginning Aug. 15 had been put on hold for 24 hours Monday, giving the council a chance to approve the deal.

Possible three-day strike looms, as Mayor Mahan warns money is tight.

More than 12,000 county workers will get a 5% raise this fiscal year, followed by two years of annual increases of 4%, plus a $1,200 one-time payment.

Theo Baker, a Stanford University freshman, received a prestigious national journalism award for his investigative reporting.

San Jose State University announced reforms of its Title IX enforcement efforts the same day that a new critical report was released.

The release of the report came on the day that jury selection began in the federal trial of former San Jose State athletic trainer Scott Shaw on federal civil rights charges, and also came less than a week after CSU trustees announced the appointment of a new chancellor, Mildred Garcia, effective Oct. 1.

Nam Le laundered millions of dollars in payroll for Atlas Private Security, owned by Robert Foster, a former San Jose police officer who was sentenced last year to three years in prison for insurance fraud, money laundering, tax evasion and worker exploitation.

Federal agencies agreed to suspending payment of a $6 million fine because of Edmodo’s “inability to pay.”