To date, nearly 1,883 people have taken the “My Name, My Identity” pledge, in addition to more than 370 school districts and 760 cities.

Bay Area animal shelters will offer free adoptions Saturday as part of a national campaign to find stray dogs and cats a permanent home.

San Jose will finally equip its police officers with body cameras to improve transparency by recording interactions with the public.

Santa Clara County voters will decide the fate of a $950 million affordable housing bond this November.

More than 100 people gathered Monday night at San Jose City Hall for a candlelight vigil to honor victims of the Orlando terrorist attack.

San Jose can finally free itself from a huge drain of taxpayer money: the historic Hayes Mansion. The City Council will vote on the deal Tuesday.

A new California law that went into effect Thursday ups the smoking age from 18 to 21. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill last month.

Councilman Ash Kalra wants to turn the city's Animal Care Center into a no-kill shelter to get more animals adopted instead of euthanized.

Santa Clara County this week hired a developer to oversee construction of a 55-acre civic center in San Jose.

Santa Clara County leaders are bracing for a potential wave of immigration raids as part of a national sweep.