Officials investigating the death of a Santa Clara County inmate found no evidence of foul play, though they did not determine a definitive cause of death.

San Jose is considering an ordinance that would make it easier for landlords to evict tenants if they’re arrested but never charged with a crime.

A month after an inmate’s fatal beating at Santa Clara County’s Main Jail, another inmate has been found dead.

The late-night drinking, drugging and open-air gym sessions at Communications Hill may soon come to an end.

Police shot and wounded a man who allegedly tried to break into a cop car and pilfer a racked shotgun last week.

Concerned about their impact on neighborhoods, San Jose aims to lobby for more local control over where to allow the sober living homes.

Taking a cue from similar national and statewide initiatives, the county may implement in-depth bias training for law enforcement.

The VTA will dump a contractor after permitting issues and a busted gas line put a major project behind schedule and over budget.

In Santa Clara County, 1,028 people have a rental subsidy in hand but no place to use it, leaving them in shelters or on the streets.

Spark Charter School, where a teacher’s aide was arrested on suspicion of molestation, is closed until all employees undergo background checks.

As part of a regional effort to move people off the streets and into stable housing, the city of San Jose will consider building a “transitional community” for at least 100 people.

Santa Clara County has sued the lead contractor hired to expand Valley Medical Center. The lawsuit accuses Turner Construction of falling behind schedule and driving the $300 million project over budget.

It’s been a banner year for burrowing owls, which have been boinking their way to a better future.

A public interest lawsuit that paints one property owner as an unrepentant slumlord reflects a growing power imbalance between landlords and tenants.

A few years after upping the minimum wage to the double-digits, San Jose will consider raising it again.

Following the beating death of a mentally ill inmate, Santa Clara County leaders have called for a top-to-bottom investigation of local jails.