San Jose’s City Clerk barely squeaked by with her job after coming under fire for misguiding candidates about local election law.

Three correctional officers arrested last week on suspicion of beating to death an inmate have been officially charged with murder.

Three Santa Clara County jail guards have been accused of homicide in connection to an inmate’s death last week.

Three Santa Clara County correctional officers were placed on leave after an inmate’s death, raising concern about excessive use of force behind bars.

The county released video of an explosion to highlight safety lapses by the contractor hired to seismically retrofit Valley Medical Center.

Under an amnesty program that starts Oct. 1, drivers struggling to pay off traffic fines will have a chance to settle for a fraction of what they owe.

As housing costs soar and incomes remain relatively stagnant, San Jose aims to pass a new rent control ordinance by the start of 2016.

Santa Clara County proposes an equal pay ordinance, while Gov. Jerry Brown pledges to sign bill meant to close the state’s pay gap between men and women.

After months of debate, San Jose leaders will decide whether to approve a temporary ban mobile home park conversions.

Santa Clara County's female inmates are too often prevented from signing up for vocational training, according to a new report.

Five weeks after contractors hit a gas line, it’s unclear when work will resume on a bus route connecting East Side to downtown.

San Jose may enlist garbage trucks as eyes on the ground for a short-staffed police force.

San Jose reached a tentative salary pact with the police union Friday after agreeing to settle litigation over voter-approved pension reforms.

A Santa Clara County judge ordered a convicted horse abuser to pay $113,000 in restitution to rescue groups that cared for the animals seized from his ranch last year.

Peters' Bakery has done business in East San Jose for nearly 80 years, but a legal dispute between the owner and a worker has turned ugly.

Amid national outrage over police violence and its inequitable toll on black lives, San Jose has committed to ramping up anti-bias training for its own officers.