In a 3-2 vote last week, Milpitas City Council ousted longtime City Attorney Mike Ogaz and his entire staff in a move to outsource his replacement.

Residents of north San Jose's Berryessa neighborhood have until 8 tonight to cast their vote for a new City Council member.

With more voters casting ballots by mail, Santa Clara County may start offering prepaid postage as soon as this fall.

Santa Clara County's homeless population fell by 14 percent since the last count two years ago, according to figures released Monday.

San Jose has reached multi-year agreements with all but one of its 11 employee unions, the city announced at the end of last week.

Days before the contract expires for the county's largest labor union, public hospital employees stage a "sick out" to demand higher pay.

Owners and employees of a Los Gatos nudist resort face criminal charges after authorities accused them of stealing water from a local creek.

The California Supreme Court decided Monday that local governments can require developers to supply a certain percentage of below-market-rate housing as a condition of building permits. The landmark ruling ends a years-long legal battle for San Jose.

As new figures show average rents in San Jose have soared 54 percent since 2010, city officials are moving forward with plans to bolster rent control and tenant rights.

In response to mounting criticism that traffic courts unfairly punish poor people, the California Judicial Council adopted an emergency rule Monday that grants people access to trials without first paying a fine.

An independent evaluator has recommended dismissing complaints against Manh Nguyen, who's running against Tim Orozco for San Jose's District 4 council seat.

City officials are poised to approve a three-year lease that would breathe new life into Hammer Theatre Center, a.k.a. The San Jose Rep, which went dark a year ago due to bankruptcy.

With California slogging through its fourth year of an apocalyptic dry spell—the worst in 106 years—a new market has emerged for drought-tolerant landscapes.

Taxpayers, by way of the Fair Political Practices Commission, are on the hook for $106,000 to cover former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed's legal fees.

Questions about a San Jose City Council candidate’s marital status have prompted an erstwhile acquaintance to file an ethics complaint.

San Jose may join dozens of other California cities in outlawing distribution of free or low-cost tobacco products.