Because of his age, the accused juvenile attacker was ineligible to be tried in Superior Court where he could have faced 15-years-to-life in prison. Because it was a juvenile court case, his name was not released.

The Florida-based foundation and Springboard for the Arts partner to connect communities with $3.5 million in grants for locally driven arts strategies.

Prosecutors said Francisco Castillo, a county jail guard, approved the beating in the jail beforehand, provided rubber gloves to one attacker, opened the victim’s cell, watched as the beating took place, and then covered it up.

Campbell Union School District Superintendent Shelly Viramontez has announced her retirement, and Campbell’s Chief Improvement Officer Whitney Holton has been named interim superintendent.

Brandon Sanchez, Deputy Chief of Field Operations for San Jose, is a second-generation law enforcement officer with more than 26 years of experience in command-level leadership, patrol, investigations, administration, internal affairs, criminal intelligence, and homeland security training.

The officer, who was struck by a bullet fired from an arm’s length away, has since recovered from the injuries and is back on duty.

The settlement resolves claims filed by a whistleblower, Blockquote Inc., alleging that Innodisk Corp USA violated provisions of the federal Paycheck Protection Program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last November, county officials  and proponents of Measure A estimated that the sales tax boost would generate about $330 million per year to help offset an estimated $1 billion annual shortfall caused by aid cuts in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”

Gustavo Rodriguez, 46, was arrested on a warrant that identified him as the primary suspect in the March 12 fatal double homicide in the 700 block of E. Santa Clara Street.

There are two options to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in San Jose on May 3: a parade and community festival in East San Jose beginning at 10am and a downtown Cinco de Mayo festival at Plaza de Cesar Chavez beginning at 11 am.

Sunnyvale police said Brian Burke drove drunk the wrong way down a Sunnyvale highway earlier this month and killed a 52-year-old Mountain View woman on her way home from work.

The 32-year-old suspect was arrested Sunday without incident after barricading himself in a home, where he had threatened the resident with a machete.

The Santa Clara County legend is best known for spearheading the first half-cent sales tax and VTA light rail.

In September 2025, Nizamuddin Mohammed was shot by police after he suddenly started stabbing his unarmed roommate.

The county contributed $1 million from its Measure A Affordable Housing Bond to help transform a historic building into four units of affordable housing.

The Stanford-trained Ph.D. chemist helped modernize the Oakland Police Department’s forensics laboratory.