For the last four years, Foley has chaired the Community and Economic Development Committee, a body focused on managing the growth and change of San Jose in order to encourage a strong economy.

With the new year comes increased benefits for millions of workers — in a landmark action, California is increasing paid family leave and disability benefits so more families can afford to take time off of work to care for an ill loved one, bond with a new child, or recover from an illness.

DNA evidence tied Thomas Loguidice, 67, to a 1994 mall robbery, while he was serving a 40-year sentence in state prison after being convicted in 2012 of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 13 in San Benito County. 

Todd Baldwin allegedly paid thousands of dollars via mobile payment services to the minor boys and to at least two other students whom Baldwin had recruited to create child sexual abuse materials for resale online.

California may have more than a million fighting birds, according to the Center for a Humane Economy.

The partnership between Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office and the county Library District provides curated works, selected by residents.

Sutter Health said it will develop 1 million square feet across two Santa Clara campuses less than a mile apart ‘to bring connected, comprehensive care closer to home.’

An extension of the BART system into San Jose tops the list of 65 infrastructure projects in Santa Clara County in 2024.

A Southern California man and woman are accused of using a trending international online scam called “Pig Butchering” to try to steal more than $500,000 from an elderly San Jose man.

Anthony Becker was found guilty of leaking a 2022 civil grand jury report to a reporter, and then lying about it under oath.

The National Weather Service had issued the warnings for Northern California and parts of southern Oregon after the quake was detected at 10:44am off the coast of Ferndale, about 250 miles north of San Francisco.

Police said the suspect stole over $18,000 worth of Lego sets and other merchandise from various Target stores in San José. 

Six former Apple employees defrauded both the State of California and Apple’s Matching Gifts Program, obtaining approximately $152,000 for a cultural exchange program, then overreporting around $100,000 in charitable contributions as tax deductions, according to prosecutors.

The new hospital is set to open in the fall of 2029.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the appointment of two Superior Court judges in Santa Clara County, Jon Heaberlin and Meghan Piano. The new judges were among 10 Superior Court judges and two Court of Appeal justices appointed statewide. Heaberlin has served as a commissioner at the county Superior Court since 2023.

Prosecutors said Mountain View police believe that Franklin Enrique Sarceno Orla may have assaulted many more victims and are asking those people to come forward.