San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Nancy Fineman on Wednesday afternoon rejected a motion from defense lawyers that the corruption trial of Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith should be dismissed because of Smith's resignation Monday.

About 300 small businesses are participating in the Very Small Quantity Generator hazardous waste disposal program, with first dropoff site opening today, Nov. 2.

The four-day strike would have shut down most non-emergency and outpatient services at Santa Clara County hospitals and clinics.

For the second month in a row, Santa Clara County exceeded conservation goals set by the Santa Clara Valley Water District and by Gov. Gavin Newsom, reducing water use by 16% compared to 2019. The recommended target was 15%. “It’s encouraging to see local residents and businesses taking action during this severe drought emergency,” said John L. Varela, Valley Water Chair Pro Tem.

Mayor Sam Liccardo warned that city leaders should tighten their belts and boost city budget reserves to weather the economic storms ahead.

Detectives said they located and recovered seven ounces of cocaine, a makeshift crack-cocaine conversion laboratory, several thousand dollars cash, multiple casino machines and stolen retail property.

Breeze of Innovation was selected in 2019 in a juried international competition. The civic monument is intended to pay homage to the San Jose Light Tower, which stood at Market and Santa Clara streets from 1881 to 1915.

Under state law, the Clerk-Recorder’s Office is required to begin removing racially discriminatory language from millions of property documents.

In the spending plan, the county reaffirms its commitment to the safety, health and success of children by unveiling new programs. 

Physicians' union claim the county is ignoring poor working conditions in its health systems that affect patient care.

Police said Owens over three weeks had solicited inappropriate images on social media from the girl, and made arrangements to pick her up, and n at least one occasion drove her to school.

A parent of the student at Kipp Navigate College Prep on Sept. 20 reported to San José police that she had located messages from an adult male on her daughter's phone.

This is the second time Holland has been charged with Marowki’s murder. Santa Clara prosecutors were forced to drop the case in 2015 when a judge legally separated it from the slaying of 17-year-old Cynthia Munoz. Both women were murdered in 1983.

The U.S. Treasury’s State Small Business Credit Initiative will increase small business owners’ access to capital, cover upwards of 80% of loans.

Peter Kim, of Ben Lomond, stole trade secrets before he left the San Jose tech company, then used them while working at Chinese startup.

The governor also signed six climate bills into law, including one that keeps the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant to stay open until 2030.