After receiving a $150,000 grant from the Knight Cities Challenge, San Jose has hired a new city designer in Timothy Rood.

San Jose was the only Bay Area city to take part in Sunday’s national human rights protest known as the Equality March for Unity & Pride.

De Anza College students claimed victory Thursday night by curbing a proposal to hike the cost of commuting by 440 percent.

Assemblyman Evan Low has blazed trails for his youthful involvement in politics. Now he wants to lower the state’s voting age to 17.

Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian will moderate a free speaker series in hopes of creating a better understanding of Islam.

Assemblyman Evan Low successfully pushed the state to conduct an audit of the Santa Clara County’s Registrar of Voters.

A rally and walk held Sunday in Palo Alto brought renewed attention to a constitutional amendment to guarantee women have equal rights.

As uncertainty swirls over healthcare and controversial executive orders, this weekend five Bay Area’s House reps will hold town halls.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren’s town hall Sunday in San Jose touched on immigration, healthcare, the environment and the Electoral College.

Thousands of people in San Jose remain barred from returning to their homes, but city officials are optimistic that conditions will continue to improve.

Heavy rainfall Monday didn’t stop more than 200 anti-Donald Trump activists from rallying in front of San Jose City Hall.

What started as a 25-page Google doc has led to Indivisible, a chain of regional groups that are rallying the nation’s anti-Trump resistance.

During his third State of the City address, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo promised that a fractured nation will not distract from the city’s vision.

Bowing to pressure from parents, San Jose Unified School District agreed to ensure the anonymity of undocumented students.

Sports legends convened at an SJSU event to announce a new institute that will focus on the intersection of sports, race and social change.

More than 25,000 South Bay residents took to the streets Saturday for a nationwide day of protest known as the the Women’s March.