San Jose police shot and killed a man who allegedly reached for a handgun Sunday, marking the third officer-involved shooting in eight days.

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced last week that the state would restore voting rights to 60,000 ex-felons.

Two men died after a pair of unrelated officer-involved shootings took place over a six-hour stretch in San Jose.

The White House has enlisted San Jose into a nationwide initiative to equip jobless residents with the skills for higher-paying jobs in Silicon Valley.

A routine light rail patrol exploded into a downtown shootout and high-speed chase Friday night, after a man shot at an officer and carjacked a vehicle, according to the San Jose Police Department.

San Jose Police Chief Larry Esquivel on Wednesday announced his plan to retire in early 2016.

At the Vatican this morning and before an audience that included Pope Francis, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo spoke about affordable housing as a solution to Silicon Valley's chasmic gap between rich and poor.

San Jose's nastiest political battle is no more. On Wednesday, the city reached a pension reform settlement agreement with its police union, ending a three-year court battle after voters passed Measure B in June 2012.

SJSU President Mohammad Qayoumi will leave the school next month for a high-ranking government job in Afghanistan.

Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio's former chief of staff dropped his name from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed last fall.

Santa Clara County has appointed a new director of its Social Services Agency.

A group of South Bay residents plan to rally against a proposed refinery expansion that would route oil trains directly through San Jose.

You may have a barbecue planned or a pool in which to swim and soak yourself to prune-pleteness. But maybe, just maybe, you haven't figured out plans for the Fourth of July, the most sacred of national holidays. We've got you covered.

Santa Clara County's largest labor union voted to authorize a strike next week to protest what they call unfair labor practices and demand higher wages.

Manh Nguyen finished Election Day with a solid 13.6-point lead over his opponent.

San Jose’s favorite evening of equal-opportunity offending returns to The Stage on June 22, with Councilman Raul Peralez as the host of Monday Night Live!