Christopher, a third generation farmer, founded Christopher Ranch in 1956 on 10 acres of land in Gilroy after receiving a loan from his father.

Dr. Stanley Cohen was ordered to pay nearly $30 million to the Emeryville-based venture capital firm Alafi Capital and the Christopher Alafi Family Trust, the only two investors in Cohen's company Nuredis Inc.

The settlement resolves allegations that ISense and Specific Diagnostics backdated service and cost-sharing agreements and knowingly presented a backdated agreement to the U.S. government. 

Google’s ad business hides the identities of all publishers it works with and where billions of ad dollars flow. Propublica uncovered a network containing manga piracy, porn, fraud and disinformation.

Between May and July 2020, Theraleaf cultivated cannabis at its San Jose facility and applied a pesticide to cannabis that was not approved for cannabis application.

The VTA needs to use eminent domain because of the urgency to meet its expected 2030 opening date for the BART extension through downtown San Jose.

One woman found an AirTag tracking device in the wheel well of her car and a second woman found an AirTag in her child’s backpack, the lawsuit said. Apple updated the AirTag in February.

The proposal would make it illegal for oil companies to charge excessive refining margins-- the price difference between the cost of crude oil pre-refinement and the cost of the product once it leaves the refinery.

In his new position, Guardino will work with public officials to give broadband programs wider reach and faster implementation.

District attorneys in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and two other counties alleged that Lavender Lingerie LLC did not clearly disclose automatic charges resulting from VIP memberships, did not get the proper consent for automatic renewal charges, falsely advertised the ability to use store credit, and misled the public over the prices of its products.

After manuevering for months, Anthony Rendon and Robert Rivas make a deal on who will be Assembly speaker in the next Legislature. Rendon will stay on, but Rivas will take over at the end of June 2023.

Measure D, a Gilroy charter amendment, would require the city to formally bid a public project that exceeds $200,000, up from the current $35,000, which was adopted in 1960. 

Defendant also admits multiple tax crimes and forfeits millions i
n assets.

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

A father and son who are the owners of two commercial cleaning companies in San Jose were arrested this week after state officials allege they underreported $12 million in payroll to save on paying workers compensation insurance. Edgardo Cabrales Sr., 61, and his son, Edgar Cabrales Jr., 36, are charged with five felony counts each of insurance fraud, following an investigation by the California Department of Insurance. The investigation into the Cabrales' companies, Pine Building Maintenance and Network Facility Management, began after officials suspected the businesses of fraud.

Google was accused of losing data critical to the investigation of a $4 billion cryptocurrency money laundering scheme. As part of the settlement, the company said it spent over $90 million to improve its ability to respond to future data requests.