California’s minimum wage is adjusted every year for inflation. Some cities have a higher wage floor and unions are advocating bigger increases to meet rising housing costs.

Federal authorities accuse three men and their companies of evading payment of more than $109 million in anti-dumping duties imposed on quartz surface products, wooden cabinets and vanities and ceramic tiles manufactured in the People’s Republic of China and distributed out of showrooms in San Jose, San Francisco and Hayward.

Gov. Gavin Newsom had called for accountability on mental health and homelessness when he proposed his CARE Court program. What became law, however, pleased almost no one.

A month ago, the company’s founder and CEO Ruthia He and David Brody, its clinical president, were convicted of health care fraud for their individual roles in a years-long scheme.

The issue prompted extensive debate among townspeople, council members and students at this week’s Town Council meeting.

The attacks in December 2022 and January 2023 caused property damage and widespread power outages.

Vega Farms recalls eggs found to be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria linked to illness outbreak. Consumers should throw recalled eggs away or return them to stores for a refund, and businesses should not sell or serve recalled eggs

Since 2016, California enacted more AI regulations than any other state. The president’s new order against such laws worries state officials.

When detectives located and arrested one adult male and the two 16-year-olds at a San Jose residence, they found a loaded firearm, large quantities of narcotics and two homemade improvised explosive devices.

The “Operation Family Ties” investigation began in June 2025 when a Morgan Hill police officer became suspicious of one of the defendants applying to open a massage parlor under another individual’s name.

The Bay Area Jewish Coalition reports it has received 500 reports of antisemitic incidents at K-12 schools since November 2023.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer called the Los Angeles deployment of National Guard troops by President Trump ‘profoundly un-American.’

States, local governments and non-profits filed two lawsuits challenging the rule, and the reversal anticipated imminent hearings in those suits. 

Former Jr. Sharks coach Kevin Whitmer, facing an expected 25-year prison term, is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday.

Artificial intelligence and its growing demand for data centers are putting new pressure on California’s electric grid. In San Jose, supporters see jobs and investment, but a key ratepayer advocate worries customers could end up paying for upgrades.

The mayor’s newsletter comments came nine days after the shooting, allegedly by a 17-year-old, at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall that wounded three people.