Officials say that every year, thousands of people in Santa Clara County take their own lives, get shot, robbed or threatened with a gun.

Legislation to force Google’s Chrome web browser to safeguard personal data cleared the Legislature and headed to the governor’s desk Thursday.

Paul Jhin becomes the second Asian American prosecutor to become an Assistant District Attorney in the office’s history.

The proposed new rules could significantly affect wineries and other agricultural operations that conduct a variety of on-site business.

In late February, Steven Vasquez, who had transferred from Fresno, was removed from San Jose State’s online basketball roster.

California officials reported that at least 15 major fires are burning over 350,000 acres on national forest and Bureau of Land Management lands in the state.

A new bill under consideration in the California Legislature would give local officials more tools to identify and combat sexual abuse and educate students to better identify the most common signs of grooming behavior.

A powerful California construction union is no longer fighting a bill that would ease barriers to the construction of tall apartment buildings near train and bus stations.

European Union officials accused the American tech giant of using its size and dominance to undercut rivals in online advertising, a move that could raise the ire of the Trump administration.

The governor’s advisers said they want to raise more than $100 million for the November redistricting campaign. Total spending could top $200 million.

San Jose, San Francisco and other California cities are ramping up efforts to ticket and tow vehicles that shelter homeless on city streets.

California’s Assembly Appropriations Committee killed bill that aimed to give classic car owners a pass from smog requirements.

As Gov. Gavin Newsom turns his attention to national politics, it’s difficult to evaluate what effect his extracurricular activities have had on his work, because the governor’s office has not made his full schedule available all year.

Judge Amit P. Mehta said Google must hand over some of its search data to rivals, falling short of the sweeping changes proposed by the government to rein in the power of Silicon Valley.

A secretive appropriations process in the California Legislature killed or reined in three bills regulating the use of pricing algorithms, although some AI regulation survived the legislative axe, including a bill that would outlaw pricing software algorithm use in contracts.

The cousin of 43-year-old Torres, identified only as John Doe, said he was far from the only victim of the former City Council member's abuse. Shocking revelations at Friday's sentencing divided the family and resulted in a maximum 18-year sentence.