Scotts Valley police said six cars were overturned and another 10 or so were damaged by the twister, which hit the center of Mt. Hermon Road at 1:40 pm.

With federal legalization now (perhaps) a far-off pipe dream as Republicans descend into the White House and Congress to assume full control of the government, one of the chief hopes for California’s badly ailing pot industry has (perhaps) been dashed. While it wouldn’t solve every problem, by a long shot, federal legalization would at least open up new markets for cannabis companies that are prepared to import and export their products, and at least theoretically give a big boost to smaller firms, too, including local dispensaries. With an unstable federal government, it’s impossible to know for sure whether legalization might happen despite general GOP opposition.

Florida-based manufacturer Jabil is suing Human Bees, a San Leandro staffing agency, that sent unauthorized workers to its manufacturing sites, as businesses brace for an immigrant enforcement storm from the Trump administration.

While taking responsibility for managing hazardous and biological waste, county officials today said private contractors – not hospital employees – had been hired to handle hazardous and medical waste identified by the DA.

When disaster strikes, California gets federal funding to hire temporary workers to clean debris. But the jobs are tough, and some agencies struggle to manage the grants.

An extension of the BART system into San Jose tops the list of 65 infrastructure projects in Santa Clara County in 2024.

A Southern California man and woman are accused of using a trending international online scam called “Pig Butchering” to try to steal more than $500,000 from an elderly San Jose man.

The county appeared to have been caught by surprise when informed three weeks ago of the DA's dumpster discoveries, releasing a statement Friday that didn't deny the allegations and affirming its commitment "to prevent future occurrences."

California Secretary of State reports final, unofficial results for all races, to be certified Dec. 13.

Anthony Becker was found guilty of leaking a 2022 civil grand jury report to a reporter, and then lying about it under oath.

The National Weather Service had issued the warnings for Northern California and parts of southern Oregon after the quake was detected at 10:44am off the coast of Ferndale, about 250 miles north of San Francisco.

The City Council today formally approved the dates for both appointing and electing a replacement for the disgraced former first-term council member, Omar Torres.

Adam Gray, a former state Assembly member, defeated Rep. John Duarte, a Republican, in a reversal of their 2022 13th Congressional District race, to set the final GOP margin in the House of Representatives at five votes.

Police said the suspect stole over $18,000 worth of Lego sets and other merchandise from various Target stores in San José. 

Six former Apple employees defrauded both the State of California and Apple’s Matching Gifts Program, obtaining approximately $152,000 for a cultural exchange program, then overreporting around $100,000 in charitable contributions as tax deductions, according to prosecutors.

San Jose is considering a ban on the use of algorithmic rent-pricing software of the sort made by market leader RealPage. San Francisco has enacted a ban and a similar ordinance has been proposed in San Diego.