Omar Torres has dropped his challenge to Tony Estremera for the District 6 Santa Clara Valley Water District seat.

The ex-undersheriff says he neglected to refile a candidate statement out of confusion and because the county misinformed him.

Hope Village was meant as an emergency shelter for for homeless people, but police are shutting it down just two days after it opened.

The county will consider setting aside 5 percent of a homeless housing bond for developmentally disabled people who are already housed.

A group of City Council members hope to revive a discussion about commercial linkage fees to fund new affordable housing.

Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna wants to tax large companies equal to the value of public benefits their workers receive

A retired accountant for the city of Cupertino was arrested on suspicion of embezzling close to $800,000 from taxpayers. 

A Catholic high school official accused of mishandling sex abuse claims against staff has announced her resignation.

Board president Esau Herrera expressed no interest in censuring a fellow trustee, Khanh Tran, for verbally threatening the superintendent.

San Jose’s “Vision Zero” plan to reduce traffic deaths may be incompatible with some of the city’s roadway expansions.

Jose Mesa Velasquez, the artist whose East Side mural was painted over last week, says the property owner gave him no warning.

Industry stakeholders discussed statewide regulations during a panel discussion hosted by the Silicon Valley Cannabis Alliance.

The Santa Clara Valley Water District says it spent $1.4 million this year on 571 cleanups of creekside camps in San Jose and South County.

Sometime before dawn Wednesday, a handyman painted over the oldest mural in San Jose, a three-decade-old panorama of Chicano culture.

A married couple who ran a construction company have been charged with bilking more than $800,000 from 30 local customers.

Employees who worked under Beth Laurine say her divisive diatribe is no isolated outburst, but the symptom of an abusive work culture.