The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has far exceeded its overtime budget in the past six years, according to a newly published audit.

For someone whose Twitter bio claims he rarely tweets because the platform is “too manipulated,” Ron Cohen was quite prolific this week.

Councilman Don Rocha stunned allies and adversaries alike when he skipped a vote Tuesday on a proposal to study commercial impact fees.

Neighbors rally in support of Christine Blasey Ford to counteract the hate mail and violent threats that the Palo Alto professor has received.

Local leaders found a place to relocate Hope Village, an un-permitted homeless camp created by activists and advocates for the un-housed.

What would have been a milestone for social justice advocates instead exposed deep divisions in the criminal justice movement.

Santa Clara County has started to ramp up its public education campaign to combat opioid use and abuse and curb fatal overdoses.

State regulators have launched an investigation to determine whether the San Jose Water Co. over-billed customers for 30 years.

The Palo Alto professor accusing Brett Kavanagh of sexually assaulting her has yet to confirm she will testify before the Senate next week.

San Jose will consider a resolution Tuesday denouncing the Trump administration’s separation of families at the U.S. border.

Though its future remains uncertain, Hope Village accomplished what no local elected leader has had the political will or vision pull off.

Sam Liccardo almost had to stay home from a business delegation to Seattle—until the SVO, invoking Beyoncé, gave him an out.

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.