Faced with a science-averse president-elect, local communities have no choice but to fend for themselves in the fight against climate change.

Election officials need a little more time to process recounts in 10 tight races, according to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters.

San Jose awarded a $525,000 settlement to a man suffering from intractable brain damage after a cop dropped his head to the ground.

California lawmakers unveiled a bill to reform the state’s money bail system, calling the profit-based status quo an injustice to the poor.

Silicon Valley FACES, a South Bay nonprofit dedicated to ending bigotry and violence, will host a forum about the Black Lives Matter movement.

Just six months since an affordable housing fee went into effect in San Jose, city officials are already talking about watering it down.

Citing "real fear" since the election, police Chief Eddie Garcia vowed to continue the city's police of not cooperating with immigration officials.

Two inmates who broke out of Santa Clara County jail the day before Thanksgiving will face additional charges after their re-capture.

A battle is brewing between a local Native American tribe and a developer who wants to build a gravel mine just south of Gilroy.

Councilman-elect Sergio Jimenez, who represents the Edenvale-Santa Teresa neighborhoods, starts his new job a month early and without pay.

Two Santa Clara County inmates who broke out of the Main Jail in San Jose the day before Thanksgiving are still on the lam, authorities said.

The owner of the El Paseo Court has asked city officials to designate the property a historic landmark so he can get a tax break to renovate it.

An event honoring trans people killed by violence has brought attention to claims of ‘elitism’ at one of the area’s LGBTQ outreach centers.

Sylvia Arenas finished 88 votes ahead of Jimmy Nguyen in San Jose’s D8 council race, one of six local contests that may require a recount.

Police are looking for victims of a disbarred attorney accused of defrauding nearly 1,000 people who came to him for immigration help.

An event to combat sexual assaults on college campuses featured District Attorney Jeff Rosen, Congresswoman Jackie Speier and actress Sharon Stone.