Big Oil took a hit earlier this month, when the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission rejected an oil-by-rail plan that has garnered concerns.

The union for Santa Clara County sheriff deputies has come out in support of jail inmates staging a two-week hunger strike.

County leaders denounced Donald Trump’s rhetoric about fraud and rigged elections, assuring the public that they can trust the results.

One of two propositions on the November ballot could make plastic bags a thing of the past. The other appears to have less noble intentions.

Santa Clara County inmates kicked off a hunger strike to protest solitary confinement and what they see as a gap between policy and practice.

San Jose will consider allowing multiple cultivation sites for cannabis collectives as well as sanctioned delivery services for licensed operators.

To reduce youth involvement in gangs, the Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force will host the eighth annual Gang Prevention Summit Saturday.

A judge dismissed three of four charges in a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump backers against the city of San Jose, according to news reports.

Despite opposition from law enforcement, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law last month that protects voting rights for felons in county jails.

David Wolfsmith, a former Morgan Hill gym owner accused of sexually assault, is trying to open a new gym in San Jose.

The second day of C2SV took an introspective look at Silicon Valley, a land of immigrants, innovators and self-absorbed noobs.

Only a month out from Election Day, there’s still a critical need for volunteers to staff the polls at hundreds of sites in the South Bay.

The collective message of C2SV’s first day was one of optimism, despite despite a variety of systematic obstacles to be overcome.

Once a year, Creative Convergence Silicon Valley (C2SV) hosts discussions about the rapid march of technology and related subjects, such as privacy, diversity, gender and economic inclusion.

A look back at a city of San Jose study in 2008 finds that the path to a career in the arts here remains nearly impossible.

A fresh round of campaign finance data triggered two unrelated claims about “dark money” influence in Silicon Valley politics.