A recruitment effort is underway to bring thousands of litter picker-uppers to South Bay creeks for Coastal Cleanup Day this weekend.

San Jose—home to the highest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the United States—is woefully underprepared for emergencies.

Council candidate Steve Brown crashed a press conference convened to denounce his views on discrimination against the LGBTQ community.

Santa Clara County will see 32 local initiatives on the Nov. 8 ballot. Here's a breakdown of those measures by county, city and district.

A San Jose State professor accused of sexually harassing a student was placed on leave—five months after an investigation into the allegations ended.

Downtown San Jose’s largest movie theater, Camera 12, will close its doors after a dozen years in business. Operations will cease Friday.

Brock Turner walked out of jail after three months of incarceration for sexually assaulting a woman last year after a campus party.

SJPD's staffing shortfall has made recruiting even more important. But a recent trip to Hawaii raises questions about how the budget is being spent.

In an exclusive interview, SJPD Chief Eddie Garcia speaks out on gun control laws, Black Lives Matter and how to create a safer society.

District Attorney Jeff Rosen will deliver a presentation about his 2015 tour of German prisons, which are considered a model of progressivism.

To address a critical police staffing shortage, San Jose is expected to suspend union protections to reassign detectives back to patrol.

Campbell Councilman Jeffrey Cristina was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of domestic violence, according to city officials.

Five years after Gov. Jerry Brown signed the FAIR Education Act, California’s public schools are now rolling LGBTQ history into the coursework.

A veteran San Jose police officer was arrested Tuesday for allegedly leaking sensitive information to a Vietnamese street gang.

A spate of new laws will reduce penalties for minors as part of a push by policymakers to keep kids out of the criminal justice system.

Ragged roads in the South Bay cost the average driver $2,471 a year in wear and tear, crashes and congestion-related delays.