The Golden Spigot has got some brass. That’s the only way to explain the explanations coming from the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

San Jose may open up community centers, libraries and other public buildings as cold weather shelters for thousands of homeless residents.

San Jose has come to a tentative agreement with eight of its nine unions on a Measure B settlement, city officials announced Friday.

Inmates are dying, jail guards are breaking laws and sending racist texts, and worse, some may even be raping the men and women behind bars.

Correctional officers at Santa Clara County's Main Jail are apparently more likely to use force against inmates during the night shift.

Silicon Valley has joined a nationwide push to feed the hungry with uneaten food that would otherwise end up in landfills.

The Santa Clara Valley Water District is looking for a temporary replacement for Dennis Kennedy, the South County board member who resigned.

A political action committee has revived an effort to replace San Jose’s pot ordinance with one approved by voters.

One thing is certain: It’s going to rain this winter. Possibly a lot. And maybe, in a way Northern California hasn’t seen in decades.

Tenant rights groups want to reform San Jose rent control laws, which allow landlords to boot a tenant for any reason.

A new class action lawsuit brought by two inmates claims Santa Clara County’s use of solitary confinement is inhumane and unconstitutional.

Owners of a Palo Alto mobile home park say the city violated their rights by requiring them to pay $8 million to relocate 400-plus tenants.

Technology has been blamed for disrupting our sleep, but a group of Silicon Valley companies want to put tech back in the bedroom for the right reasons.

As the world reels from terrorist attacks in Paris, Bay Area leaders have urged the U.S. to help Syrian refugees escaping a common enemy.

San Jose lifted some rules for ridesharing services Uber and Lyft. Now the city will decide whether to extend similar treatment to taxis.

A 51-year-old inmate died Friday after jailors found him passed out in his cell at Elmwood, according to the Sheriff’s Office.