A new California law that went into effect Thursday ups the smoking age from 18 to 21. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill last month.

San Jose voters overwhelmingly approved a new quarter-cent sales tax and shot down a separate measure that would have deregulated the city's pot clubs.

San Jose's two City Council incumbents managed to win another four years in office, one in a landslide victory and the other by only a slim margin.

Donald Trump’s message resonates with a surprisingly diverse set of Bay Area residents, many of whom feel cheated out of the region’s prosperity.

Election Day is here. After months of waiting, Californians have until 8pm to cast their vote in the presidential primary.

San Jose Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio says he wants to know what police have done in the wake of violent protests following Donald Trump’s rally.

A sexual assault perpetrated by a Stanford University athlete has ignited public outrage after he came away with just a six-month jail sentence.

After years of consideration, San Jose will join other major police agencies by equipping officers with body cameras this summer.

Perhaps realizing initial statements downplayed the violence outside of Trump’s rally, both the mayor and police released additional comments Friday.

Things got ugly following the candidate's San Jose rally. Punches were thrown, arrests were made and pro-Trump merchandise was set ablaze.

Santa Clara County is one of just 17 in California that offer campaign finance records in easily analyzed online forms. Here's what they show.

SJPD's use of its human trafficking unit to arrest sex workers touches on a national debate over how to identify victims of exploitation.

Undeterred by the freeway-crossing trek to sidestep protesters at his last Bay Area rally, Donald Trump is back—this time in San Jose.

Councilman Ash Kalra wants to turn the city's Animal Care Center into a no-kill shelter to get more animals adopted instead of euthanized.

Voters who want to cast their ballot for the June 7 presidential primaries in person don’t have to wait until Election Day.

Santa Clara County this week hired a developer to oversee construction of a 55-acre civic center in San Jose.