A local activist says he’ll divvy up 10,000 pounds of free weed to people who support legalization in California.

Sean Parker plunked down $250,000 and recruited other techies to fund a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in California.

Santa Clara Mayor Jamie L. Matthews announced his retirement—only a day after his city played host to Super Bowl 50.

San Jose has released its wish list of projects for a 30-year half-cent sales tax measure slated for the fall ballot.

Santa Clara County wants to strengthen oversight of Sourcewise, the nonprofit that administers the region's senior nutrition programs.

A 20-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking for trying to pimp out a teen girl on Backpage.com, police said.

A criminal grand jury indicted owners of a San Jose pot club on felony charges of illegal marijuana sales, fraud and money laundering.

The owner of Lupin Lodge has pleaded no contest to a charge of trespassing on public land to siphon water to her Los Gatos nudist resort.

The civil grand jury has been quietly investigating the stadium authority for Levi’s Stadium, home to the San Francisco 49ers and Super Bowl 50, while billionaire developers play chess for Santa Clara’s future.

San Jose has been at odds with its biggest recycling hauler, California Waste Solutions, for failing to meet its contractual obligations.

San Jose will consider exempting high-rise developments from a year-old law designed to increase the supply of affordable housing.

Homicide detectives found the body of Kyle Myrick Thursday, a 28-year-old motorcycle shop employee who went missing exactly a week ago.

Local nonprofit Dignity on Wheels will launch Santa Clara County's first mobile shower and laundry service for the homeless next week.

Starting this week, pollsters will call Santa Clara County voters to see if they're open to a new sales tax to help the region's homeless population.

Beau Goldie made an unexpected—and extended—goodbye tour last week at the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s offices.

A proposal to bring a two-story nightclub to downtown San Jose comes back for consideration at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.