Thanks to one of the “Friends of Trump,” federal tax evasion charges against the bitcoin investor and entrepreneur were dismissed after he paid $49.9 million in back taxes.

A hooded stranger smashed the vestibule door of San Jose's historic Portuguese church in a shocking attack during Christmas Eve services. A suspect was identified as the attacker at the church after he was arrested for a Dec. 27 attack that nearly killed a homeless man.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating the spread of AI-generated explicit imagery on Elon Musk's X social media platform, saying it is violating state law to create and distribute nonconsensual sexual AI images.

As Gov. Gavin Newsom pressures local governments to regulate homeless encampments, many cities and counties fall short of fulfilling requirements for $500 million in new state aid.

Just last week, on Jan. 8, the popular theater announced it would close Jan. 25.

Kaiser Permanente responded to the strike threat by proposing a solution to move forward with contract negotiations, which if successful, could avert a strike. The strike could impact care at 20 hospitals and 200 clinics.

The deal, which Newsom said would ensure "the survival of newsrooms,” was reached after Google spent $11 million on lobbying state lawmakers to drop proposals that would have forced Google to pay newsrooms for using their content.

Kaiser Permanente knew that fraudulent Medicare Advantage practices were widespread and unlawful, according to the government, and ignored numerous red flags and internal warnings that it was violating Medicare rules, including concerns raised by its own physicians about false claims and audits by its own compliance office.

The Trump Administration's Title IX investigations team is targeting the California Community College Athletic Association, claiming that its ‘Transgender Participation Policy’ violates Title IX of the Education Act.

Gilroy hospital opened center that offers cardiac diagnostic health care on Jan. 6.

The wildlife crossing is proposed to provide infrastructure for safe passage for animals across Highway 101, Monterey Road and Union Pacific rail lines in southern Santa Clara County. 

In 2025, state officials recovered more than 270,000 stolen goods worth nearly $17 million, according to new report from the Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The governor’s 2026-27 budget proposal projects $9 billion more in revenue than anticipated, banking on the AI-driven economy to last.

DNA evidence from East San Jose house where 84-year-old Alice Sharitz was murdered in 1997 led to the December arrest of 74-year-old Joe Contreras in Oregon.

Salinas Acosta Plaza Norteño gang members were arraigned Jan. 6 on wide-ranging felony charges from years of vicious gang activities in Monterey County.

New laws in the state also include gender-neutral bathrooms, employee tips and school cell phone restrictions.