Highly publicized immigration raids in California have rattled communities and prompted lawmakers to push for more laws protecting immigrants.

Trump Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said there is “no viable path forward" for  California’s high-speed rail project, citing years of mismanagement, broken promises and billions in wasted tax dollars. 

Harry “Nicky” Nickerson, 16-years-old at the time, stabbed Diane Peterson in 1978 at Branham High School. Just this year, investigators learned that he had confessed the killing to a family member. Nickerson took his own life in 1993.

On May 2, the administration removed a link to the list that had been included in a May 29 press release. President Donald Trump’s executive order in April had said some local governments are deliberately obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

A state report provided says 200 agencies reported no automation around sensitive decisions, ignoring the fact that some agencies report actions based on algorithms.

A revocations of Chinese student visas could affect more than 50,000 at California universities and colleges. San Jose State has the largest population of international students of any Cal State campus.

Newsom agreed to raise the limit to $130,000 per person in 2022. In 2024, the limit was erased completely. Now Newsom wants to bring back the original limit of $2,000, an amount that was set in 1989. 

High temperatures, combined with motor vehicle exhaust, will create elevated levels of ozone.

Cold Case investigators and Vivian Moss’s surviving family are hoping the identification will lead them to Moss’s killer.

San Jose Fire Capt. Mark Moalem is accused of stealing controlled medications, including morphine, that are typically used by paramedics to treat the ill or injured in emergencies.

College officials fear that President Trump may use international enrollment as leverage to demand changes on campuses elsewhere. The number of international students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities has doubled since 2000.

The U.S. Senate decision could upend California’s phaseout of gas-powered cars and its decades-long battle against air pollution. Some experts say Congress’ move is illegal and is likely to trigger a legal battle.

In contrast to the nearly $1.2 million spent by and for the top three candidates in the initial four-month campaign for the coveted downtown council seat, spending for the campaigns of Gabby Chavez-Lopez and Anthony Tordillos has totalled just over $70,000 since the April 8 vote.

Newsom’s Medi-Cal budget plan would shift money for voter-approved increases in doctors’ pay and reproductive care to cover other expenses. State spending on Medi-Cal has more than doubled since 2017 and is now projected to cost $76.8 billion.

As lawmakers rush through thousands of bills in Sacramento and make decisions in secret, regular Californians are often silenced.

Waymo will be the first driverless taxi operator in San José, joining San Franciso and Los Angeles.