The Santa Clara Valley Water District has appointed John Varela to its South County seat. The former Morgan Hill mayor was sworn in Thursday.

The City Council will debate whether to commission a study on charging an affordable housing fee for commercial development.

San Jose’s top marijuana official has been accused of threatening collectives at a meeting earlier this month. The city disputes the claim.

Earlier today, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s office posed the question: How did we do? We’ve decided to leave that question up to readers.

Police cleared out an Islamic civil rights center Thursday in Santa Clara after a staffer opened a letter dusted with a suspicious white powder.

Santa Clara County's Board of Supervisors has nominated Dave Cortese for a second year as board president.

The San Jose SaberCats, the reigning Arena Football League champions and city’s most decorated pro sports franchise, are on the verge of extinction

Milpitas’ former city attorney, whose entire office was outsourced to a private law firm this past summer, plans to sue the city for retaliation.

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.