Local leaders applauded the same-sex marriage ruling Friday, while social media lit up with celebratory tweets, status updates and rainbow memes.

Santa Clara County's largest labor union voted to authorize a strike next week to protest what they call unfair labor practices and demand higher wages.

San Jose will join the growing list of cities in nearly 40 states that temporarily close their streets to car traffic in favor of pedestrians and cyclists.

Bay Area-based startup HandUp connects homeless people in need with donors who want to help.

Manh Nguyen finished Election Day with a solid 13.6-point lead over his opponent.

The third U.S. Social Forum will be held today through Sunday in the Washington United Youth Center in San Jose.

In a 3-2 vote last week, Milpitas City Council ousted longtime City Attorney Mike Ogaz and his entire staff in a move to outsource his replacement.

Residents of north San Jose's Berryessa neighborhood have until 8 tonight to cast their vote for a new City Council member.

With more voters casting ballots by mail, Santa Clara County may start offering prepaid postage as soon as this fall.

Santa Clara County's homeless population fell by 14 percent since the last count two years ago, according to figures released Monday.

San Jose has reached multi-year agreements with all but one of its 11 employee unions, the city announced at the end of last week.

Days before the contract expires for the county's largest labor union, public hospital employees stage a "sick out" to demand higher pay.

San Jose’s favorite evening of equal-opportunity offending returns to The Stage on June 22, with Councilman Raul Peralez as the host of Monday Night Live!

A child porn and abuse scandal—as well as public scrutiny on how the county schools chief spends taxpayer dollars behind closed doors—has sent the Santa Clara County Office of Education into lockdown mode. The stonewalling includes violations of the Public Records Act.

The Santa Clara County Office of Education will form a task force to review the policies of Walden West Science Camp, which seems to have enabled an alleged child predator to work as a camp counselor for kids.

Owners and employees of a Los Gatos nudist resort face criminal charges after authorities accused them of stealing water from a local creek.