San Jose Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio took just about everyone off guard when he filed papers last week to run for Congress against Rep. Mike Honda.

A review of local jails found that inmate complaints often fall on deaf ears and that a lack of oversight allows guards to conceal their own misconduct.

San Jose may assign Mayor Sam Liccardo to pen argument and rebuttal against an initiative that aims to replace the city's medical marijuana ordinance.

High-stakes power struggles will play out in San Jose this weekend at the California Democratic Party’s political convention.

Board President Dave Cortese called for jail reforms and continued efforts to help the homeless in Wednesday's State of the County speech.

On Monday, a jury found three former San Jose State students guilty of battery—but not hate crimes—against another student.

British ex-pat Simon Brooks stumbled into the cleaning business after a failed tech venture left him broke and homeless in Silicon Valley.

Replacing San Jose’s Main Jail will cost something on the order of $280 million and, from the groundbreaking, take about 30 months to complete.

To prevent potential displacement of hundreds of low-income residents, San Jose will consider ramping up protections for mobile home parks.

Milpitas’ former city attorney has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the city for what he calls a wrongful, retaliatory termination.

A week after Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews’ abrupt resignation, the City Council appointed his successor: Lisa Gillmor.

It wasn’t until December, under mounting public pressure, that the Sheriff's Office disclosed its jail use-of-force and cell extraction policies.

Santa Clara County has opened the state’s first pharmacy dedicated to collecting and dispensing unused medication.

A San Jose woman was convicted this week of scamming more than $200,000 from people who sublet rooms to her because they thought she needed a hand up.

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.