Decisions made by Morgan Hill's defunct Redevelopment Agency will now force 11 downtown businesses to relocate. Some of these businesses, as a result, could go out of business.

A dozen current and former city of Milpitas employees say that City Manager Tom Williams has created a hostile work environment that's led to unprecedented turnover of department heads. The long-simmering tension could now lead to the removal of the city attorney.

To step in line with unprecedented state mandates limiting water use, city of San Jose officials will consider a long list of local restrictions on lawn-watering, car-washing and serving water at restaurants.

Santa Clara County more than doubled its enrollment targets for the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, driving up revenue for the Valley Health and Hospital System.

A spate of far-fetched legislative proposals has sparked a serious discussion about reforming California’s initiative process, which lets any registered voter with $200 and the time of day to propose a ballot measure.

Taking a cue from Santa Clara County, San Jose is considering adopting a wage theft ordinance.

Never in the history of the San Jose Police Department has a citizen's allegation of racial bias been upheld. In her final year-end review as Independent Police Auditor, LaDoris Cordell says the agency needs to change the way it investigates accusations of bias-based policing.

San Jose plans to roll out yet another pilot program testing body-worn cameras on police officers this fall. That would push the date of official deployment out to late 2016.

Madison Nguyen officially announced her plans to run for the 27th Assembly District, which would pit her against former San Jose City Council colleague Ash Kalra.

Agriculture consumes a staggering 80 percent of California’s developed water, even as it accounts for only 2 percent of the state’s gross domestic product. This model is simply unsustainable.

Holocaust survivors Al Cohn and Luba Keller will share their stories during Santa Clara County's annual Holocaust remembrance ceremony next week.

With 86 percent of votes tallied, Tim Orozco holds a clear lead in the special election for San Jose's District 4 City Council seat.

Councilman Raul Peralez wants the city to conduct a thorough review of the police department's glitchy mobile communications network.

Voters have their pick of eight candidates in today's special election to fill San Jose's District 4 City Council seat.

Thanks to public support, including a special grant from the city, the newly rebranded Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley has weathered another financial storm.

Santa Clara County employed a performance-based funding model to provide shelter to chronically homeless residents.