Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn’t doing much to help push back.

Dennis Fountaine, convicted in May defrauding four victims of over $350,000 never showed up for his Aug. 5 sentencing in Santa Clara County Superior Court.

Anukool Lakhina of San Jose, CEO of Burnbot, is one of dozens of high-tech entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley who are trying to use new forms of technology to solve the problem of mega-wildfires in the age of climate change.

Senate Democratic leader Mike McGuire objects to the governor's plan, saying the Senate will not support convening a special session this fall.

Pharmacy benefit managers attempt to negotiate cost savings for insurers. California is considering new rules that would require them to pass their discounts on to consumers.

Google, Meta, ChatGPT and other Silicon Valley firms have been lobbying heavily against the bill, warning it will hurt new tech growth.

A trio of California Democratic lawmakers say they’re frustrated by high cost estimates that helped kill their health care legislation. Did the Newsom administration inflate the numbers to quietly kill the bills?

Four suspects – from Watsonville, Hayward, Antioch and Los Gatos – are accused of arranging to meet minors in San Jose for sexual encounters.

The stadium enhancements, including a new, bigger video screen, are in preparation for the hosting of FIFA World Cup matches and the Super Bowl in 2026.

Prosecutors say that Obdulia Banuelos-Esparza of San Jose solicited and accepted up to thousands of dollars each month from the owner of a Bay Area security firm, in exchange for her recommendation that the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Management Corporation contract with the security company.

Party leaders at the Democratic convention in Chicago sent a clear message to California delegates: Kamala Harris needs a Democratic Congress to succeed if she’s elected president.

Instead, lawmakers agreed to tech firms’ proposal to help local newsrooms and explore artificial intelligence.

Regional Medical Center is owned by for-profit HCA Healthcare, which earlier this month closed East San Jose's only Level II Trauma Center, citing financial pressure. The county pledged to keep it open if the hospital becomes part of the Santa Clara Valley Healthcare System.

The merger combines 62 attorneys from Hopkins Carley, a leading San Jose law firm,with Lathrop GPM’s 300 lawyers, into a single coast-to-coast firm under the Lathrop GPM name with approximate annual revenues of $250 million.

San Jose police have arrested two men in connection with the shooting death of a man sitting in his vehicle in East San Jose in 2020. Police announced Aug. 16 that they had arrested 27-year-old Hulizes Garcia-Urista and 29-year-old Jairo Ortiz-Plancarte last week.

An investigator’s hunch led the DA’s Office to a suspect in the 33-year-old gang murder of a 14-year-old in San Jose. The man, who was living under another name in Ohio, was killed in a shootout with the FBI 17 years ago.