Following an investigation of a patient suicide, state and federal health officials concluded that Valley Medical Center had failed to fully address serious, systemic and recurring issues that had placed patients at risk.

The Times profiled 30 people, who talked about their experience with homelessness, part of an effort to illuminate the challenges and occasional mundanity of unhoused people’s lives.

California set up a fund to cut out-of-pocket costs for those enrolled in Covered California, but Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget shifts that money to other expenses.

The funding will support water supply and flood protection projects to adapt to extreme weather caused by climate change.

The city of San Jose has set aside $2.75 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to provide up to 400 grants of up to $15,000 each to small businesses towards owners' outstanding COVID-related rent debt.

The state law violates federal law, the federal appellate court ruled Jan. 15 in a 2-1 decision, which is considered a victory for big business and a major blow to workers.

One of the world’s richest regions has some of its starkest divides, with its top 10% of households holding two-thirds of its wealth, according to a new study of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.

The carrier is kicking off the new non-stop service with two daily flights to Las Vegas and daily flights to Dallas and San Diego beginning June 7.

Tabard Director Rhys Williams said in an email that the theater, formerly Theatre on San Pedro Square, at 29 N San Pedro St., will be permanently closing in just over six weeks.

The California Public Records Act grants the public access to government documents, with some exceptions. But using the act can sometimes be difficult.

Congress outlawed tax deductions on “wash sales” in 1921, but Goldman Sachs and others have helped billionaires like Silicon Valley's Mark Zuckerberg, Brian Acton and Dustin Moskovitz see huge tax savings by selling stocks for a loss and then replacing them with nearly identical investments.

Before joining the county, Tony LoPresti practiced environmental, labor, and employment law at Altshuler Berzon LLP, a public interest firm based in San Francisco, and served as a law clerk in two U.S. Courts of Appeal.

Building more emergency housing, adding more cops on the streets, expanding neighborhood cleanups and speeding up the permit process are key recommendations from advisory committees created last month by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan. The mayor’s office today announced the recommendations released by the five “transition committees” he launched in January identifying approaches to solve what he calls the city’s most significant challenges. They are to be presented to the City Council Tuesday.

For nearly three years, an increase in federal aid has allowed California to issue higher-than-usual amounts in food stamps. That ends in April.

The victim was found dead in Michael James Russell's mother's residence in Corralitos on Nov. 12, 2021. An investigation by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office found that she died of an overdose of four separate narcotics. 

The city of Santa Clara ended a lengthy search when it hired a new city manager this week. The City Council voted 4-1 to appoint Jovan Grogan to fill the vacancy left by the previous city manager, Deanna Santana, who was fired last year. Grogan, who is currently the city manager of San Bruno, will start his new position in Santa Clara on May 1.