After years of record California budget surpluses, Gov. Newsom outlined a plan to deal with a deficit he projects at $22.5 billion and said he can keep his big promises despite the shortfalls.

The countywide benefit was created in response to a 2022 proposal calling for the formation of a program to support employees at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center who had been on the frontlines of the Covid pandemic.

Environmentalists say the governor’s proposal to slash $6 billion in funding hurts the state more in the long run.

A man who was on life support for more than a week after being shot in San Jose on New Year's Day died from his injuries Monday, An arrest was made, but city police declined to identity the suspect or victim.

John Arthur Getreu, 78, admitted to the 1973 murder of Lesley Perlov, 16 months after he was convicted in the 1974 killing of another woman in what proxecutors called The Stanford Murders.

Across the state, some of the most vulnerable include the unhoused, whose numbers have increased by at least 22,500 in the last three years to about 172,000.  

The City of San José and American Red Cross announced Monday that its 24-hour emergency evacuation center at Seven Trees Community Center, 3590 Cas Drive, was at capacity. Starting at 4pm Jan. 9, the city will open an additional 24-hour emergency evacuation center at Camden Community Center, 3369 Union Ave.

The Almaden Reservoir, Uvas Reservoir and Coyote Lake in Santa Clara County are all above 100 percent of capacity, according to Santa Clara Valley Water. The Lexington Reservoir and Chesbro Reservoir are also above 75 percent.

Experts are predicting that by next summer or fall, El Niño will probably be in place, which could bode well for California and the West’s water outlook for several years.

Residents in single-family dwellings whose collection day was Friday should leave their recycling carts out today until the material is collected. Residents who have junk pickup service scheduled for Friday, should leave their items out to be collected today,

Prior to her election to the city council in June, Kamei served as a Morgan Hill planning commissioner, a trustee of the Santa Clara Valley Water district and a member of the Santa Clara County Board of Education.

In a Tuesday interview, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan discussed prioritizing public safety and accelerating housing construction to address the homelessness crisis.

A year ago, on January 5, Rosemary Kamei told Fly she was running for San Jose City Council. And six months later, she stomped on two opponents, winning the city’s District 1 council seat outright in the primary, with nearly two-thirds of the vote. Now, a year later, she’s positioned to be named the city’s vice mayor, an announcement we’re expecting any minute now.

The California Legislature reconvenes with record diversity, but with several key questions and many significant challenges. A soaring homeless population. A bitter battle with the oil industry over gasoline prices.

Another weather system is projected to bring additional rain and periods of stronger winds this weekend and next week.

State health officials last year launched a first-ever competitive bidding process for its Medi-Cal insurance contracts, but when the winners were announced, several insurers complained about the process and its potential impact on patient care.