Smith, who announced her retirement on Monday while the jury was deliberating, faced the charges in a civil trial that had been filed by a Santa County Civil Grand Jury in December. Sentencing in such a case could normally result in her removal from office, but the sheriff's surprise resignation two months before the end of her sixth term makes that punishment moot.

Police said the suspect worked as a physical therapist for the California Children’s Services, where the survivor was receiving physical therapy treatments from the suspect due to a medical condition. They encouraged any other victims to come forward.

Housing officials report that the number of new housing units completed and occupied under Measure A is not quite 25% of the bond's goal of 4,800 new affordable housing units set in 2016.

Standing in contrast are big companies that have not given to any of the 147 election deniers through corporate PACs during this election cycle, including tech giants like Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft and Wall Street powerhouses like JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and BlackRock.

The new sexual assault evidence kit portal is the result of the passage of Senate Bill 215 in 2021.

San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Nancy Fineman on Wednesday afternoon rejected a motion from defense lawyers that the corruption trial of Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith should be dismissed because of Smith's resignation Monday.

The latest San Jose Inside Power Poll finds widespread concern for the state of downtown San Jose as it emerges from the depredations of the pandemic.

California colleges often reduce financial aid to students when they earn private grants, a practice known as scholarship displacement. A new state law bans the practice for low-income students starting next fall.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control decided to list COVID-19 among the vaccines it recommends for children, but it's not clear what California will do.

Opponents of Proposition 1 argue it would expand California abortion law to allow late-term procedures for any reason, but the measure’s supporters and legal experts dispute that interpretation.

Newsom campaigned on housing production, an issue important to many Californians. But despite some accomplishments, the housing crisis is worse now than when he took office.

About 300 small businesses are participating in the Very Small Quantity Generator hazardous waste disposal program, with first dropoff site opening today, Nov. 2.

In a 32-page report released this week, the investigation by San Francisco law firm Renne Public Law Group affirmed seven of 21 allegations Kremen that the board had accumulated from employees, most of them anonymous; rejected 10 allegations and reported there was insufficient evidence in another four.

Supporters of decriminalization, which takes effect Jan. 1, say the laws have disproportionately targeted people based on race and economic status.

The four-day strike would have shut down most non-emergency and outpatient services at Santa Clara County hospitals and clinics.

America’s first experiment with high-speed rail has become a multi-billion-dollar nightmare. Political compromises, including one to shift the route through Pacheco Pass to San Jose through Gilroy, created a project so expensive that almost no one knows how it can be built as originally envisioned.