John Giacomini, 73, of Atherton, pleaded guilty to the charge on March 2. He practiced medicine and cardiology from 1985 to 2018 and was chief of the cardiology section at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Palo Alto.  

The city in May replaced the litigious map that met all federal and state redistricting requirements.

The grand jury serves as the county's civil watchdog agency and may examine all aspects of county and city government, special districts and school districts, according to the announcement.

The way the California State University system presents graduation rates obscures how the system is failing its Black students.

The U.S. Department of Justice said it has seen a tenfold increase in the amount of ghost guns seized by law enforcement since 2016.

Investigation by Santa Clara County's cold case unit and Mountain View police led to the July 9 arrest of John Kevin Woodward at JFK airport in New York City for the strangulation murder of Laurie Houts 30 years ago. Woodward will stand trial for a third time in the case.

The new CEO was selected after a nationwide search conducted by the HRS Executive Search firm to replace Knies, who has led the association for 34 years and retires in November as part of a planned transition.

Californians who don’t file taxes — because they don’t earn enough to owe any — won’t receive the new round of state payments. That includes some seniors and disabled people, as well as some of the lowest-income adults.

An evacuation center was set up Friday evening at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Road.

The theme park's longtime contract with Cedar Fair, which manages Great America, expired in 2021.

The city will donate more than $1 million in safety equipment to first responders in Ukraine, including breathing apparatus air packs, mask-mounted regulators, air cylinders and several hundred breathing apparatus masks.

The federal jury concluded that Balwani conspired to defraud Theranos Investors and patients, and he faces a possible 20-year sentence.

The internet giant may have provided Sberbank-owned RuTarget with unique mobile phone IDs, IP addresses, location information and details about users’ interests and online activity.

Sale prices in some counties in 2022 are increasing at half the rate of a year ago, and total home sales in the Bay Area in May were 11.5 percent lower than last year.

City officials in Los Altos have announced the appointment of Angela Averiett as police chief. “I am humbled to serve the Los Altos community as the police chief and eager to get to work,” Averiett said. “My commitment to safety, accountability, fairness, and equity will strive to ensure the well-being of all who live, work, and travel through Los Altos.”

Averiett has more than 25 years of experience in policing and law enforcement.

Residents don't need to relocate during the spraying, since the treatment poses minimal risk to people, pets, animals and the environment, according to Santa Clara County.