In “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World,” author and Palo Alto native Malcolm Harris tells tales of the city’s founding, highlighting how some grew rich through technology and science while others were left out of the growth and prosperity.

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.

Liccardo, a former city councilman, led the Bay Area city through a pandemic, a mass shooting, a homelessness crisis, a horrific flood and more.

Former Sheriff Robert Earl Winter drew on his family history for his novel set in the Civil War.

Massey is the successor to symphony founder Andrew Bales, pending his long-planned retirement.

Goal of new Office of Youth and Community Restoration is to return youth offenders to their communities, says former Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge.

News of Brian Bates' death of natural causes resulted in an outpouring of comments and remarks on social media from students, alumnil, colleagues and San Jose State administrators.

A star in wartime Vietnam, Phuong Tâm returns to the spotlight five decades later with reissued recordings next spring.

Even as national headlines fade, a core of young Black activists are demanding attention through community service and controversy

Podcasters Carmen Sánchez and Manuel Ávalos offer a weekly podcast all about San Jose legends and ghostly tales.

Skaggs was one of three co-founders who opened the Camera One theater in 1975, which blossomed into a 21-screen chain

Downtown San Jose is now poised for a housing renaissance that was hard to imagine back in 2015, when Leslye Corsiglia first formed [email protected].

Dr. Marty Fenstersheib, whose planned departure was announced at the June 22 Board of Supervisors, says he is making his “second attempt at retirement” this week.

Brown is chair of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Santa Clara, and as a board member of two nonprofits.

Adrian Balleza was known for lighting up any room with a big smile and sharing his signature goofy jokes. He was a family man first and foremost, and his proudest moment was becoming a father,

The inventor of the cell phone, Martin Cooper, talks about his new book and why we’ve barely begun to harness the power of cellular technology.