San Jose Inside

The seemingly random attack against strangers left three people dead and seven wounded before police found a bloody Kevin Parkourana hiding in a delivery van outside of a Milpitas Smart & Final.

The founders of Bay FC were behind the successful effort to bring women's professional soccer back to the Bay Area.

People who fail to grasp the big picture, or choose to ignore the combined impacts of poor planning, discriminatory zoning practices and the complexities required to fund affordable housing projects are among the first to argue passionately how much they feel sorry for the homeless – but just as passionately argue that they shouldn’t be allowed to live in their neighborhoods.

As rising costs of rebuilding after several years of wildfires are wiping out profits for California home insurers, State Farm isn’t the first insurer to retreat from the state, and may not be the last.

Under the proposed state changes, recipients would gain greater flexibility to participate in activities such as going to school, domestic violence counseling, addiction treatment or mental health care, at an estimated cost of100 million.

One bill will require social media companies to share advertising revenue with news publishers.

As of May 30, FEMA approved assistance for applicants in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, including Pajaro and the city of Watsonville, but the state has yet to name nonprofits that deliver the aid.

Workers who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and are enrolling in a college program have until June 15 to apply for a California relief grant to receive up to $2,500 as state lawmakers seek to cut programs to plug a budget hole.

The district’s governing board is expected to formally approve Lambert’s contract at its regular meeting June 12. Lambert, currently chancellor of Pima Community College in Arizona, will start in his new role Aug. 1.

A bill to tax Airbnb and other short-term rentals to fund affordable housing projects could be voted on by the Senate as soon as today. The proposal has revived the debate over Airbnb and its role in the housing crisis.

The latest Point-in-Time census showed slight decreases in the number of unhoused individuals counted across Santa Clara County and in the City of San José.

Jonathan Vu Hoang, formerly of San Jose, admitted he created a bogus investment company and defrauded multiple investors by falsely promising them he would invest their money.

Increasing CSU tuition up to $8,000 over a five-year period by 2030 might not be enough to cover the system's spending, as faculty press for 12% pay increases.

After unanimously clearing the Senate, a bill expanding first responders’ access to workers’ comp for PTSD moves to the Assembly.

The donation is the largest ever for the non-profit, and will accelerate its plans to serve women in Africa and Asia with devastating childbirth injuries.