San Jose Inside

The Catholic Church says it could be forced to litigate hundreds or thousands of cases of sex abuse by priests, resulting in potentially billions of dollars in retroactive punitive damages.

A new bill aimed at increasing affordable housing construction is back by California’s carpenters’ unions, but the Construction and Building Trades Council is opposed, saying it doesn't guarantee union wages.

A $300 penalty that California courts tack onto traffic and minor citations can cause the cost of a ticket to balloon. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to reduce it by half but lawmakers want it gone.

The vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, dropped off at any county Vote Center, or deposited in any one of 48 dropbox locations in San Jose or any one of the 55 dropbox locations in other cities in the county before 8pm June 7.

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

The first contract package, for the tunnel and trackwork, for $235 million, has been awarded to Kiewit Shea Traylor

Lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom have different opinions on the best next steps for California’s high-speed rail project.

The California National Guard this month shipped protective gear and medical supplies, and the Office of Emergency Services has shipped five 50-bed field medical stations.

Critics say that despite threats of big insurance premiums in the wake of a 2019 mass shooting, Gilroy city officials pulled the plug too early on the Gilroy Garlic Festival after more than four decades.

San Jose police and the IRS discover that Amanda Riley faked cancer to defraud victims out of more than $105,000.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California Democrats are counting on abortion rights to drive their voters to the polls. But some may still care more about crime, homelessness and inflation.

The investigation linked Matthew Freudenblum, 24, of Sunnyvale to two different storage facilities as likely warehousing locations for stolen goods.

Meanwhile, San Jose Inside Power Poll respondents worry about Elon Musk taking over Twitter.

Supervisors voted unanimously to give $3 million to a Planned Parenthood office in San Jose to help expand its medical and reproductive care services n anticipation of an increase in women both in the county and from other states seeking abortion services. 

California is trying to make its cash assistance program more flexible for low-income parents. Advocates say a federal rule is hindering that.