You might think a political party riven with infighting would be in a bad spot politically. But California Democrats are doing just fine.

State Sen. Jim Beall and Assemblyman Ash Kalra have asked the state to make the property available for a university housing highrise.

Planning commissioners rejected the mosque as proposed and directed staff to return with plans for a drastically scaled-down project.

The East Side school district hammered for years by investigations and claims of corruption took yet another hit in the latest state audit.

A proposal granting prosecutors on-demand access to inmate calls became a test of the county’s fidelity to its own oversight standards.

County Assessor Larry Stone is suing over what he calls a stunningly flawed decision to give the NFL team a massive tax break.

San Jose’s elected leaders are debating whether to endorse a state bill that would give Californians an alternative to mega-banks.

San Jose’s homeless population went from 4,350 in 2017 to 6,172 this year. For Santa Clara County, it grew by 31 percent.

A quiet push to give local prosecutors on-demand access to inmate phone calls has ignited a controversy over checks and balances.

Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on capital punishment, will California voters finally put the death penalty out of its misery?

Federal officials are reportedly refusing to meet with the California High-Speed Rail Authority after one of Trump’s Twitter tirades.

A unique proposal going before the council aims to give instructors at Santa Clara University a way to weather the affordability crisis.

Buoyed by a strong economy, the governor sent lawmakers a revised budget that boosts his already-hefty January proposal to $213.6 billion.

A new shopping plaza and parking structure opened at Santana Row, expanding the outdoor retail strip for the first time in a long time. 

Court officials say there’s no “surplus,” however, and that the state needs a better way to assess how many judges each county needs.

The Blossom Valley resident finally confirmed what we all saw coming: he sold his startup and is officially campaigning for City Council.