Santa Clara County has mailed out more than 8,000 ballots for the June primary election to military and overseas voters.

While many neighboring suburbs still cling to cannabis prohibitions, San Jose has become the de facto weed capital of Silicon Valley.

Some hoped Santa Clara County would take a cue from San Francisco and other cities that erased pot convictions in the wake of Prop. 64.

One of the South Bay’s most buttoned-up law firms has started working with clients from the budding cannabis industry.

A Santa Clara County judge heard oral arguments from both sides on Monday and is expected to issue a ruling in the case within 90 days.

San Jose’s City Council on Tuesday will consider a proposal by Mayor Sam Liccardo to restrict taxpayer-funded travel.

Will quiet bias keep LGBTQ candidates out of office, or has shifting consciousness made the South Bay a safe place to run a gay campaign?

A fledgling nonprofit hopes to channel progressive energy to turn red states blue in the upcoming midterm elections.

A scathing audit convinced the California Department of Education to find a more scrupulous contractor than 4Cs to manage $40 million in grants.

With nearly half the council on a taxpayer-funded junket, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo says it’s time to rethink the city’s travel policies.

San Jose considers whether to support a state bill that would demand greater transparency from water companies about rate changes.

A scathing new report found that 4Cs child care nonprofit mismanaged state grants and caused undue financial hardship for countless families.

The Silicon Valley Organization issued a public apology for the way it defended a political candidate accused of sexual harassment.

Santa Clara County officials rolled out a new child abuse hotline in time for National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Decades-old claims of sexual harassment and abuse of power have come back to haunt Sheriff Laurie Smith.

The Silicon Valley Organization drew flak for the way it responded to a campaign mailer about a candidate endorsed by its PAC.