SJPD has seen an increase in sexual assault reports. But they aren’t sure whether rapes are rising, or whether more victims are speaking up.

A new poll shows that San Jose voters largely favor Google’s plans to build a massive new headquarters in downtown.

San Jose Unified School District is looking to fill the Area 4 position since trustee Paymon Zarghami stepped down earlier this month.

After months of intense debate, San Jose has proposed three possible sites for tiny homes for the homeless.

Lieutenant Gov. Gavin Newsom swung through the South Bay to talk about education, tech, income inequality, Trump and more.

NAACP chapter president Rev. Jethroe Moore accused the head of the Santa Clara County sheriff deputies union of sending racist texts.

Now that San Jose has settled on a price for several properties Google wants to buy, it’s up to the City Council to approve the agreement.

Sam Liccardo touted the city’s collaborative ethos and acknowledged its struggle to address housing affordability in his annual address.

Bay Area News Group—the chain that includes the Merc and South Bay community newspapers—went through another downsizing.

Recent ICE crackdowns on South Bay businesses have spread panic in the community, according to immigrant advocates.

County Supervisor Joe Simitian turned the State of the County address into a rallying cry against President Trump’s harmful agenda.

Some 150 victims of the 2017 Coyote Creek flood are suing San Jose, Santa Clara County and the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

San Jose Councilman Johnny Khamis wants to take back a vote to expand the scope of a hotly debated 30-plus-member advisory board.

The SCCOE board has its pick of five candidates to replace Michael Chang, who resigned as board president in December.

The ghosts could just as easily be hiding out at Louis Vuitton at Valley Fair or Gucci at Santana Row.

A Morgan Hill charter school principal threatened to take legal action against a county education trustee who asked some tough questions.