A San Jose woman was convicted this week of scamming more than $200,000 from people who sublet rooms to her because they thought she needed a hand up.

A local activist says he’ll divvy up 10,000 pounds of free weed to people who support legalization in California.

Sean Parker plunked down $250,000 and recruited other techies to fund a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in California.

Santa Clara Mayor Jamie L. Matthews announced his retirement—only a day after his city played host to Super Bowl 50.

San Jose has released its wish list of projects for a 30-year half-cent sales tax measure slated for the fall ballot.

Santa Clara County wants to strengthen oversight of Sourcewise, the nonprofit that administers the region's senior nutrition programs.

The civil grand jury has been quietly investigating the stadium authority for Levi’s Stadium, home to the San Francisco 49ers and Super Bowl 50, while billionaire developers play chess for Santa Clara’s future.

San Jose has been at odds with its biggest recycling hauler, California Waste Solutions, for failing to meet its contractual obligations.

Somewhere between the dancing leprechaun, adult film star, Miss Universe and broadcasting ventriloquists, some actual football conversations took place.

Making San Jose easier to swallow for Middle America’s diabetic masses shouldn't involve sanitizing the streets of local color.

San Jose will consider exempting high-rise developments from a year-old law designed to increase the supply of affordable housing.

Homicide detectives found the body of Kyle Myrick Thursday, a 28-year-old motorcycle shop employee who went missing exactly a week ago.

Local nonprofit Dignity on Wheels will launch Santa Clara County's first mobile shower and laundry service for the homeless next week.

We don’t know that the stolen car barreling down a residential street lined with grade schools contains two minors, one just 13 years old.

Pollsters commissioned by Santa Clara County will gauge voters' willingness to pass a new sales tax. But this isn’t the survey’s first run.

Beau Goldie made an unexpected—and extended—goodbye tour last week at the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s offices.