Last week we ran through the biggest stores of 2015 in our annual Year in Review. As we pivot to a New Year, here's a look at the stories to come.

A year in review is rarely pretty, and 2015 was no exception. Here’s a brief list of the some of the biggest stories that made it a year to remember, and soon leave behind.

Name recognition is the name of the game when it comes to politics, but there’s more to the decision by one local elected's spouse to change his name.

Diamond Foundry, a Peninsula-based startup with A-list investors, puts a Silicon Valley spin on high-end, lab-made diamonds.

A recent trip to review records at Santa Clara’s City Hall led to Fly crashing a governance committee meeting.

A federal jury awarded $11.3 million to a man left paralyzed when a San Jose police officer shot him in the back.

Sixteen pot clubs have passed legal muster to operate in San Jose. The surviving collectives include some of the biggest players in the local industry

A Fremont man who allegedly tried to join a terrorist group in Syria has been indicted by a federal grand jury, prosecutors announced Thursday.

Earlier this month, an enveloped arrived containing what appears to be Rep. Mike Honda's "1,000 Cranes" list, the million-dollar Rolodex of top donors.

Police are pointing to the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino as proof that local law enforcement needs military tools and training.

The City Council will debate whether to commission a study on charging an affordable housing fee for commercial development.

San Jose’s top marijuana official has been accused of threatening collectives at a meeting earlier this month. The city disputes the claim.

Police cleared out an Islamic civil rights center Thursday in Santa Clara after a staffer opened a letter dusted with a suspicious white powder.

Santa Clara County's Board of Supervisors has nominated Dave Cortese for a second year as board president.

David Gerard, a first-year trustee on the Morgan Hill Unified School District, might want to think about submitting his own walking papers.

The Golden Spigot has got some brass. That’s the only way to explain the explanations coming from the Santa Clara Valley Water District.