In what’s becoming a disturbing annual tradition at Levi’s Stadium, another sports fan was severely beaten at a San Francisco 49ers season opener.

A few years after upping the minimum wage to the double-digits, San Jose will consider raising it again.

Following the beating death of a mentally ill inmate, Santa Clara County leaders have called for a top-to-bottom investigation of local jails.

San Jose’s Ethics Commission has launched an investigation into dozens of elected leaders and candidates who flouted local election law.

A coordinated plan to put the Santa Clara County Office of Education on notice last week ended up being the equivalent of a protest dress rehearsal.

Rep. Mike Honda (D-San Jose) is under fire after his legislative staff became a runaway train, transforming itself into a campaign squadron to fend off a 2014 election challenge by Ro Khanna.

San Jose’s City Clerk barely squeaked by with her job after coming under fire for misguiding candidates about local election law.

Three correctional officers arrested last week on suspicion of beating to death an inmate have been officially charged with murder.

George Shirakawa Jr. shuffled out of office in disgrace two and a half years ago, but the former county supervisor’s egregious misuse of taxpayer funds created a financial odyssey so twisted that it continues to bedevil staff to this day.

Documents released Thursday suggest Rep. Mike Honda's office viewed official business as a commodity to be sold in exchange for campaign support. We combed through the documents to pull out the biggest findings.

The House Committee on Ethics will continue to investigate Rep. Mike Honda over allegations that he misused official resources on a pay-to-play scheme with campaign donors.

Three Santa Clara County jail guards have been accused of homicide in connection to an inmate’s death last week.

Mike Honda has spent tens of thousands of campaign dollars to defend himself from a House ethics probe. No later than Thursday we'll learn if he’ll need to keep throwing cash at the problem.

The county released video of an explosion to highlight safety lapses by the contractor hired to seismically retrofit Valley Medical Center.

Under an amnesty program that starts Oct. 1, drivers struggling to pay off traffic fines will have a chance to settle for a fraction of what they owe.

As housing costs soar and incomes remain relatively stagnant, San Jose aims to pass a new rent control ordinance by the start of 2016.