In San José over the past five years, 57% of all traffic fatalities happened during the dark hours of the day, with over 30% of those incidents caused by speeding.

Income inequality grew in California during three of the last four recessions before the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers are trying to figure out if the same happened in 2020.

California’s economic recovery from the devastations of the pandemic was stronger than previously estimated — but skyrocketing inflation could rob the state of its hard-earned gains.

The San Jose Downtown Association is undertaking a nationwide search to replace longtime executive director Scott Knies, who was promoted to chief executive officer last week. Knies will step down Nov. 1, 2022, after 34 years with the organization, as part of a planned succession anticipated in its August 2020 strategic plan.

One option for California lawmakers is to decrease the state tax on gas suppliers. Another is some form of rebate to help defray the higher cost of gas.

Smith, who started with the Sheriff's Office in 1973 and has been sheriff since 1998, blasted attacks against her tenure as politically motivated.

Tetiana Perebyinis, chief accountant for a Palo Alto tech startup working in Ukraine, and her two children were killed March 6 by Russian mortar shelling as they tried to flee Irpin, near Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.

San Jose Inside Power Poll panelists also worry about impact of “wokeness” and think the state may have reduced criminal sentences too much.

The mayor promised to address homelessness, crime and blight by constructing 1,000 quick-build apartments for the homeless, adding dozens of additional police officers to the force and employing unhoused residents to clean and beautify San Jose.

Santa Clara County's average today, $5.48 for a gallon of regular gas, was in the middle range of Bay Area counties.

The San José Downtown Association selected downtown-based entertainment industry veteran Mauricio Mejia to promote future concerts.

Julie H. Sullivan, current president of the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, was named the 30th president of Santa Clara University in mid-day ceremonies March 1 in front of the historic mission at the 171-year-old Jesuit, Catholic institution in Santa Clara.

Local jurisdictions are free to impose their own requirements, but all students and staff, regardless of vaccination status, will no longer be required by California to wear a mask indoors at schools and child care facilities starting March 12. 

The former City of Santa Clara councilman is accused of forging six Foothill-DeAnza Community College pay stubs for 2021 – even though he last worked for the college in 2019 – in seeking to obtain a $690,000 loan from Finance of America Mortgage.

The vote ended several months of rancor between the former city manager of Sunnyvale and Oakland and a new council majority.

Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody said state indoor masking requirements would still apply for unvaccinated individuals and in schools and other settings regardless of vaccination status.