Judge Amit P. Mehta said Google must hand over some of its search data to rivals, falling short of the sweeping changes proposed by the government to rein in the power of Silicon Valley.

A secretive appropriations process in the California Legislature killed or reined in three bills regulating the use of pricing algorithms, although some AI regulation survived the legislative axe, including a bill that would outlaw pricing software algorithm use in contracts.

Alum Rock Union School District trustees took the unanimous action at a rare Saturday emergency meeting announced less than 24 hours after a fire destroyed the former youth center.

Valley Healthcare Foundation formed the political committee a week before the county Board of Supervisors voted to place sales tax increase on November ballot.

The proposed redistricting would make minor changes in a half dozen Bay Area congressional districts, and expand the 9th Congressional District westward toward the East Bay to bolster potential support for incumbent Democrat Rep. Josh Harder.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office obtained the settlement in Superior Court in a consumer protection lawsuit filed against the meal delivery company for misleading consumers, making it difficult to cancel subscriptions.

The project is on the former site of the family-owned Wheel Works tire store. The joint effort of Maracor Development and The Pacific Cos. was first announced in 2022.

The independent body that redraws the state’s political maps isn’t perfect, but many Republicans prefer that to the gerrymander that Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks to offset one proposed in Texas. 

County officials said the higher taxes are needed to close a projected billion-dollar budget shortfall that is the result of the federal government’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”

San Jose city officials say outreach services to homeless individuals and food programs for low-income seniors will continue, using city funds if federal funding ends.

Goodbye to the age of consumer websites and mobile apps, as some observers say the impact of AI shifts innovation’s epicenter away from San Jose.

China has used U.S. components to produce supercomputers believed to support nuclear explosive simulation and military simulation activities. The penalties for such illegal sales by Cadence were reduced by more than $70 million because of some coooperation with federal investigators.

State officials say the Elon Musk-led company doesn't have permits to operate autonomous vehicles in California.

California lawmakers are advancing a measure that would curb journalists’ access to their home addresses and contact information through their voter registration records, an attempt watchdog groups say hinders the public’s ability to hold politicians accountable.

The carpenters' union's stance broke from the powerful Building and Construction Trades Council, which has opposed nearly all proposals to lower hurdles for developers that do not include minimum pay levels and union hiring requirements.

City officials report that the latest figures mark the highest sheltered rate that San José has achieved in decades, exceeding Santa Clara County and California statewide rate.