The California Department of Housing and Community Development has ordered every city and county to plan for 2.5 million new homes by 2030, but nearly all municipalities are not on track to hit their numbers.
Virginia-based AES cited project economics, infrastructure requirements, market conditions, community considerations and long-term investment priorities as reasons it won't submit plans for the project near Morgan Hill.
San Pedro Square emerged as the region’s soccer celebration hub as tournament activity drove strong gains for San José hotels and San Jose Mineta International Airport, which welcomed more than 500,000 airport passengers.
The fatalities included a 34-year-old San Jose man was riding a Harley Davidson on Sunday when he crashed into a Chevrolet Silverado towing a trailer on State Route 152 at Ferguson Road in unincorporated Santa Clara County.
Prosecutors said Zachary Chernicky was driving his Telsa more than 140 mph on Highway 87 before he smashed into the back of a car, killing a woman and her 2-year-old child.
Arrests were made in the third and fourth domestic violence homicides so far this year in San Jose. There were five domestic violence murders in Santa Clara County during all of 2025.
Shahin Gheblehshenas, 67, and her daughter, Nina Fathizadeh, 43, were sentenced June 5. Gheblehshenas, who was convicted in March, was sentenced to eight years. Fathizadeh, who pleaded guilty just before her trial was set to begin, was sentenced to 13 years and four months.
A Santa Clara County Superior Court jury earlier this year found Jesse Manuel Figueroa guilty of murder, for fatally striking 8-month-old Baby Raina in 2020 while babysitting her.
Because of his age, the accused juvenile attacker was ineligible to be tried in Superior Court where he could have faced 15-years-to-life in prison. Because it was a juvenile court case, his name was not released.
California State University leaders took a first step in creating new bachelor’s degrees that can be completed in as little as three years, taking work experience into account.