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.
There are two options to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in San Jose on May 3: a parade and community festival in East San Jose beginning at 10am and a downtown Cinco de Mayo festival at Plaza de Cesar Chavez beginning at 11 am.
One cybersecurity firm reported that an Islamic cyber attack group claimed responsibility for the massive eBay outages that began at noon Sunday and continued into Monday evening. San Jose-based eBay described the outages as ‘intermittent technical issues.’
The county contributed $1 million from its Measure A Affordable Housing Bond to help transform a historic building into four units of affordable housing.
Attorney General Rob Bonta’s new regulations will severely restrict California cardrooms’ ability to operate their most popular table games, including by outright prohibiting them from offering modified blackjack-style and other games.
The county statement followed Wednesday's announcement by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan that the city was canceling all César Chávez Day events, in light of the sex abuse allegations.