The declaration will be in effect for the duration of the power shutoff and must be ratified by the Board of Supervisors within a week.

School’s out for at least 12,000 East Side students because of the energy outages scheduled to hit the South Bay at noon today.

On the second anniversary of the Tubbs fire, PG&E has confirmed that it will turn off the power for nearly 800,000 customers.

SEIU Local 521, which represents 12,000 county service employees, called the strike over alleged unfair labor practices.

South Bay residents should start preparing for a possible widespread electricity blackout that could last up to a seven days.

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will vote on a 20-year master agreement with the Fairgrounds Management Corporation.

The San Jose City Council will discuss the new local rules when it meets for this week’s regularly scheduled Tuesday session.

SEIU Local 521 canceled negotiations with the county Thursday while as many as 1,200 workers took part in the protest for higher pay.

The county has been negotiating with SEIU for the past five months, although the union’s contract expired in mid-June.

Anyone who sees Apollo Johnsen or knows where to find him is urged to not detain him but to notify local law enforcement.

Newly-hired President Holly Elkins broke the news Thursday in a letter addressed to the school’s students and alumni.

Four years after the county authorized its creation, the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement has finally opened its doors to the public.

The county Board of Supervisors plan to announce the official text-to-911 launch in a press conference Wednesday morning.

The Board of Supes on Tuesday will vote on allocating the money to a pair of nonprofits that offer services for victims of sexual violence. 

The names appear on a list from the Sheriff’s Office, which is under investigation by the DA for the way it grants concealed gun permits.

Proponents of the ban say it will prevent a tool meant to hold police accountable from turning into a means of spying on the public.