The down payment assistance program comprises a 30-year deferred loan for up to 17 percent of a property’s purchase price.

The local housing agency says it doesn't aggressively pursue fraud. As a result, scammers fall under the radar for years—and sometimes decades.

Campaigning is inherently self-promotional, but the state Senate hopeful under fire for the way he's using county merch to boost his political profile.

The three-term supe irked some county officials by requesting a slew of grants that appear to some observers as politically motivated.

A recent spate of ideologically motivated massacres have prompted local lawmakers to think of ways to keep hate crimes in check.

The East Side airport’s potential closure has been the subject of impassioned public discussion for the better part of the past year. 

The county is trying to find what land it already owns on which to build below-market-rate housing for the region’s poorest residents. 

Three years after voters approved the $950 million affordable housing bond, the first project funded by the initiative is finally finished.

As news broke on Sunday that a gunman had open fired on a crowd at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, local officials poured out words of support.

Carol Hoffman, a local businesswoman, is running against self-described political strategist Sergio Lopez for the open seat.