The contests for mayor of San Jose, Santa Clara County sheriff, all four of the contested San Jose City Council races and the one contested county supervisor race will have runoff elections in November with the top two finishers.

A customer at a Mountain View Starbucks and an employee at a Cupertino T-Mobile store were attacked last week in separate hate crime incidents.

If Rosen’s totals hold above 50% he will be declared the winner. He was unopposed in his previous two re-election bids.

Gilroy Officer Catalina Fraide’s disciplined response in September 2021 to a live-fire ambush by a violent felon intent on killing police officers is a credit to her training, professionalism and courage, wrote Deputy District Attorney Robert Baker.

Santa Clara County prosecutors will seek treatment, rehabilitation and accountability for repeat non-violent offenders.

William Gerry, a former San Jose city inspector, was convicted of extorting bribes and molesting children.

The victim's uncle, Rene Aaron Hernandez-Santos,19, and grandfather Rene Trigueros Hernandez, 59, were arrested Wednesday by the San José Police Department's Special Operations Division, MERGE Unit, and charged with felony child abuse in the 2021 death of Arely Naomi Proctor.

One grant will fund 10 artists to paint murals for a walkable art corridor in East San Jose, while others included the NAACP and neighborhood associations in Cassell and Welch Park in San Jose.

Supervisor CIndy Chavez requested a special local report following news that San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin had accused San Francisco police of using DNA collected from a sexual assault victim to connect her to another crime.

Cain Velasquez arraigned on attempted murder charges in relation to Feb. 28 shooting.

Superior Court Judge Christopher Rudy is allowing Santa Clara County's lawsuit against Calvary Chapel San Jose to continue. The county wants to collect $2.8 mllion in fines for violating county health orders prohibiting indoor gatherings and requiring people to wear masks.

Robert Foster, 48, of Morgan Hill, pleaded no contest to a series of felony fraud charges in connection with his security business and will be sentenced to three years in county jail and two years of mandatory supervision. Foster will repay $1.13 million to Everest National Insurance and the Employment Development Department.

Celebrated Silicon Valley lawyer Allen J. Ruby readies pre-trial arguments for Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith as her case likely will extend into the 2022 political season.

The state Attorney General's Office cleared Christopher Schumb of two felony charges Monday morning, citing lack of evidence

The public defender failed to disclose that he previously argued in support of Stanford student Brock Turner’s “lenient” sentence in June 2016.

The lawsuit filed by Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen and five other DAs also alleges that Match.com failed to inform customers how to cancel and that the cancellation process was lengthy and tedious, a violation of the state's automatic renewal laws