Under a system that has long prioritized local control for school districts. state officials now are fighting some recent board decisions regarding LGBTQ students.

Southern California school boards have been battling with Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta over book bans and other culture wars in the classroom. 

California’s Legislature has become more diverse than ever. At the same time, a rally against transgender healthcare was held at the state Capitol and anti-semitism in the state is on the rise.

In a survey regarding six statewide measures on the November ballot, San Jose Inside Power Poll finds widespread support of constitutional protection for contraception and abortion access.

Men made homophobic and transphobic remarks against a member of the LGTBQ+ community who was hosting the June 11 event at the San Lorenzo Library.

Sen. Bob Wieckowski endorsed Wahab as his successor, but if campaign coffers are any sign, it’s still going to be a close race.

The way Americans communicate and perceive each other—often at first glance—has changed since the election of former President Donald Trump.

From leather to politics to bars, a new history exhibit features decades of pageantry, heartache and belonging in the South Bay.

Councilmember Carol Marques worries the policy will open a "can of worms," expose the city to liability.

The native San Jose transgender woman’s murder has devastated, but not shocked, friends, family and the South Bay drag scene.

In Padilla and Weber, Californians get their first Latino U.S. Senator and first Black female secretary of state.

Spearheaded by Ken Yeager, Queer Silicon Valley offers a look into the culture, crime and organizations of LGTBQ people.

The inaugural hALLoWELLness provides a safe haven for a LGBTQ+ community that faces unique challenges from the coronavirus pandemic.

The district, which aims to showcases the history, culture and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community, is being planned in downtown.

The colorful world of politics got a little more prismatic this week in the race between Mayor Steven Scharf and J.R. Fruen.

An unmasked patron at a South Bay bargain store threw a fit of such epic proportions that it landed him above-the-fold placement on TMZ.