Two men have been charged with hate crimes in Santa Clara County for separate assaults against an Asian American woman walking her dog in Los Gatos and a 93-year-old Persian American in San Jose. According to a press release today by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, Richard Hanford, 62, of Los Gatos, told an Asian American woman: “This is America, (expletive deleted)” before striking her on a sidewalk in Los Gatos. David Greenburg, 56, of Redwood City, spit at an elderly San Jose Persian American man and told him: “Go back to your (expletive deleted) country.”

Both are charged with misdemeanor hate crime charges.

Redwood City Police arrested bouncer on an assault charge in beating of a customer at a Brewster Avenue wine bar.

As the valley’s tech companies have driven the U.S. economy since the Great Recession, the region remains one of the most unequal.

This year, ticket-holders can host or join screening parties, a nod to Cinequest’s in-person soirees after film credits roll. 

Sean Kali-Rai said the city has been dragging its feet on a policy that the council asked to prioritize three years ago.

As wildfire and mudslide threats prompt mountain residents to flee, Silicon Valley’s remote workers are eager to take their place.

According to Cal-OSHA, Kaiser’s San Jose Medical Center is one of the top pandemic-safety violators in the state.

A blog post published today names a litany of cops whose apparent prejudice calls into question the integrity of their policing.

Tipsters who help lead to a conviction of Marcos Lopez-Cabera may qualify for a cash reward from Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers.

The alleged mastermind of an bribery plot managed to duck charges for now. As did many of his apparently perjurious colleagues.

Nancy Nordland told police that they have the wrong suspect, reportedly asking: “Do I have a twin walking around somewhere?”

The arrests were discriminatory because no women or drivers with families were targeted, attorney Bruce Nickerson argues.

The $501,457 that City Manager Deanna Santana made in 2019 tops that of her counterparts in much larger municipalities.

VOCA founder Brian Jaffe reimagined his civic engagement app to help those who needed groceries while sheltering in place.

On March 23, the San Mateo-based company furloughed 65 percent of its workforce in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Silicon Valley residents rise to the occasion by crafting protective face masks for the region’s frontline responders.