VTA now projects the cost of the final phase of extending BART into downtown San Jose and Santa Clara will be more than 30% higher, and take three years longer, to 2036, to complete.

Student workers at the 23-campus CSU system say their pay is low, their hours are restricted and they get no sick pay. They are hoping to join the employees union to fix that.

A high-speed chase and car jacking in San Jose in 2019 ended in a shootout that killed the suspect’s partner.

Traditional ice skating experience returns to Circle of Palms starting Nov. 17 for 26th season, after a one-year hiatus.

The more moderate weather this year broke a streak of three straight scorching summers, each ranking among the state’s 10 hottest ever recorded.

During the first year of the program, SJSU is offering guaranteed admission to 14 majors, including many in sought-after fields of study, including business, engineering, public health, political science and child and adolescent development. 

A patchwork of bills is giving housing developers and local governments more options to reduce red tape for housing projects.

The definition of "adequate shelter" is at the heart of debates raging across California in the five years since a federal appeals court ruled that it’s cruel and unusual punishment to evict homeless people from public spaces when they have no other options.

City officials are reportedly scouting for a new operator of the park, located on 23 acres on South White Road in East San Jose.

Harwell was a founding member of the band, which broke out in the late 1990s with hit songs like Walkin’ on the Sun and All Star. He was born on Jan. 9, 1967, and grew up in San Jose.

Yohanes S. Kidane was last seen Aug. 14 entering an Uber vehicle in San Jose, and cell phone, wallet and backpack were recovered near the Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center in San Francisco.

San Jose detectives identified Todd Baldwin, of Morgan Hill, as a member of the facilities department at Valley Christian Schools who allegedly paid students for providing explicit images and video.

The suspect or suspects fled prior to officers arriving, and the two students stabbed were taken to a hospital.

Instead of the two-thirds supermajority required for local bond measures, legislators are considering a proposed threshold of  55%. Had that standard been in place in 2018, San Jose, Santa Cruz County, Berkeley, San Diego and Santa Rosa would have been granted the power to borrow a total of $2.26 billion.

Officers said the motive and circumstances around the two fatal stabbings are under investigation.

The unions are seeking a 7% pay increase, and complain that many city departments are understaffed. The city in June said its final pay offer was 5% the first year of the contract, 4% the second, and 3% the third.