Two bills aimed at clearing the backlog of untested rape kits in California come to a vote this week on their respective chamber floors.

As the June 5 election approaches and the inflammatory, incomplete information continues to proliferate, says public defender Sajid Khan.

Big Oil has put Robert Rivas in the crosshairs, marking the first time the industry has targeted a local candidate running for higher office.

A company that sold toxic lead paint has been ordered by California courts to cough up $60 million for remediation.

The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters faces a critical shortage of election officers to staff the polls for the June primary election.

A crowded field of six candidates has emerged in the June primary race for San Jose’s District 9 council seat.

Dominic Caserta has resigned from elected office and pulled out of the county supervisor race amid mounting allegations of sexual misconduct.

The ROV apparently omitted some key biographical information from a candidate statement in the District 4 Santa Clara County supervisor race.

Hunger strikes, an in-custody death and the new politics of criminal justice define the race for Santa Clara County sheriff.

Police are now looking claims that Santa Clara Councilman Dominic Caserta pressed his clothed groin on a young woman, sources say.

Here’s a look at who’s running for Supervisor Ken Yeager’s Santa Clara County District 4 seat and why.

East Side students need Measure G to protect their opportunities to compete for college and careers in today’s hyper-competitive world.

The Santa Clara Councilman has been the subject of sexual harassment claims since he began teaching high school in the early 2000s.

A candidate for Santa Clara County supervisor was censured by the local Democratic Central Committee over a sexual harassment claim.

Sheriff candidates Laurie Smith and John Hirokawa sat down for no-holds-barred interviews to make their case for the June 5 primary.

A former campaign staffer accuses ex-boss Dominic Caserta of parading around in nothing but a bath towel and other impropriety.