Seventeen state initiatives have made their way onto the fall ballot, including some of the most complex laws ever put to a popular vote.

Litigation over the outcome of San Jose’s D4 council race has prompted the city to consider allowing candidates to raise money for legal defense.

Authorities have released the names of the Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputy and the elderly man he shot to death in his Saratoga home Monday.

The District Attorney’s Office sued a debt collection giant for allegedly subjecting people to harassing robo-calls, among other allegations.

A recruitment effort is underway to bring thousands of litter picker-uppers to South Bay creeks for Coastal Cleanup Day this weekend.

Council candidate Steve Brown crashed a press conference convened to denounce his views on discrimination against the LGBTQ community.

Santa Clara County will see 32 local initiatives on the Nov. 8 ballot. Here's a breakdown of those measures by county, city and district.

Brock Turner walked out of jail after three months of incarceration for sexually assaulting a woman last year after a campus party.

Matt Mahood left the GOP this summer, making him the first non-Republican to lead Silicon Valley's chamber of commerce in years.

District Attorney Jeff Rosen will deliver a presentation about his 2015 tour of German prisons, which are considered a model of progressivism.

One of the men arrested in a gay cruising sting wonders how San Jose’s understaffed police force prioritized undercover ops at Columbus Park.

Campbell Councilman Jeffrey Cristina was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of domestic violence, according to city officials.

Five years after Gov. Jerry Brown signed the FAIR Education Act, California’s public schools are now rolling LGBTQ history into the coursework.

A veteran San Jose police officer was arrested Tuesday for allegedly leaking sensitive information to a Vietnamese street gang.

A spate of new laws will reduce penalties for minors as part of a push by policymakers to keep kids out of the criminal justice system.

Ragged roads in the South Bay cost the average driver $2,471 a year in wear and tear, crashes and congestion-related delays.