A new California law that went into effect Thursday ups the smoking age from 18 to 21. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill last month.

San Jose voters overwhelmingly approved a new quarter-cent sales tax and shot down a separate measure that would have deregulated the city's pot clubs.

San Jose's two City Council incumbents managed to win another four years in office, one in a landslide victory and the other by only a slim margin.

A sexual assault perpetrated by a Stanford University athlete has ignited public outrage after he came away with just a six-month jail sentence.

Santa Clara County is one of just 17 in California that offer campaign finance records in easily analyzed online forms. Here's what they show.

SJPD's use of its human trafficking unit to arrest sex workers touches on a national debate over how to identify victims of exploitation.

Voters who want to cast their ballot for the June 7 presidential primaries in person don’t have to wait until Election Day.

Santa Clara County this week hired a developer to oversee construction of a 55-acre civic center in San Jose.

The cost of living here takes more than a financial toll—it’s personal. If a relationship falls apart, there’s often nowhere else to go.

Women often feel we should support other women running for office. But a few local female candidates prove the importance of substance over sisterhood.

Two Santa Clara County jail guards have been charged with beating a shackled inmate, the District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.

Santa Clara County leaders are bracing for a potential wave of immigration raids as part of a national sweep.

County executive Jeff Smith is strategizing moves that will pay off 70 years from now—all while tweaking his political adversaries in San Jose.

On Monday, authorities reissued a $100,000 reward in connection to the 1994 killing of 26-year-old Army veteran and engineer Matt Flores.

Santa Clara County deemed a Cold War-era tower atop Mount Umunhum a historic landmark Tuesday after months of debate.

A Santa Clara County jail guard has been suspended from work after his arrest Monday on suspicion of molesting a child in 2012.