San Jose could quadruple its business tax revenue under an tax reform initiative slated for the fall ballot, according to a new study.

San Jose Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio took just about everyone off guard when he filed papers last week to run for Congress against Rep. Mike Honda.

A review of local jails found that inmate complaints often fall on deaf ears and that a lack of oversight allows guards to conceal their own misconduct.

Board President Dave Cortese called for jail reforms and continued efforts to help the homeless in Wednesday's State of the County speech.

It wasn’t until December, under mounting public pressure, that the Sheriff's Office disclosed its jail use-of-force and cell extraction policies.

Santa Clara County has opened the state’s first pharmacy dedicated to collecting and dispensing unused medication.

A San Jose woman was convicted this week of scamming more than $200,000 from people who sublet rooms to her because they thought she needed a hand up.

Santa Clara County wants to strengthen oversight of Sourcewise, the nonprofit that administers the region's senior nutrition programs.

A 20-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking for trying to pimp out a teen girl on Backpage.com, police said.

A criminal grand jury indicted owners of a San Jose pot club on felony charges of illegal marijuana sales, fraud and money laundering.

The owner of Lupin Lodge has pleaded no contest to a charge of trespassing on public land to siphon water to her Los Gatos nudist resort.

Homicide detectives found the body of Kyle Myrick Thursday, a 28-year-old motorcycle shop employee who went missing exactly a week ago.

Local nonprofit Dignity on Wheels will launch Santa Clara County's first mobile shower and laundry service for the homeless next week.

Pollsters commissioned by Santa Clara County will gauge voters' willingness to pass a new sales tax. But this isn’t the survey’s first run.

Starting this week, pollsters will call Santa Clara County voters to see if they're open to a new sales tax to help the region's homeless population.

Santa Clara County officials said they will resume a partnership with Turner Construction to complete construction at Valley Medical Center.