Sen. Dave Cortese of San Jose began pushing for the audit after touring a massive homeless encampment on vacant land near the San Jose Mineta International Airport. San Jose will be one of two cities targeted by the audit.

A pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling could hollow out a California law that lets employees collectively sue their employers over workplace law violations.

The Campbell Democrat and former Santa Clara County supervisor wants to send no-strings-attached checks to 15,000 homeless high school seniors in California.

Gary Kremen, founder of Match.com, promised to return $71,000 in campaign contributions from his assessor campaign, but said he wants to keep his seat on the Santa Clara Valley Water District board of directors.