San Jose State students being recruited to work for city

With 36,000 students and about 4,000 of them living on campus, the city of San Jose is welcoming San Jose State students to come and work with them.

New college graduates worried about job prospects with shaky market

Companies in a national survey say they still expect to hire about 4% more college graduates in 2023 compared to 2022, but they are less optimistic about the pace of hiring than they were late last year.

San Jose State Grad recognized for advocacy, opening AAPI Center on campus

Chuang says when she arrived on campus, she realized there was no dedicated space for the Asian American Pacific Islander community. Thirty-four percent of students identify as AAPI, so she and other student advocates worked to open the Center for Asian American Pacific Islander Student Empowerment last year.

East Bay professor announces run for Barbara Lee's congressional seat

An East Bay professor and Oakland resident is the latest candidate in the race for U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee's seat in Congress.   

California man incarcerated for 27 years graduates college

Forrest Jones spent over two decades in California state prisons, but on Sunday, he graduated from college.

JPMorgan Chase taking over First Republic Bank in 2nd largest bank failure in U.S. history

JPMorgan Chase, the nation's largest bank, is now taking over San Francisco-owned First Republic Bank, in the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history with the shareholder the clear losers. 

Riley Gaines 'ambushed and physically hit' after Saving Women's Sports speech at San Francisco State

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines was barricaded in a room at San Francisco State University Thursday night after she was physically assaulted following a speech to students about saving women's sports at a Turning Point USA and Leadership Institute event on the campus.

Elon Musk calls NPR 'state-controlled' media; tweet sparks backlash

Elon Musk targets the NPR, saying the broadcasting outlet is state-sponsored media. Experts said the Musk tweet could be a cry for attention.

Legislation proposes national historical park to honor Cesar Chavez

It's Cesar Chavez Day, when we honor the civil rights leader who launched the farmworker movement. Now, legislators want to pay tribute to him in a different way; by proposing a Cesar Chavez National Historical Park. Part of it would be right in San Jose.

Meta will reportedly slash thousands of jobs this week

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is reportedly set to lay off thousands of workers as early as this week. Late last year, the company also cut the jobs of 11,000 employees.

Disgraced San Jose State athletic director lands new job in Utah

The former disgraced San Jose State University athletic director who resigned because of sexual abuse, bullying and retaliation allegations, has been hired at Southern Utah University. 

Woman who barricaded herself in San Jose State library bathroom had replica gun: police

San Jose police descended on the Martin Luther King Library on San Jose State's campus on Wednesday morning to investigate reports of an armed woman barricaded in the bathroom. 

CSU Maritime plagued by rape and harassment claims from women, transgender students

Long-standing claims of sexual harassment and misconduct, homophobia, transphobia and racism on campus and during training cruises have plagued CSU Maritime according to a new report by the LA Times.

California gymnasts in anguish years after suffering abuse by college coach

KTVU spoke with 13 former SJSU gymnasts who all echoed the same message – they were abused by their coach and then failed by the very system put in place to protect them.

Sac State police say man recorded woman in campus bathroom

Sacramento State University police said they are looking for a man who recorded a woman in a campus bathroom. They said the victim was in a restroom stall when she saw a cell phone coming from the next stall, recording her without consent.