New report show Santa Clara County’s homeless population decreased, homeless families increased

Santa Clara County’s latest homelessness count shows the number of unhoused individuals fell by 1.2% across the county and by 4.7% within San Jose city limits. However, that same count shows the number of families experiencing homelessness increased dramatically by 36.5% across Santa Clara County and a stunning 122.2% in San Jose.

Dublin prison guard charged with sex crimes may not delve into women's criminal pasts

A judge has ruled that the defense attorneys representing an FCI Dublin prison guard headed to trial Tuesday on sex crime charges may not delve with too much detail into the past criminal histories of the women testifying against him. 

California prison sex assault survivor released 3 years early because of abuse

A California woman who said she was harassed and groped by multiple officers at FCI Dublin – and then was retaliated against for speaking up about it – was released from custody three years early, successfully arguing that no one should have to withstand sexual abuse as part of their prison sentence. 

Zip Trips: Capitola
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Memorial Day weekend kicks off with our first Zip Trip to Capitola.

Zip Trip's Hometown Spotlight: Capitola's unique murals
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KTVU's Claudine Wong chats with Capitola artist Maia Negre about the local art scene and what inspires her to paint.

Surf's up in Capitola
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Adam Replogle, a local Capitola surfer, chats with KTVU's Frank Mallicoat about his former professional surfing career, local Capitola surf legends and what makes the Capitola surf scene unique.

Taste of the Town: Capitola
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KTVU's Sal Castaneda visits a number of Capitola's finest eateries, highlighting the best the seaside town has to offer.

Wharf to Wharf, the Santa Cruz to Capitola race and its history
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Scott McConville, the Wharf to Wharf race president, discusses the history of the race and the impact it has on the local Capitola community.

Zip Trips Trivia: Capitola
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KTVU's Frank Mallicoat tests the trivia knowledge of Capitola residents on the town's unique history.

Zip Trips: KTVU live from Capitola

Watch as KTVU's Mornings team heads to Capitola for the first Zip Trip of the year.

Sonoma County sees 22 percent reduction in homelessness from last year

Sonoma County is touting its annual 2023 Point-In-Time count of people experiencing homelessness, citing a 22 percent decline in overall homelessness and a 24 percent decline in people who had been designated "chronically" homeless from the previous year, the county said Wednesday.   

First-of-its kind, mass timber apartment high rise going up in Oakland

Construction was underway in Oakland for a first-of-its-kind high rise apartment building described as the tallest beamless mass plywood panel structure in the world.

South Bay's Bollywood radio station continues to grow with listeners across the globe
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Bolly 92.3 FM, based in the South Bay, started just a decade ago. The station was created to serve the Asian Indian population, which is the second-largest group of Asian Americans in the United States.

Crews battle 2-alarm commercial fire in San Francisco

San Francisco fire crews on Monday battled a two-alarm commercial fire in the city's Laurel Heights neighborhood and urged the public to avoid the area.

'Amber Lee's Chinatown' Part 3: Fresh seafood and cured meats
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Part of our weekly mini-series about the wonderful food that our own Amber Lee grew up with in San Francisco Chinatown. This week, Amber looks at two businesses: a restaurant that specializes in fresh seafood and unique dim sum. The other is a 167-year-old shop that makes Chinese sausage and bacon.