San Jose

The City of San Jose held a dedication ceremony Saturday for the newly-named Barack Obama Boulevard.

Air quality is expected to be bad in parts of the Bay Area on Friday. The poor air is prompting the first Spare the Air alerts this year triggered by wildfires and it likely won’t be the last.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo proposed a COVID vaccination mandate for any event of 50 or more people held in a city-owned building.

Hours after a man died in a hit-and-run traffic collision, San Jose city leaders and police were poised to discuss the rise in deadly statistics.

Thursday marked the beginning of the all semester at San Jose State University. and for the first time in 17 months of remote instruction, many students, faculty, and staff returned to campus, though the look and feel of the University have evolved.

San Jose’s mayor is proposing attendees at large events at city facilities like the SAP Center show proof of full vaccination. A negative COVID test could not be used as a substitute.

The South Bay’s largest school district is also the latest in the Bay Area to welcome students, who wore masks, back to campus Wednesday.

A Valley Transportation Authority employee who survived the light-rail yard massacre in San Jose in May has died by apparent suicide, authorities said Tuesday.

"Sheriff Smith must go," San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said at a news conference. "Regardless of whether it is corruption or incompetence best, Sheriff Smith's failures compel her resignation."

San Jose police identified Ismael Gonzalez as the suspect of a deadly hit and run that killed a pedestrian on Saturday.

Officials will announce Monday that planes at Reid-Hillview Airport in East San Jose will run on unleaded fuel, marking a victory for environmental and community groups that have complained for years about the dangers of leaded fuel.

Officers towed four cars and cited about 20 people for participating in a sideshow Saturday evening. Additionally, a ghost gun was recovered and two people were arrested.

Police arrested a drunken driving suspect who allegedly fled after fatally hitting a pedestrian Saturday night near downtown San Jose.

A toxic batch of methamphetamine laced with Fentanyl contributed to a cluster of seven overdose deaths in the last three weeks among homeless individuals in San Jose.

San Jose police have arrested a 38-year-old woman and two of her relatives, ages 16 and 17, in the brazen daytime shooting death of a 13-year-old boy.

A shooting in San Jose claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy, police announced Thursday. It's the city's 24th homicide of 2021.

There were two Bay Area campaign events in support of the gubernatorial recall election on Thursday. At one event, opponents showed up to protest.

San Jose’s largest school district voted Thursday night to keep its agreement with San Jose police and allow officers on campus for afterschool activities. It comes after heated debate.