49ers commission ‘Faithful’ mural by Illuminaries

The mural started as a sketch with chalk. After crates of spray paint, outdoor exterior paint and rollers, it developed into a piece of art some 15 feet tall and 45 feet wide.

Two South Bay elementary schools to close at year’s end

A South Bay school district is poised to shutter two elementary schools at year’s end. Dwindling enrollment and a deep budget deficit are cited as reasons.

Plans for the annual Cinequest film festival underway

Organizers explained there will be 321 films and virtual reality experiences spread over the 13-day event that takes place in San Jose and Redwood City.

San Jose businesses prep for Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is now 11 days away and planning is underway for the official watch parties in the Bay Area.

FurCon video: Domestic violence suspect restrained by 'furries' until police arrive

Video of a bizarre scene from San Jose's FurCon last Friday shows several people rushing to the aid of a woman being punched by a man in a car outside of the event. 

Annual "Celebration Train" honors MLK with 51-mile trip from San Jose to San Francisco

At Diridon Station, the 51-mile trip from San Jose to San Francisco aboard CalTrain becomes a trip back in history, in hopes of creating a better future. Once again, the songs, signs, and messages trumpet the annual “Celebration Train” marking the birth of Dr. King.

Women's marches around the Bay Area draw thousands

Nationwide, hundreds of marches are set to take place, as part of a movement to harness the political power of women.

Girl, 14, uses Snapchat to tell friends she'd been kidnapped at San Jose motel

Her friends then used Snapchat's location service to figure out that she was that she was at the E-Z 8 Motel at 1550 N. First St. in San Jose and called 911. 

Suspected brothels in San Jose, 4 arrested

Police have arrested four people in a human trafficking bust in San Jose. They are accused of running brothels out of two homes located on Silver Leaf Road in South San Jose and on South King Road in East San Jose.

San Jose votes to convert mobile home park into 700-unit housing development

San Jose's City Council unanimously approved plans to transform a mobile home park into a housing development to ease the housing shortage. 

Officers find man shot to death in San Jose; first homicide of year

The motive and circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation, police said.  No suspects have been identified or apprehended.

Security guard stop sexual assault of child behind San Jose shopping center

Tuan Binh Nguyen, 70, San Jose was taken into custody on Monday behind the shopping center on along Capitol Expressway and Tuers Road in San Jose

49ers off the field; help South Bay elementary school students in the classroom

Players Ben Garland, Damontre Moore, Dontae Johnson and Daniel Brunskill tutored students at San Antonio Elementary School in San Jose Tuesday and talked about the importance of reading.

Environmental concerns over expansion plans at San Jose airport

Officials say Mineta San Jose International Airport is poised to become a perennial hub for Bay Area flyers for years to come.

Man arrested in San Jose, accused of assaulting girl he was hired to drive home from school

San Jose police say Tuan Binh Nguyen, 70, was arrested on Jan. 12, 2020, after a security guard called 911 to report he interrupted a suspect sexually assaulting a girl in a vehicle.

Thieves steal from San Francisco students; school break-ins not uncommon

The robotics team at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in San Francisco said thieves broke into their newly built shed for the second time over the weekend, stealing thousands of dollars in laptops and power tools.