Rep. Ro Khanna meets with Sunnyvale Starbucks workers ahead of union vote

There are 9,000 Starbucks stores nationwide, and at least 290 of them have voted to unionize since 2021. A store in Santa Cruz and in San Francisco have already unionized and now in Sunnyvale, workers say they want to join the fight for a living wage and benefits. 

PG&E restoring power after powerful winds; school closures

PG&E said that as of Wednesday, 99,000 customers were still without power, with much of the outages occurring in the South Bay.

Silicon Valley leaders learn about poverty through immersive experience

A group of Silicon Valley leaders learned some hard lessons Friday about living in poverty in one of the wealthiest areas of the country.

Sunnyvale engineer wins District 3 City Council seat by one vote

A Sunnyvale engineer running for office for the first time made history last month when he won his city council race by one vote. This is the first time this has happened in Sunnyvale and after a mandatory recount, Santa Clara County certified the election last week.  

San Jose man arrested on suspicion of restaurant stabbing death

A man has been arrested in San Jose on suspicion of stabbing and killing a man on Saturday, the San Jose Police Department announced on Tuesday. 

Medical issue delays court hearing in Sunnyvale cold case killing of Karen Stitt

Hawaiian resident Gary Ramirez, 75, was flown to the Bay Area Saturday after he was arrested earlier in the month on suspicion of raping and killing a 15-year-old Palo Alto girl in 1982, police said Monday.

Gary Gene Ramirez arrested on suspicion of killing Karen Stitt in 1982

A 75-year-old man has been arrested for the stabbing death of a Palo Alto teen, who had been snatched from a road in Sunnyvale in 1982, and whose naked body was found dumped by a bus stop near the now-gone Honey Bee Restaurant.

Cement truck overturns in Sunnyvale, driver extricated

A cement truck overturned in Sunnyvale early Tuesday morning causing a major backup on northbound 101 in Sunnyvale.

No explosives found at high school in Sunnyvale following bomb threat

Authorities found no explosives on the campus of Fremont High School in Sunnyvale after it was evacuated Thursday following a bomb threat.

Woman arrested after toddler abducted in Sunnyvale from family car

Luong Tammy Huynh, 29, has been arrested in connection with the abduction of a nearly 2-year-old Jacob Jardine in Sunnyvale as he sat in the back of a 2008 Buick Enclave.

Toddler abducted in Sunnyvale, sparking Amber Alert, found safe

Police said they are searching for Jacob Jardine, a toddler who was abducted early Sunday morning. The child was taken when his mother's car was stolen as she unloaded groceries, according to authorities.

Sunnyvale deploys laser, crow effigies to disperse pesky bird population

Utilizing a green handheld laser pointer, a boombox, and crow effigies hung from trees, the city of Sunnyvale deployed new tactics to rid the city of the abundant crow population, which has become a nuisance during the pandemic.

South Bay city turns to lasers to scare off pesky crows

Each day at dusk, a dark cloud descends on downtown Sunnyvale. Like an Alfred Hitchcock movie, birds have taken over.

Officers, firefighters save 13-year-old girl threatening to jump off bridge in Sunnyvale

A group of officers and firefighters in Sunnyvale are being heralded as heroes this week after saving a 13-year-old girl, threatening to jump off a bridge. It happened on the morning of New Year’s Eve, just after 1:15 a.m.