San Jose D3 race remains tight as vote totals come in

The San Jose District 3 City Council race is even closer, with the latest results showing another swing in who could enter a runoff race for the seat with frontrunner Gabby Chavez-Lopez.

Palo Alto woman faces hate crime charges after alleged racial attack

A Palo Alto woman faces hate crime and battery charges after allegedly spitting on a man and yelling racial epithets, police said.

Hacked crosswalk buttons play spoofed voices of tech billionaires

Crosswalk buttons in several Peninsula cities were hacked to play prank messages mimicking the voices of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. The spoofed audio, referencing AI and tech culture, caught pedestrians off guard and quickly went viral on social media.

Teens arrested for human trafficking in Santa Clara County

Two 17-year-old boys in Santa Clara County were arrested on suspicion of human trafficking two teenage girls, San Jose police said Thursday.

Live Election Results: San Jose City Council District 3

Voters are deciding between seven candidates vying for the seat previously occupied by disgraced council member Omar Torres. Follow along for live results.

Ex-San Jose councilman pleads no contest in sex abuse case

A San Jose councilman who resigned because of sex abuse charges pleaded no contest on Tuesday to abusing a child in the 1990s, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said. 

San Jose candidates make last appeals ahead of special election to replace Omar Torrez

More than a half dozen candidates vying for the San Jose city council Dist. 3 seat spent Monday connecting with voters, ahead of a special election slated for Tuesday.

Voters head to the polls for San Jose special election

San Jose voters headed to the polls on Monday to cast their ballot for one of the five candidates hoping to win a special election to represent the city's third district.

South Bay community gathers for early Passover celebration promoting unity

Passover may officially be a week away, but members of the South Bay’s Jewish community on Sunday came together for an early celebration with a greater mission, building unity across faiths.

Former Santa Clara councilman sentenced to jail time after lying to jury

A former councilman for the City of Santa Clara was sentenced to jail time for a conviction for lying to a civil grand jury, Deputy District Attorney Jason Malinsky said on Friday.

Roof of recycling center partially collapses in San Jose

The San Jose Fire Department responded to the scene of a partial roof collapse at a recycling center in San Jose on Friday afternoon. 

2 men found in abandoned car in Los Gatos were shot to death, officials say

Two men venturing into the Santa Cruz Mountains near Los Gatos last week were shot to death, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office.

8 alleged gang members arrested in San Jose homicide

Authorities announced the arrests of eight alleged gang members in connection with a killing in San Jose.

This Bay Area city ranks most expensive in the U.S. to 'live comfortably'

$371,571: That's the salary needed for a family of four to live "comfortably" in one Bay Area city that surpassed New York as being the most expensive in the U.S.

VTA light-rail service expected to be fully restored by Thursday morning

Officials with Silicon Valley Transportation Authority say light rail service will be fully restored by Thursday morning after a judge's ruling ended a worker strike last week.