Napa Molester Hit With 8-Year Term After Victim Testifies
Pedro Y. Campos was sentenced to eight years after a jury convicted him on three felony counts of lewd acts on a child. The verdict ends a weeklong trial in Napa County.
Mountain View Bulldozes Path To Terra Bella Park After Million-Dollar Land Grab
Mountain View has assembled three San Rafael Avenue parcels for a future Terra Bella park, consolidating nearly 2.4 acres in a neighborhood short on open space. The city has cleared a house and is moving toward design and demolition steps.
Big-Spending Newcomer Eric Jones Takes Swing at Napa Powerhouse Mike Thompson
A well-funded progressive, Eric Jones, is mounting a primary challenge to Rep. Mike Thompson in California's redrawn 4th District. The June primary will test whether money and new voters can shake up a long‑standing incumbent.
Secret Files Shake Sonoma, Put Hells Angels Convictions on the Brink
Sealed court disclosures in the federal Hells Angels case have defense teams pushing for hearings that could threaten major convictions. Judges will soon weigh whether the material warrants new trials.
Napa School Board Targets Trustee Hart With Rare Censure Move
NVUSD will consider a censure that could strip Trustee Julianna Villegas Hart of committee duties and bar her from district campuses after alleged unprofessional staff encounters.
SJSU Rolls Out Fire-Chasing Radar, Taps NASA In High-Stakes Wildfire Push
San José State added a mobile Doppler radar and a NASA partnership to expand wildfire sensing, field campaigns and hands‑on student training. The upgrades aim to sharpen local fire forecasts and plume monitoring.












