A San Jose trustee sang an off‑script holiday song at a Reed Elementary concert that a principal called inappropriate for kids. School leaders apologized and vowed tighter oversight.

San Mateo County, grappling with high housing prices, has provided resident Elizabeth Perez with a home at Casa Esperanza, amidst concerns about funding sustainability for such housing projects.

Hand‑painted foam tombstones in San Jose will represent unhoused people who died in Santa Clara County this year; officials say counts are down, but advocates say the losses are still preventable.

A Compton regular says a routine $10 scratcher turned into a $1 million payday the day before her birthday.

Mountain View approved two settlements totaling $675,000 after a council vote — payouts resolve a downtown slip and a Cuesta Park trip caused by a protruding spike. Payments will come from the city’s liability insurance fund.

Merchants at Vietnam Town say the plaza's board misused funds and blocked parking, pushing customers away and prompting a lawsuit seeking board changes.

Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center warns federal policy changes could raise costs for families and threaten services for local seniors.

Donors funneled roughly $1.5 billion this year, but only a sliver stayed in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties as homelessness and housing needs rise.

Two Bay Area residents who matched five numbers in the Aug. 30 Powerball have claimed seven‑figure prizes; the tickets were sold in Milpitas and Pleasant Hill.

Hundreds of performers packed Stanford's Paul Brest Hall to press lawmakers to pass AB 412, a California bill that would force AI companies to disclose copyrighted training data. The crowd included SAG‑AFTRA leaders and digital artists.

San José State dismissed tenured Justice Studies professor Sang Hea Kil after her participation in pro‑Palestinian protests. Academic groups say the move threatens tenure protections as Kil fights back.

Loc Vu, founder of San Jose’s Viet Museum and a longtime refugee advocate, has died at 92. The museum remains closed amid a leadership dispute and pending litigation.

San José State engineering students refurbished a retired penguin display and added animatronic wing motion for this season’s Christmas in the Park at Plaza de César Chávez.