Mountain View Whisman is spending roughly $22M this summer on roofs, fiber upgrades, restrooms and outdoor learning areas ahead of the Aug. 12 school start.

A second‑alarm house fire on the 3100 block of Hostetter Road forced nearby evacuations and snarled traffic; crews knocked the blaze down within about 20 minutes.

Silicon Valley Pride returns to downtown San Jose on Aug. 29–30 with a 'Flourish and Bloom' theme. The two‑day weekend includes a night festival, parade and family programming.

A cluster of small quakes rattled San Jose and the South Bay Tuesday night. Experts explain what swarms mean and how to report shaking.

Cool, clear morning in San Jose; inland highs near 83°F and breezy afternoons. Pacific beaches are under a Beach Hazards Statement for sneaker waves through Wednesday.

Councilwoman Cecilia Taylor won’t seek another term, leaving the Belle Haven seat vacant and District 1 without a candidate. Four people have filed to run for three council seats so far.

Stanford opposed a federal National Register nomination for the former Sigma Chi house at 550 Lasuen Mall even after state and federal reviewers signaled its significance.

A small helicopter crashed near Reid-Hillview Airport Monday, injuring two people and snarling traffic on eastbound Tully Road.

Quanta’s U.S. manufacturing arm will occupy a 143,086‑sq‑ft Newark industrial building after a Palisade‑Pearlmark buyout, with owners planning big power and amenity upgrades.

A Sunday-night shooting near North Market and West Santa Clara left one person dead and another hospitalized in critical condition.

San Jose’s Arisan Tea & Coffee opened a Sunnyvale outpost on El Camino Real with a grand‑opening BOGO and new bakery items. The matcha‑forward menu moves into the South Bay.

A webinar startup says Koi Security’s December report wrongly tied its domains to a Chinese hacking operation, and Palo Alto Networks — which acquired Koi — is now a defendant.

An adult man on an e-bike died Saturday after a crash at the Auto Mall Parkway I‑880 onramp; police are investigating and seeking witnesses.