San Jose councilmembers are weighing a charter amendment to let the city use ranked‑choice voting for midterm vacancies, pitched as a way to avoid pricey special elections.

A San Jose man was sentenced to 25 years‑to‑life after a jury found he fatally beat his 8‑month‑old daughter in July 2020, prosecutors said. The DA called the injuries devastating.

Alum Rock trustees approved an 18‑month study to explore rebuilding the burned MACSA youth center in East San Jose. Community advocates rallied, but funding is the main hurdle.

New reporting and national surveys show women elected officials in California face more threats and family-directed abuse than men.

Palo Alto’s draft Prohousing application self‑scores 41 points — above the state’s 30‑point threshold. The packet is online for public review through June 17 and the council will weigh submission in mid‑June.

Foster City's rebuilt Community Center is entering its final testing phase after PG&E connected permanent power. Vendor applications and council approvals are on the summer calendar.

The Ma'lawah Bar, a kosher Yemenite cafe on El Camino Real, will close its El Camino storefront this Friday; the owner announced the shutdown on Instagram. The team hinted at future plans but gave no details.

A Veterans United study finds more than 58,000 VA loans went unused in 2024, leaving roughly $27.9 billion in potential home‑loan volume — concentrated in pricey metros.

Four Fremont residents were arrested after thieves cut cables and knocked out service for roughly 10,000 customers.

The White House approved roughly $9 billion to buy Nvidia superchips and build the liquid‑cooled data centers that run them, aiming to close an intelligence‑community compute gap. The move raises procurement, timing and civil‑liberties questions as agencies race to deploy frontier AI on classified networks.

Mountain View's SentinelOne will cut roughly 8% of its staff and take a one‑time charge as it pivots investment toward AI, cloud and data.

Cool, partly cloudy Friday with highs near 70°F. Weekend warms into the 80s and mariners should note Small Craft Advisories.

Cosplayers at an unofficial Park Con near FanimeCon sold 'fresh feet juice' from coolers with their feet submerged; fans say the novelty drinks sold out in under an hour.