Federal officials say San Jose's carry permit fee dwarfs San Francisco's $288 charge and violates the Second Amendment.

San Jose's council voted unanimously to pause private detention projects, a move that could stretch to two years while staff rewrite the rules.

No more doctor's notes or repeat paperwork for older Californians with medical impairments starting in 2028.

Juana Briones has 244 students, Barron Park has 258 — and all three board candidates say shuttering schools is now on the table.

Donald Tamaki's father was held at the San Bruno racetrack in 1942. Now he sees the same playbook targeting immigrants.

Trustees voted 5-0 to redraw board elections by area after a Santa Barbara attorney threatened a voting-rights lawsuit.

Investigators found SEIU-UHW's Dave Regan allegedly threatened female colleagues to force backing for the billionaire tax measure.

Paul Pelosi's accounts scooped up Bloom Energy stock and options weeks before the San Jose firm's S&P 500 debut sent shares soaring.

A process server handed Councilmember Peter Ortiz the bill at a September 1 meeting, after his free-speech suit against a critic collapsed.

Candidates split sharply on downtown office growth and a state transit-housing law, but nearly all backed a hotel tax hike.

A city audit found San Jose relied on a single inspector to check tens of thousands of affordable apartments, with one property owing $7.6 million.

The nonprofit leader who once dropped a 2024 council bid is back, vowing to put renters and working families first.

State attorneys say a new law already fixes what a Jewish advocacy lawsuit demands. A December hearing will decide if that argument holds.