Mayor Matt Mahan led gubernatorial hopefuls through the new Cherry Avenue tiny‑home village and blamed Sacramento for cutting homelessness funding. He urged the next governor to step in.

Palo Alto city leaders voted to ban "vanlording," prohibiting renting RVs on public streets, with violators facing fines and towing. Concerns were raised about the impact on those reliant on RVs for housing due to costly traditional housing.

City staff warned of a widening $14.9M shortfall as sales-tax receipts slump, and presented cuts and other options to close ongoing budget gaps. Forecasts show persistent deficits into the late 2020s.

A California federal judge's Nov. 25 order could open bond hearings for thousands detained under a summer DHS policy; attorneys say more than 36,000 cases may be affected. Courts are already split on how to apply the ruling.

Santa Clara’s assistant city manager, Chuck Baker, will leave by year-end — before the Super Bowl and months before World Cup matches. The timing raises staffing and ethics questions as the city accelerates event preparations.

A Bay Area‑led petition launches a third attempt to undo Prop. 19's inheritance reassessments, arguing heirs are being hit with steep tax increases in high‑cost counties.

San Mateo County obtained a $49 million settlement from opioid manufacturers, including the Sacklers, for addiction recovery efforts and damages caused by the opioid crisis.

Santa Clara police confirm an active investigation into Councilmember Kevin Park over an alleged court‑order violation. Details remain limited as the department probes the claim.

A U.S. District Court judge issued a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from imposing conditions on disaster preparedness funding linked to immigration enforcement and abandoning diversity initiatives.

The Justice Department sued California in federal court, challenging AB 540 and the Dream Act over in‑state tuition and state aid for undocumented students.

The UC Board of Regents voted to renew a tuition model that lets incoming classes face annual increases up to 5% beginning in 2026–27. The move drew student protests and promises of more targeted aid.

A federal judge has allowed California and a dozen other states to intervene in the DOJ’s review of the HPE–Juniper settlement, a move AG Rob Bonta called a win for transparency.

The ACLU sued Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen, arguing his office withheld case-level racial and charging data that could reveal disparities. The complaint seeks records dating back to 2015 under California’s public records law.