In an effort to remedy a $120 million deficit, Santa Clara County's proposed budget seeks to cut nearly 20% of the county's vacant positions, sparking criticism from union leaders who cite the ongoing struggle of understaffing and its impacts on the community.

US authorities are investigating Goldman Sachs in relation to Silicon Valley Bank's (SVB) collapse. The investigations are looking into the advice Goldman Sachs provided to the bank and its potential role in the resulting public panic. The crisis has had a ripple effect throughout the regional banking system, with potential for further complications.

California's AB 886 seeks to restore local news outlets by forcing Big Tech's hand. Companies like Google and Facebook challenge the rule, as the new legislation seeks to bring compensation to news organizations and protect democracy, at their expense.

The Thomas Fallon statue in San Jose that has been stirring up controversy for well over 30 years is now being torn down.

Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, who’s been entrenched in South Bay politics since the late 1990s, could soon be heading to San Diego to become that county's chief administrator.

Just over two months after becoming Mayor of San Jose, Matt Mahan has put forward his first budget plan that has a major focus on public safety, homelessness, housing, and blight.

A partly plagiarized history book that was being written about local governments and Native Americans in Silicon Valley, the subject of a mini-scandal last year, has now been canceled.

Santa Cruz County civic leaders have been voting to appoint nominees to the California Coastal Commission behind closed doors, violating a state law that requires such proceedings be public, according to the Santa Cruz Lookout.

Santa Clara County just conducted its federally mandated "point-in-time" homeless census, which is typically conducted every two years, out of sync with every other Bay Area county.

In an effort to save space and reduce its dependability on cars, San Jose has become the biggest city in the U.S. to eliminate minimum parking requirements for new developments.

The San Jose Mayor’s race has finally been decided, a week and change after Election Day, with rookie City Councilmember Matt Mahan barely edging out a veteran politician in the South Bay and current Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez.

San Jose is one of several big cities in California — including Oakland and Los Angeles — voting for brand new mayors on Tuesday, with their incumbents termed out. And spending in the San Jose mayor's race is reaching record levels for the two top candidates seeking to replace Mayor Sam Liccardo.

After a month-long civil corruption trial, a grand jury has found Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith guilty of all six corruption and willful misconduct counts that she had been facing.