San Jose CA

Here’s a region by region guide to Fourth of July celebrations — fireworks and drone shows, parades, county fairs and more in the Bay Area.

The report found that Black residents in Alameda County are 33 times more likely to die from gun-related homicide than white residents, and the county's poorest neighborhoods in West Oakland face risks eight times higher than the county's wealthiest areas.

Guest Commentary written by David Cohen David Cohen is a San José city council member Vicki Veenker Vicki Veenker is Palo Alto’s vice mayor With the devastating Los Angeles blazes still fresh in memory, cities across the Bay Area region are developing plans to lower the climate-heating emissions that are fanning the...

A Southern California man was sentenced for conducting a scheme that defrauded Medi-Cal of over $20 million. Oscar B. Abrons III, had carried out the scheme alongside two accomplices — Steven Derrick Fleming and Mohamed Waddah El-Nachef — according to the California Attorney General’s Office. Abrons and Fleming...

San Jose police arrested three men and seized more than 3,300 pounds of illegal fireworks in a series of recent raids, SJPD said Friday. San Jose residents David Benito-Carbajal, 31, Juan Rocha, 52, and Javier Martinez, 26, were arrested and booked into Santa Clara County jail on suspicion of multiple felonies...

In San Jose, CA, over 100 homeowners have been hit with debt claims for failing to pay for sidewalk repair costs outside their homes.

As July 1st approaches, workers across various cities in California are gearing up for a boost in their minimum wage, as reported by KTLA. This increase will mean significant changes for residents in cities such as Alameda, where the new rate will be $17.46, and Emeryville, leading the charge with a wage rise to...

A deeply disturbing revelation has sent shockwaves across California: state courts have routinely failed to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) about hundreds of vehicular manslaughter convictions over the past five years, allowing individuals responsible for deadly crashes to retain their driving...

Home prices in California generally move in only one direction: up. However, the latest data from the California Association of Realtors shows it’s anything but a straight line. The median price of a single-family home in May was $900,170, approximately 1% lower than the median price of $908,000 in May 2024. This...

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information California’s marijuana excise tax is set to rise from 15% to 19% on Tuesday, July 1. The automatic hike was triggered by a decline in cannabis excise revenue, despite industry warnings that the increase will further burden legal businesses already struggling to...