San Jose CA

An East San Jose charter school serving immigrant families is at risk of closure. Escuela Popular, a bilingual and bicultural school, could close its doors after serving the community for almost 40 years due to a state law that requires all charter school teachers to be fully credentialed. The school, part of the...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A San Jose event planner is accused of stealing money from local families who hired him to plan their daughters’ quinceañera parties. Juan Martin Gaspar, aka Juan Martin Barcenas, returned to court on Tuesday to face charges. He did not enter a...

As Bay Area residents mourned the death of Claude the albino alligator this week, the California Academy of Sciences received the results of a necropsy.

Rosenberg will spend 30 days in jail and 60 days in a jail alternative - like a halfway hour or home confinement.

On December 3, 2025, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu and Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti announced that both jurisdictions have joined a national lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The lawsuit challenges recent changes to HUD’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Program,...

After the Black Friday shooting at Valley Fair Mall, dozens of panicked shoppers ended up about a block away at the home of Martin and Irene Garcia, who rushed them inside. Some stayed until midnight, ordered pizza, prayed together, and listened to Christmas music.

The City Council has delayed a vote on a controversial policy to crack down on Oakland’s homelessness encampments after state officials warned it could jeopardize $45 million in homelessness funding.

Prosecutors, who are seeking to try the teenager as an adult, said the boy fired six times at a perceived gang rival during an argument at Westfield Valley Fair mall in San Jose on Black Friday.

The Santa Clara City Council will consider Silicon Valley Power’s proposed 4% electricity rate increase on December 16, 2025. The meeting was previously scheduled for December 9. If approved, the new rates would begin in January 2026. The increase is intended to address higher costs and fund infrastructure projects.

The developer of a Sunnyvale housing project will funnel millions into the city’s below-market-rate housing fund. At the Sunnyvale City Council’s most recent meeting, Nov. 18, the council approved a change to a 111-unit multi-family, mixed-use development. The change to the design triggered the city’s 15%...