San Jose CA

You have 45 minutes for lunch, a line of cars behind you, and a craving for something better than a sad desk salad. San Jose has one of the densest bánh mì scenes in the country, and most of the best shops are takeout-first operations built for exactly this moment. Here's where to go when the clock is ticking — ranked, neighborhood by neighborhood...

If you've tried to book a table that keeps grandparents, parents, and a toddler happy at the same time, you already know Cupertino's options have shifted. Dynasty Seafood, Joy Luck Palace, and Shanghai Garden — the old multi-gen mainstays — are all permanently closed, and Vallco was demolished for a future town center. The good news: a newer generation of family-friendly rooms has stepped...

California is in the middle of a chain-restaurant contraction — fast-food minimum wage at $20/hour, rising occupancy costs, and corporate "right-sizing" programs are all converging this quarter. Most of the national headlines (Bahama Breeze winding down all 28 locations by April 5) don't touch California at all. But a few closures do land in San Jose, and several more are looming...

Mountain View just got its third omakase counter, and the date-night math has shifted in couples' favor. Sushi Adachi opened March 7, 2026 at The Village at San Antonio Center, joining Sushi Jin and the $290 Katsu as the town's omakase trio.

An Alameda County jury began deliberating Tuesday in what may be the first Catholic clergy abuse case in California to reach trial. The historic civil case centers on a 61-year-old man who said he was repeatedly molested as a 10-year-old altar boy by a Catholic priest in Union City more than 50 years ago. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Police in San Jose say a pedestrian was killed when they were struck by a vehicle on Tuesday. Road closures will be in place for several hours. The San Jose Police Department said the crash at the Almaden Expressway and Canoas Garden Avenue happened at around 4:23 p.m.

Lea este artículo en español aquí. A 20-year-old Hollister resident has pleaded not guilty to a voluntary manslaughter charge stemming from a March 28 incident in which he is accused of running over another man. The suspect, who is free on $100,000 bail, will appear for a...

An anonymous source informed authorities that Deputy Ryan Miller allegedly lent a rifle and ammunition to the high school student during a "private dinner" in Gilroy. A retired Drug Enforcement Administration agent took the weapon "at the family’s request" and surrendered it to the sheriff’s department. Miller was...

What started as a routine drinking-in-public check in San Jose over the weekend turned into something far more serious when officers spotted a firearm in plain view inside a parked car, according to police. The vehicle's registered owner was arrested and booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on firearm-related charges, and officers said they also seized body armor and...

If you grew up with umma's side dishes on the counter, you already know the test. The moment the banchan lands, the kitchen has told you everything — whether the kongnamul was dressed with sesame oil that morning, whether the kimchi was fermented in-house, whether an ajumma in the back actually cooks. Santa Clara's El Camino Real stretch between Wolfe and Lincoln is the...