San Jose CA

(KRON) — A man who was crossing a road in South San Jose on Saturday night was killed after being struck by an alleged drunk driver, according to police. The driver of a 2008 Toyota sedan was heading southbound on Almaden Expressway south of San Jose Avenue at 9:45 p.m. when he struck a man […]

San José’s grim traffic tally rose again today, as police announced the city has now recorded 13 roadway deaths this year and that traffic investigators were responding to another deadly collision. The update was described as preliminary while detectives worked to sort out what happened. Authorities did not release the victim’s name or the precise location of the crash in the brief advisory.

Two individuals have been arrested in connection with an alleged coordinated scheme to smuggle contraband into the Elmwood Correctional Complex jail facilities. According to a press release by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, deputies began investigation at the Elmwood Correctional Complex in January after discovering that, over several weeks, approximately 650 grams of packaged methamphetamine, as well as cannabis or tobacco, were thrown...

Sometimes reality can be a lot stranger than fiction. Just take all the recent technological breakthroughs coming out of Silicon Valley, for instance. Just 10 years ago, AI, self-driving cars, and robots were considered fodder for science fiction. But now, they are mainstays of the San Francisco Bay Area. At...

San Jose police say yesterday's patrol near a so-called nuisance business ended with two people detained and a gun seized from a nearby home, after officers discovered one person had an active warrant and the other was on parole for a prior home invasion case. Both were booked into Santa Clara County Jail on various firearm-related charges, according to the department.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Maybe the way out of California’shomelessness crisis is to prevent it in the first place, rather than focusing only on people who have already lost their housing. That’s the thinking behind a program in Santa Clara County...

Looking for something useful without spending a dime? San Jose neighbors are giving away all kinds of free items this week — from furniture and electronics to art supplies and baby gear.

After a COVID-19-induced hiatus, the Writopia Lab in the Bay Area has reopened its doors to new students at its Sunset District campus. The educational writing program, which also has locations in New York and Washington D.C., reopened its two San Francisco locations – in the Sunset and Dogpatch neighborhoods – in January of this year.

The Trial Balance is CFO.com’s weekly preview of stories, stats and events to help you prepare. Part 1 — Caminar, a Bay Area nonprofit, says it has traced “suspicious invoices” to its former chief financial officer. A San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit mental health provider says...

(KRON) — Bay Area Congressional representative and candidate for governor, Eric Swalwell, has suspended his campaign, he announced Sunday evening in a social media post. “I am suspending my campaign for Governor. To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Rep. Eric Swalwell […]