Cantrell: From childhood to chains — San Jose’s school to prison pipeline
San Jose prides itself on progressivism, innovation, inclusion and justice for all. Yet, behind this image lies a quieter contradiction: our continued investment in a carceral system built on the same forced labor that the 13th Amendment never truly abolished. When voters rejected Proposition 6, which would have...
New SJCC Scholarship Fund Supports Local First-Generation and Immigrant Engineering Students
In 1979, Vietnamese refugee Hung Pham arrived in San José, California. He did not speak English and had no money or family. He left Vietnam by boat, facing storms, hunger, illness, and pirates. The United Nations estimated that nearly half of Vietnamese boat people died at sea. Pham survived the two-week journey and...
SJ: Man Dies In Solo-Vehicle Crash Early Friday
A man died in a solo-vehicle crash in San Jose early Friday morning, according to police. The crash was reported at 1:39 a.m. in the area of Moorpark Avenue and South Monroe Street. Officers arrived and determined a man driving a 2016 black Subaru was heading east on Moorpark when the car went off the roadway and hit...
Santa Clara Police Target Underage Alcohol Purchases in Local Enforcement Operation
On November 19, 2025, the Santa Clara Police Department’s Community Response Team (CRT) carried out Shoulder Tap operations at several alcohol retailers in Santa Clara, California. The operation aimed to stop adults from buying alcohol for minors. No arrests were made, and no alcohol was given to underage individuals...
California DMV expands permitted areas for Waymo robotaxis
The new areas include the entire Bay Area, Sacramento and nearly all of Southern California, down to the Mexican border.
Third man convicted in 2019 Atre murder
An 18-year-old man who participated in the 2019 kidnapping, robbery and murder of tech executive and cannabis entrepreneur Tushar Atre was convicted Wednesday for his role in the crime. Prosecutors say Kaleb Charters dropped three accomplices off in the Pleasure Point neighborhood of Santa Cruz, who then robbed and...
Nation’s Giant Hamburgers Returns to The Plant with Late-Night Burgers and a Deep Pie...
This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. Reviving a long-dormant presence in the South Bay, Nation’s Giant Hamburgers has returned to San Jose with a new Monterey Road store at The Plant, joined by fresh sites in Silver Creek Valley and Santa Teresa. Local boosters flagged the comeback in May,...
Santa Clara Deputies Thwart Courthouse Security Threat in San Jose, Suspect Detained with Replica...
Recently, the vigilance of Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies was highlighted when they responded to a potential threat at the Hall of Justice in San Jose. According to a social media post from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, a man attempted to forcefully make his way into the courthouse a few weeks ago,...
Heavily Armed Drug Dealer Arrested Next to Sunnyvale School
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged a Sunnyvale apartment manager with possessing a cache of assault weapons and with operating a thriving heroin and methamphetamine business next door to an elementary school. Brett Maxwell, 51, was arrested, and his apartment and a storage facility were...
Would-be thief came back to smash grocery store windows: FPD
(KRON) — A would-be thief returned to vandalize a grocery store last week after being confronted by an employee, according to the Fremont Police Department. The incident happened Nov. 14 at a store on Fremont Boulevard. FPD said a suspect stuffed several merchandise items into a backpack then tried to leave the store...
