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The bills signed at emotional ceremony accelerated California’s race to protect children’s mental health from the perils of rapidly evolving technologies born and raised in the state.

During the investigation by Homicide Unit Detectives, police said Castro told them about a second homicide that had occurred in the area of Autumn Parkway and Coleman Avenue.

Ex-Undersheriff Rick Sung had been second in command to longtime former Sheriff Laurie Smith. He was charged with participating in a scheme to leverage his office’s rarely issued gun permits to get Apple computers and access to a luxury suite at the SAP Center.

Gilroy action on data centers follows a similar decision by the Morgan Hill City Council.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered state agencies to develop safety regulations for artificial intelligence after vetoing tougher rules two years ago.

The Sheriff’s Office reported on Monday that after it learned that one of its deputies had been arrested on Saturday by San Jose detectives, the deputy was placed on administrative leave while the matter is reviewed.

The bills approved by the Legislature aim to strengthen California’s long-term wildfire recovery system, building on the state’s work with survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires, and producing tools for wildfire survivors across the state.

A three-day AI Infra Summit 2026 opens Sept. 15 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The conference will focus on artificial intelligence, data center infrastructure, scalability and energy challenges.

The 438,000-square-foot Amazon data center project in Gilroy has been a source of significant community concern since construction started last year. The project was approved by Gilroy’s community development director without a review by the planning commission or city council.

The citizen of Azerbaijan pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in San Jose this week to three counts of health care fraud in connection with a scheme targeting Medicare Advantage programs.

Anthony Joseph Ramon faces five felonies for alleged crimes in Morgan Hill.

In San Jose, license plate cameras were credited with finding suspects in the manhunt for an armed burglar who was terrorizing a neighborhood, and with locating eight suspects in a fatal shooting in downtown San Jose during the June FIFA World Cup.

Two bills sent to Gov. Newsom set new rules for determining when colleges can create bachelor’s degrees and how many they can offer.

Six of the suspects, including a 17-year-old juvenile, were charged with murder, while two others, including an 18-year-old female, were arrested for being accessories after the fact. All are from San Jose.

Violence broke out at a July 25 party at a Morgan Hill home, resulting in one attendee dead and six injured.