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California cracked down on data broker LocateSmarter with the first-ever enforcement action under Governor Newsom's signature data broker privacy law.

The U.S. Office of Federal Student Aid updated its fraud protections, delaying financial aid notifications to some California State University students by several weeks.

San Jose Police announced arrests of four suspects in multiple armed robberies of businesses.

Police said the suspect, Damon Jon Luecke, of Gilroy, had been communicating with the juvenile through social media and ultimately met with him in person. The victim’s mother discovered the communications and contacted police.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000, based on belief that someone has information that can help move the investigation forward.

San Jose State University is reviewing the allegations of antisemitism and harassment made against it for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Federal education officials said San Jose State students have allegedly been threatened, shunned, and made to feel unwelcome in classrooms because of their Jewish ancestry.

Virginia-based AES cited project economics, infrastructure requirements, market conditions, community considerations and long-term investment priorities as reasons it won't submit plans for the project near Morgan Hill.

Community roundtables and listening sessions beginning in late August will give residents an opportunity to share their priorities and inform the city’s proposed standards for data centers.

Californians have consistently invested in new government programs. Over the past quarter century, voters have approved tens of billions of dollars in state bonds to build schools, improve water systems, address climate risks, expand housing opportunities and strengthen public infrastructure. Those investments shape daily life across our state. Yet years after the votes are counted and projects are underway, it can be surprisingly difficult to answer a simple question: Did we get the results we were promised?

Kaiser Permanente said its “Digital Automated Screenings” that it has used for three years in initial “e-visits” is not AI and is not used to diagnose patients or make treatment decisions.

Work on a new tunnel is to be completed later this year, and the draining of the 1,271-acre reservoir and seven-year reconstruction dam reconstruction will begin early next year.

San Pedro Square emerged as the region’s soccer celebration hub as tournament activity drove strong gains for San José hotels and San Jose Mineta International Airport, which welcomed more than 500,000 airport passengers.

The fatalities included a 34-year-old San Jose man was riding a Harley Davidson on Sunday when he crashed into a Chevrolet Silverado towing a trailer on State Route 152 at Ferguson Road in unincorporated Santa Clara County. 

Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputies have not identified any of the victims, or any suspects in the incident that occurred on July 25 at a house party in unincorporated Santa Clara County near Morgan Hill.