San Jose Inside

On April 22, the county revealed that 10 county social workers had been placed on paid administrative leave on April 8. On April 21, local NAACP officials filed a formal civil rights complaint against the county, one day after District Attorney Jeff Rosen said he had charged a San Jose teenager with murdering his two-year-old cousin, identified as Baby Jaxon.

The Emerson College poll released last week, based on April 14-15 interviews, showed the biggest boost for Xavier Becerra, in contrast to the Mahan-sponsored poll released this week, based on April 8-12 interviews.

Sunnyvale police said Brian Burke drove drunk the wrong way down a Sunnyvale highway earlier this month and killed a 52-year-old Mountain View woman on her way home from work.

The San Jose Congressman said that in late March investors sold over $500 million in oil futures, while simultaneously, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 E-mini Futures were bought minutes before the President announced a delay in attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure.

Take a walk through the neighborhoods of East San Jose, Berryessa or Milpitas, and you’ll discover a city that looks different from the profile featured in tech magazines.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan didn’t get the immediate boost his campaign had hoped for in Rep. Eric Swallwell’s withdrawal as a candidate and a member of Congress, but the mayor did qualify for the stage at a critical statewide debate April 22.

The 32-year-old suspect was arrested Sunday without incident after barricading himself in a home, where he had threatened the resident with a machete.

The Santa Clara County legend is best known for spearheading the first half-cent sales tax and VTA light rail.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan both oppose a 5% one-time tax on the state’s 200-plus billionaires, a proposed ballot initiative that is supported by all other Democratic gubernatorial candidates.

Supporters of Matt Mahan see a rare opportunity in Eric Swalwell’s demise, as one independent campaign committee supporting the San Jose mayor pulled in $12 million in new and previously committed contributions from wealthy donors since Friday.

In September 2025, Nizamuddin Mohammed was shot by police after he suddenly started stabbing his unarmed roommate.

The East Bay congressman continued to deny the allegations in a post on social media Sunday but apologized to his family for “mistakes in judgment.”

The East Bay congressman who is leading all Democratic gubernatorial candidates in some polls is accused by at least two former staffers of multiple sexual assaults, further roiling the California governor primary battle.

Democrat Tom Steyer, a billionaire running for California governor, and his wife, Kat Taylor, reported a total annual income of $39 million, topping the list.

President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News commentator, over Chad Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff, reducing the likelihood of a 1-2 GOP outcome in California's June 2 gubernatorial primary.