San Jose Inside

In the April 10 5pm update, the county Registrar of Voters reported Gabby Chavez-Lopez had widened her lead as vote-counting neared its final total in race dominated the PAC spending.

Here are the District 3 leaders after the last Election Day vote count:
Gabby Chavez-Lopez 2,087
Matthew Quevedo  1,592
Anthony Tordillos 1,433
Irene Smith 1,186

The convictions of Omar Torres stole the headlines from Election Day voting to replace the former council member, who resigned in November shortly before his arrest.

PACs allow Big Labor, Big Oil, developers and a billionaire to bypass city contribution limits.

Silicon Valley has always been known for causing disruption. But now, it’s getting disrupted itself.

The sentencing will allow Becker to participate in a three-days-per-week work program under supervision of the Sheriff’s Office. 

Potential cuts to Medicaid have Californians bracing for changes that could weaken recent gains in mental health care and addiction treatment.

A dozen bills proposed in Sacramento would make it harder to confront local officials at public meetings, shield more information from the public and relax rules on financial reports.

Former Sheriff’s Capt. James Jensen and former security firm executive Thomas Moyer were found not guilty late this afternoon, and a mistrial was declared for former undersheriff Rick Sung, after a nearly month-long trial in Santa Clara County Superior Court.

One victim left a chilling Facebook post the day before his body was found next to his friend in a pickup truck. Both men were shot to death, according to the Santa Clara County medical examiner.

California’s political watchdog staff accused former Assemblymember Evan Low of concealing payments to actor Alec Baldwin for appearing at a 2020 fundraiser for Low, plus multiple other campaign finance violations.

Starting Saturday, March 29, two Vote Centers will be open daily from 9am to 5pm through April 7 at the Joyce Ellington Branch Library Community Room and the Olinder Community Center Community Room.

The last Gilroy Garlic Festival in 2019 ended in a stunning and violent tragedy, when a lone teenaged gunman killed three people, and injured 17 others at Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy.

The county Office of Education said Dewan’s dismissal marks a positive resolution to the matter and reaffirms confidence in the board’s actions.

Police said Robert Rivera Jr.’s refusal to drop his gun, and deliberate motion pointing his firearm in the direction of officers made clear his intent that night was ‘to commit suicide by cop.’