The City Council today formally approved the dates for both appointing and electing a replacement for the disgraced former first-term council member, Omar Torres.

Adam Gray, a former state Assembly member, defeated Rep. John Duarte, a Republican, in a reversal of their 2022 13th Congressional District race, to set the final GOP margin in the House of Representatives at five votes.

Police said the suspect stole over $18,000 worth of Lego sets and other merchandise from various Target stores in San José. 

Six former Apple employees defrauded both the State of California and Apple’s Matching Gifts Program, obtaining approximately $152,000 for a cultural exchange program, then overreporting around $100,000 in charitable contributions as tax deductions, according to prosecutors.

San Jose is considering a ban on the use of algorithmic rent-pricing software of the sort made by market leader RealPage. San Francisco has enacted a ban and a similar ordinance has been proposed in San Diego.

A wood framing company is accused of stiffing workers and the state $2.6 million, including work sites in Santa Clara County. Two employees could face penalties and jail if convicted.

A federal judge on Monday ruled that the San Jose State volleyball player, who is at the center of a controversy over transgender athletes, can participate in a women’s volleyball conference tournament this week. An appeals court judge today rejected an appeal of that ruling.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California would fill the void for residents if the Trump administration kills a $7,500 E.V. tax credit.

President-elect Donald Trump’s housing policy for his second term is vague at best. But based on available information, many California housing experts are not optimistic about what it could mean for the state’s crisis.

Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged that residents were frustrated by economic problems and said that Democrats needed to address their concerns, especially in rural areas where support for Trump was highest.

The new hospital is set to open in the fall of 2029.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the appointment of two Superior Court judges in Santa Clara County, Jon Heaberlin and Meghan Piano. The new judges were among 10 Superior Court judges and two Court of Appeal justices appointed statewide. Heaberlin has served as a commissioner at the county Superior Court since 2023.

Tristan Arfi, a convicted sex offender, is the chief operating officer and manager of the boxing gym “YBX Fitness” in San Jose. Arfi is accused of committing multiple felony sex crimes against two customers and a gym employee.

In a landmark antitrust case, the Justice Department asked a federal judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser. The Department of Justice and a group of states had until the end of Wednesday to propose remedies in an antitrust lawsuit they won in August.

Trying to avoid antitrust suits, Google systematically told employees to destroy messages, avoid certain words and copy the lawyers as often as possible.

The City Council had the option of appointing a replacement for Omar Torres to serve out his full term until the 2026 elections, or to appoint an interim replacement in District 3 pending outcome of a special election in April for the remainder of the term.